Some good news and some bad news… The bad news is that it will be a few months before I can open the demo site that we will be running showcasing some of these exploits that we talk about in our blog.  I think the best learning is to see it as it happens as we can go numb from hearing patch for security, don’t get hacked, etc.  The good news is that I have a good reason for not having this ready….  We are introducing a new product…

First, read this… http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4825&tag=nl.e550 It simply says that malware still gets past the new Windows 7 security measures…  Now, imagine if your antivirus program misses a piece of malware or virus and you get infected.  Now your machine is running slow, you are concerned about your passwords that you have and your financial information being compromised.  You could do the following:

1. You could bring your computer in to the local computer store, they’ll either clean it out in a day or two (downtime!!!) or worse, they’ll format it because that’s how they fix virus infections.  You will pay for a diagnostic, backing up your data only, installing the computer, most of the time they won’t even patch it, then you need to download Java, Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Office, and god knows what else you have on your computer.  What about your favorites and personal settings like your wallpaper… The best part is the bill, look to spend at least $300 for something like that, some companies charge up to $600 for all of that, too.

2. Have Complete Solutions come out and starting at $79, they will install a special program that requires NO user interaction that runs in the background.  If a virus was to get on your computer, all you have to do is reboot and it’s GONE.  All of your data is safe, no downtime and hauling a computer to the store, quite honestly, it’s really cool…  We have been working on and it’s ready to go for Windows Vista and Windows 7.  Relax, Windows XP users, we are working on the XP version of this project, but it still has two rounds of testing yet as XP is running on technology from 2003, so it’s a little more work for us to get a safe, stable version of this for all of you out there (80% of the market).

Anyway, I have put together a very light version of the last month’s updates down below… Take some time to patch and keep yourself, and your private data, safe. The Mac patches, which are 58 patches, take care of a majority of critical issues that allow a hacker to gain control of your machine.  The myth that Mac spreads about Mac being more secure than windows is because Mac has 10% of the market share, so if you were a criminal, would you put your time and effort into Mac or Windows with 90% market share?  Be safe everyone…..

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