Users Need Protection

Sometimes there's a hidden danger that people dont realize.  This is because sometimes people dont know what they dont know.  Ignorance maybe bliss for some, but for others, ignorance is a bit of a bane in everyone's existence.

The google reader fiasco and th pros and cons of using free services

No service is truly free.
We pay t our personal data
Multiple service providers versus just one service provider like ever note
the answer is only trust what other people are paying for with real money to stay around for a long time
Like Google business apps

Krebs on Security 3 rules to keep a clean PC

"There's a link to the three rules. So basically, yeah. If you didn't go looking for it, don't install it. If you need to install it, get it from the source, don't get it from a third-party wherever possible. And if you installed it, update it, right, no-brainer. And if you don't need it, get rid of it because then you don't have to update it, and you don't have to worry about it. And it decreases the attack surface on your system"

~Brian Krebbs

Prevention is the best safety.

How to manage a VPN easily with LogmeIN and Hamachi