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October 2004
This and past newsletters, and various articles are available on our web site. You can receive this newsletter via email.
What to do with unwanted
(spam) email:
”Do unsubscribe from
any ordinary, authentic e-mail newsletter that you may once have subscribed to
but now no longer want;
Don't bother unsubscribing from spam messages, just delete them, because in
almost every case the unsub link won't work — there's simply no good way to get
off a spam list, and some contain malicious software in the web links; and
If you can't tell whether the message in front of you is a respectable e-mail
newsletter or spam, go ahead and click its unsub link. Your server’s spam filter
(you do have one?) of the 1% that are bogus will protect you from making an
error.” From:
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3417201
Also, check out lashback, a
service that tracks which unsubscribe links work. They track spam by identifying
the web link in the message that the email is trying to get you to go to, rather
than the always changing email reply address. They have an outlook add-in:
http://www.lashback.com/
D-Link has announced a new firmware upgrade for Xtreme G wireless AP/routers. If you have one, this is a very worthwhile update, including speed improvements and support for more wireless standards. www.dlink.com http://support.dlink.com/downloads/
There is now a patch out for the security flaw in Real Player:
http://www.service.real.com/help/faq/security/040928_player/EN/
We recommend that you download the latest version of RealPlayer 10.5 in order to protect yourself. This flaw potentially gives someone full control of your computer.
Last month Microsoft released a windows update to address a security flaw in GDI+, which is a program file which displays graphics as a part of other programs. It is used by many software vendors as part of their products. The tool they released will tell you there is a problem, but not how to fix it. Contact us if it comes up positive. If you want to pursue it yourself, SANS has created a more useful tool: http://isc.sans.org/gdiscan.php
SmartSync Pro works as an inexpensive backup solution for offices without a server, or home networks. It supports CDRW media as well as creating a backup on another drive. http://www.smsync.com/smartsyncpro/
I will be presenting a seminar for the Small Business Development Corp. on Computer Security for Small Business: Nov 16th 12-2Pm. For more information, call our office, or go to: http://www.toriangroup.com/resources/events
Tim Torian
Torian, Group, Inc.
http://www.toriangroup.com