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Phishing scams: Everything you need to know
You hear about phishing scams all the time, both in the general media and in this newsletter. But what is phishing, really? These links will give you the essential information that you need to know:
Security updates for January 11, 2011 The bulletin for January includes two security updates for the Windows operating system.
Microsoft security news
Microsoft to sponsor panel discussion on locational privacy
With new GPS technologies like Facebook Places and Foursquare, others can track our movements at any time. What does this mean for privacy? Join a panel discussion sponsored by Microsoft on January 26.
Avoid technical support scams through your phone
If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft and offering technical support, hang up. Read more about this ongoing scam.
Microsoft supports Commerce Department's call for more online privacy protection
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently released a "Green Paper" outlining ways to protect consumers' privacy online. Microsoft applauds the report as an important step forward in addressing online privacy issues.
Protect your computer
Help secure your new PC against malware
Was one of your holiday gifts a new PC? Read these tips to boost your security before you go online.
3 ways to help secure your wireless network
You've taken steps to help defend your new PC. Now take a look at your home wireless network. These three tips will get you started.
Protect yourself and your family
Set up your new Windows Phone for web browsing
Help protect yourself when you go online by changing privacy and other browser settings on your new mobile phone.
Control how - and how much - your kids use Xbox 360
Is your family playing games and streaming movies and TV on a new Xbox 360 entertainment system? Use safety settings to control what your kids can see and do on the new family toy.
Security resources
About this newsletterMicrosoft Security for Home Computer Users is a monthly newsletter bringing security news, guidance, updates, and community resources directly to your inbox. If you would like to receive more technical security information, see the Microsoft Security Newsletter.
I'm linking to the APCUG PDF file for the Quarter 1 report. They have a new president, and she is talking a good talk.
APCUG Report Qtr 1
Microsoft has released the latest preview of Internet Explorer 9, featuring dramatic performance gains in its Chakra JavaScript engine. Since first demonstrated at PDC in 2009, Chakra in Internet Explorer has increased JavaScript performance by 345 percent according to WebKit SunSpider.
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Steal This Film takes account of the prominent players in the Swedish piracy (copyright infringement) culture: The Pirate Bay, Piratbyrån (Piracy Bureau), and The Pirate Party.
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The fight against botnets: Are we winning?
Are you using an older operating system? If you are, your computer is more susceptible to infections from bot-related malicious software. That's according to the just-released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report covering the first half of 2010.
Steer clear of SuperAntiSpyware freeware, which identified some of the files for my HP scanner and my Hot Fax Message Center software as adware. Not realizing that my scanner and fax software files had been detected as adware, when I instructed SuperAntiSpyware to delete this adware, both my scanner and fax software became inoperable.
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