Comcast Rolls Out Constant Guard Bot Detection – Comcast has been piloting a security service where it monitors it’s customers PCs for bot activity and notifies them if any is detected. Comcast seems to be taking a good approach to this. They don’t require you to install any software, instead they look for bot related network traffic from your connection.
The notification will include links for self-help or “professional assistance” which will cost you.
Stop – Think – Connect is a website put together by a coalition led by the Anti-phishing Work Group and National Cyber Security Alliance. The website offers tips and advice related to online security.
Macworld provides a quick article on how to encrypt a folder on OS X, no additional software needed.
Ars Technica reports that advertisers have announced a program to allow users to opt-out of behavioral advertising tracking. The program is voluntary on the part of advertisers.
Hotmail has enhanced their security, making it harder to hijack your account.


The NY Times (among others) reports on the Obama administration’s desire to force software developers to build
Microsoft will be releasing a security patch to address a vulnerability in ASP.NET documented in