security

WOT - Web Of Trust Review

Today I decided to write a short review about my experience with a tool called Web Of Trust (WOT). People who install WOT get additional security relevant information about the websites they surf. How this works and why it is an additional risk is described in this article.

Securing the Eee PC netbook

I'm writing this article on a netbook ASUS 1000HE. Actually I'm surfing a lot from the sofa and enjoy this tiny computer a lot. As it accompanies me on all trips whilst containing sensitive information like e-mails and certain account credentials, the first thing I did with it was, securing its hard disk.

When beauty compromises security

The surface of a computer and of computer-alike devices like smart phones or gps navigation are well styled and designed. Characteristic examples of those stylish devices are Windows Vista or any Apple device. There are menus and windows popping up, whirling arround, scaling and zooming, fading in or out.