Welcome to Desktop Security Software

What is Desktop Security Software?

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Administrator) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:18 +0000

Desktop Security Software (DSS) is an information portal that provides news, reviews and advice relating to home and corporate system security and services.

DSS is a community portal that encourages active participation from its readership. “One for all and all for one” is our motto with regard to system security!

We genuinely hope you find the information within this web site useful.

Why not contribute and join us (free registration) and submit articles and news of your own and help upgrade everyone's security understanding?

Or join the community forums (which are in their early stages to say the least!).

For an even more light-hearted read, try the DSS Blog, or join us for a web chat.

Perhaps you could also help me spread the knowledge and maybe link to us to spread the word!

We've won 900,000 !

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Administrator) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:23:48 +0000

Not Really !

Another email scam to avoid ....

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which was organized this year 2010 anniversary and we rolled out over US$

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Paypal Email Scam

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Janey) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:49:18 +0000

This paypal email scam is going around. It looks quite convincing at first ...

Dear PayPal Customer,

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedure we have detected a slight error in your PayPal online account.

So where are you today?

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Security Guru) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:55:40 +0000

Are you being correctly geo-located from your IP address?

On the correct continent, in the right country, close to the nearest city, in your town?

Free Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Software

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Administrator) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:19:54 +0000

This free tool from Microsoft checks computers for common security misconfigurations.

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can check computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows® Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000. The scanning of computers for security updates with this tool requires "Windows Server Update Services", that means you must have administrator privileges for each computer you want to scan.

Russian spies using steganography software?

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Administrator) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:47:01 +0000

It's being reported that the captured Russian spies have been using Steganography software to pass secret messages back home.

The BBC reports on steganography concepts in it's usual elegant way and photography sites are exploring the issue too. Amateur Photography magazine is speculating (we think) that easy to use free steganography software like QuickStego could have been used.

Indeed this software is blissfully easy to try and does allow a massive amount of hidden text to be tucked away inside a .bmp type picture image with imperceptible results to the image itself.

Keep on blogging - know your rights

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Administrator) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:14:32 +0000

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) aims to help you secure your blogging future with this helpful service that advises on legal and ethical blogging.

Please note that this guide applies to people living in the US. The EFF don't currently have the expertise or resources to speak over other countries' legal traditions. If you know of a similar guide for other than the USA then let the EFF know, to help bloggers in other parts of the world.

Be careful what you reveal on Facebook

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Know a Byte) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:39:55 +0000

The Information Commission is advocating due care and attention about the amount and type of personal information you reveal about yourself.

Not really from an ID theft point of view (though that can be a problem if you give away too much personal information), but more from "wearing your heart on your sleeve" via social networking.

Do you really want your current or future employers to know how many beers you routinely consume? That you took a "sickie" yesterday, last week, last month, five times last year?

The site is pretty much targeted at younger adults - read more here - stay in control of your online information, don't let your profile come back to haunt you!.

How to avoid phishing scams

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Security Guru) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:51:19 +0000

5 tips to avoid phishing scams

Phishing (fishing) refers to scams and cons where people are persuaded into providing personal information such as identity (name, address, d.o.b. etc) and other details (passwords, credit card numbers).

Free Online Child Safety Software

js@desktopsecuritysoftware.info (Software Reviewer) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:44:31 +0000

Keep track of what your kids do on-line and protect them from on-line nasties.

This free service from Norton may not provide the best service of this type, but for free it is definitely better than nothing and is indeed a respectable offering from the huge Symantec/Norton security company.

It's easy to set-up and configure ...