Internet Safety Tips
This is just a reminder that tomorrow is Patch Tuesday for Microsoft. They will be releasing several new patches for the Windows operating system. These patches are designed to fix security holes in Windows. All critical updates need to downloaded and installed. Internet safety starts with keeping your computer up to date with the latest patches. If using Office products they also need to be updates. We are bring this tip to you because the majority of people don't realize that patches are releases for Office.


Safety Tip II
Adobe over the last several months have been hit hard with security issues. Adobe had announced that they were going to release patches on a quarterly basis, but that didn't last more than a month. Over the last two months several updates have been released for Reader, flash, and downloader. If you are using Adobe products verify that you have installed the latest updates and patches. Some of the patches were released to fix zero day flaws. A zero day flaw is when hackers are already attacking the security vulnerability. A very important tip is to installed all zero day patches immediately. Tip, after installing the patch run a full system scan. This will verify that after the patch was installed no spyware and malware are on the computer
 
Anti-virus Software Reviews Tip
Internet safety starts with installing the latest anti-virus software. We have the latest anti-virus software reviews for the new 2010 versions. These anti-virus software reviews were done by infecting several computer with several forms of viruses, spyware, and malware. The reviews are all about how effective they were are removing the virus, spyware, and malware. We also tested to see how good the interface is. The interface should be simple and easy to understand.
 
Internet Safety for Kids Tip
Internet safety for kids can be very difficult for parents today. The internet is always changing and parents aren't always around to watch kids. Parental controls software is a great resource for parents to monitor kids online. Parental controls software will log and monitor online activity to verify kids stay safe online. Parents should also review kids MySpace and Facebook pages to assure pictures and messages are appropriate.
 
Identity Theft Tip
We have now entered tax season and identity theft hasn't not slowed down. We are hearing more stories about how tax professionals are stealing the identity of tax they prepared. Verify that whoever prepares your taxes keeps all private information secured.