Internet Security News for End Users, Firewallguide.com, September 30, 2009

Updates, Fixes & Patches

• Microsoft Issues Stopgap Fix for Windows Flaw, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, September 22, 2009
• Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks, Ryan Naraine, ZDNet, September 22, 2009
• Apple unloads 47 fixes for iPhones, Macs and Quicktime, Dan Gooding, The Register UK, September 11, 2009
• Microsoft Posts Tips for Plugging SMB Hole, Larry Seltzer, PC Magazine, September 9, 2009
• Mozilla patches holes in Firefox 3.5, 3.0, Stephen Shankland, CNet, September 9, 2009
• Microsoft Fixes Eight Security Flaws, Brian Prince, eWeek, September 8, 2009

Reviews

• Norton Internet Security 2010, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet, September 24, 2009
• ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 21, 2009
• Malware Blocking Tests Put Trend Micro on Top, Erik Larkin, PC World, September 21, 2009
• Gentlemen, Start Your Buying: NETGEAR WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router Reviewed, Tim Higgins, Small Net Builder, September 15, 2009
• Norton Internet Security 2010, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 14, 2009
• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro (version 3), Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 9, 2009
• Norton AntiVirus 2010, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet, September 9, 2009

Wireless

• You MUST Own a Wireless Router, Eric Griffith and Mario Morejon, PC Magazine, September 30, 2009
• Being Secure on Public Wi-Fi: VPN, Firewalls, File Sharing, Michael Horowitz, eSecurityPlanet, September 21, 2009
• Downloads for Managing Your Network, Preston Gralla, PC World, September 15, 2009
• How to Buy a Wi-Fi Router, Mario Morejon, PC Magazine, September 10, 2009
• The Best Security for Wireless Networks, Michael Horowitz, eSecurityPlanet, September 8, 2009
• How To Buy a Wireless Router: The Short Version, Tim Higgins, SmallNetBuilder, August 25, 2009

The Feds

• Obama Supports Net Neutrality Plan, Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, September 22, 2009
• Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook, Reuters, MSNBC, Septermber 9, 2009
• Congress weighs change in Web ad privacy, Reuters, MSNBC, Septermber 7, 2009

Social Networks

• Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter, Tony Bradley, PC World, September 24, 2009
• Social-networking sites short on security, Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus, September 18, 2009

Bad Ads

• Internet companies face up to 'malvertising' threat, Bobbie Johnson, The Guardian, September 25, 2009
• Microsoft Files 5 Lawsuits to Fight Malicious Ads, Brian Prince, eWeek, September 18, 2009
• Ads--the new malware delivery format, Elinor Mills, CNet, September 15, 2009

Microsoft's Free AntiVirus & AntiSpyware

• Stress Testing Microsoft's Free AntiVirus Offering, Brian Krebs, Security Fix, Washington Post, September 30, 2009
• Microsoft Security Essentials shakes up consumer antivirus, John Leyden, The Register UK, September 30, 2009
• Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, September 29, 2009

Articles

• U.S. to share Internet oversight with others, Nick, AP, MSNBC, Septembe 30, 3009
• Good hackers meet to seek ways to stop the bad hackers, Miami Herald, TmcNet, September 26, 2009
• Russian Cyber gangs Make the Web a Dangerous Place, Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service, PC World, September 25, 2009
• Survey: Half of businesses don't secure personal data, Lance Whitney, CNet, September 24, 2009
• Internet meltdown threat: Conficker worm refuses to turn, Asher Moses, The Age, September 22, 2009
• Malware Defensive Techniques Will Evolve as Security Arms Race Continues, Brian Prince, eWeek, September 19, 2009
• World's nastiest trojan fools AV software, Dan Gooding, The Register UK, September 18, 2009
• Malware lingers months on infected machines, John Leyden, September 15, 2009
• Top Cyber-Threats Tied to Application Patching Process, Brian Prince, eWeek, September 15, 2009
• The ultimate guide to scareware protection, Dancho Danchev, ZDNet, September 13, 2009
• Apple's Sloppy Security Moves, Andy Greenburg, Forbes, September 3, 2009