Who deals in Belgium with security incidents? The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) is the central authority for cybersecurity in Belgium: Companies can get help from “The Cyber Security Coalition” and should contact CERT.be to report a security incident. Individuals
Out phishing
Fraudsters frequently use tactics such as fake phone calls, texts and emails to obtain your information, perhaps claiming to represent your bank, your utility companies, or even the police. To maintain your personal and financial security, be sure to be
Safer browsing on the Internet
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VISTA and Chrome with McAfee Bitdefender
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Microsoft Outlook 2007 with GMAIL and AVAST
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WindowsRecovery Rogue
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Is it safe?
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Netgear WPN802v2 – invalid security certificate
Using Firefox 3.0.x to connect to the Netgear Wireless Accesspoint WPN802v2, may fail due to an invalid security certificate error (see picture below): Alert: <ip address> uses an ivalid security certificate When this error occurs, you won’t be able to
Data Backup and Archive in a Small Office or Home Office (SoHo) environment.
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Data Backup and Archive in a Small Office or Home Office (SoHo) environment.
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Privacy and Security
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Tuning the Windows environment – Windows Folder Sharing
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Authentication: There’s a good chap!
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