About Net Security: January 2, 2009

Net Security In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP Happy New Year! Welcome to 2009! If you happen to use a 30Gb Zune for your portable music entertainment needs, then New Year's Eve day was particularly exciting. You can read more about that below. Be sure to also check out my article about securing and protecting your personal data on your iPhone or iPod Touch in the event it is lost, stolen, or otherwise falls into unauthorized hands.   In the Spotlight Protect Your Personal Data on Your iPhone or iPod Touch A few weeks back I mentioned an iPhone App called SplashID that can be used to secure and protect personal data on your iPhone or iPod Touch. I have since added a couple other profiles and put together a brief article highlighting the need for such apps. The mobile phone, especially the iPhone, quickly becomes a lifeline for people. It lets you communicate via voice, email..read more              More Topics Poll: What Is Your Operating System? Product Review: eBlaster 6.0 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking Security Configuring Password Policies in Windows Protect Your Microsoft Office Files Creating Secure Passwords Free Port Scanner Software Microsoft Zune Blindsided by Leap Year Do you have a Microsoft Zune? It is a solid competitor in the music player market, but it fares about as well against Apple in the music player arena as Apple fares against Microsoft in the PC market. It has a niche following, but barely makes a dent in the iPod phenomenon. I have a Zune though. I tend to be Microsoft-centric. I had an 8Gb Zune. I liked it so I bought a 30Gb to store all of my music...read more   Keeping Vista Secure The holiday shopping season has come and gone. Frankly, given the state of the economy I expected to see better deals. I checked every week since Halloween to see when retailers would let the bottom drop out and start selling nicely equipped laptops for $300 or so. It just never happened that I saw. It seems like $400 or $500 was still the baseline, and that 160Gb drives and 1Gb or 2Gb of RAM were still the norm. I could get that in July. If you aren't going to drop the price, at least give me a 320Gb drive and 4Gb of RAM and a built-in webcam for my $500. Where were the holiday bargains??...read more     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Internet / Network Security Ads Security Guards Security News Printer Review Computer Monitoring Security Monitor Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Wireless / Networking Antivirus Software Focus on Windows Email internet   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Net Security newsletter as security.world@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=netsecurity&e=security.world@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.