I tried to visit the web site of a local business, and a PDF was automatically and unexpectedly downloaded. What was it trying to do, and how can I know whether I avoided the exploit? [more inside]
posted by grouse on Mar 24, 2009 - 14 answers

Hosting SQL Server and IIS on the same co-located server: Good idea, bad idea, or terrible idea? [more inside]
posted by JohnFredra on Mar 17, 2009 - 8 answers

I have a good, stable job with a disposable income. What should I be doing to take advantage of the troubled economy?
posted by bingo on Sep 26, 2008 - 23 answers

My computer has recently been exposed to the wild internet without being behind a firewall. I'm running Windows 2000 without a software firewall. What should I do now to clean my machine and make sure it hasn't been subject to an exploit? [more inside]
posted by miasma on May 6, 2008 - 11 answers

What is the current state of the art in Macintosh OS X vulnerabilities, exploits and other remote security issues? [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Feb 3, 2008 - 4 answers

Sue a software vendor for financial loss caused by security flaws in their software? [more inside]
posted by mooders on Jan 2, 2007 - 4 answers

Can someone explain to me what this: http://www.google.com/u/gplus is all about? How is it done? Hint: you may not want to enter your real Google login details into the form. [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Sep 15, 2006 - 19 answers

Any way to gain access to a win XP box through a forced remote desktop (or another method?). Or even a network install (though that'd be hard, I don't dare lose anything on the HDD) of Linux? Oh, and I don't have a monitor (that's the root of the problem) [more inside]
posted by TrueVox on Feb 23, 2006 - 10 answers