Katharine Hadow

With digital media, voices can be altered.  An article in the July 24 Economist ("We've Got Rhythm") reports that new techniques to identify the speaker involve identifying vocal modulation. How long a speaker holds consonants versus vowels remains constant whether the voice is ... (more)

When New York jeweler Harry Winston donated the famous Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, he shipped the 45.52-carat gem via US mail. Email users need to be warier than Winston. Unlike rocks, email messages scatter into tiny digital signals bouncing from computer to com... (more)

Comodo has announced its new Internet browser, Comodo Dragon. Like Google Chrome, Comodo Dragon is constructed on the open-source Chromium Project browser. Dragon's enhancements increase security and protect user privacy. Comodo Dragon offers a new feature for Internet users. Webs... (more)

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Bonn, January 21, 2010 - Deutsche Post and Comodo, a leading certificate authority, announced a new partnership today. Deutsche Post Com GmbH -a 100% subsidiary of Deutsche Post - will offer Comodo digital certificates to its customers, and will provide complete localization of C... (more)

Free Comodo Backup 2.2 Exports to Script Files Jersey City, NJ, January 20, 2010 - Not only do network administrators need to back up the information on their systems regularly, they also need to test the backed-up information. A scrupulous administrator may diligently and regula... (more)

Jersey City, NJ, December 17, 2009 - The US unemployment rate is so high that two US Senators have introduced the Employ America Act, aiming to cut back on alien workers hired on H1-B visas. With a 10%+ jobless rate, there is a lot of talented competition for work. If an IT execu... (more)

Jersey City, NJ, December 15, 2009 - In X.509 encryption, discriminating buyers check to be sure that certificate roots are well-protected. Certificate owners also check the distribution of the roots: can they be found in as many of the major browsers as possible? Owners aim for w... (more)

Jersey City, NJ, December 10, 2009 - Comodo offers a free Domain Name Service (DNS) for Internet users. The advantages to using Comodo's secure DNS include security, speed, and ease of use. A DNS is like a phonebook for a computer. When a person wants to look up a phone number, ... (more)

Italian Vulcanology Institute Selects Comodo SSL Jersey City, NJ, December 04, 2009 - Experts at the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) faced controversy when they decided to relocate the July, 2009, G8 Summit to l'Aquila, Italy. Deciding on an SSL ce... (more)

In September I mentioned that Michael Hickins had reported on phone spoofing with cell phones to avoid sanctions for calling to Iran. Now The Economist reports that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan complains that “they eavesdropped on me for six years.” "They" may pos... (more)

Jersey City, NJ, November 25, 2009 - Reviewers have called Comodo's firewall "robust," "flameproof," a "critical security app" and "kick-$*%." The software package protects PCs from viruses and other Internet malware by blocking unwanted software from downloading itself and runni... (more)

Jersey City, NJ, November 18, 2009 - Buying or borrowing software on the Internet carries risks, both for the developer and for the person who plans to use it. End users who install malicious software in their computers may lose their purchase price. Worse, they may risk damaging... (more)

Safe Online Shopping: Know Your Partner and Don't Expose Yourself Jersey City, NJ, November 10, 2009 - With basic precautions, busy shoppers can save time and trouble by shopping over the Internet. Especially when hunting for obscure items or odd sizes, shoppers can find more vari... (more)

Keeping the security settings on just one PC up to date is a chore. Where PC networks span hundreds of computers, it can be a full-time job for their network administrator. New features of Comodo Endpoint Security Manager 1.4 make managing network security easier. Hackers look f... (more)

Comodo System-Cleaner Now Includes File, Registry Monitor Jersey City, NJ, October 29, 2009 - If only cleaning the office refrigerator were as easy as using Comodo System-Cleaner 2.1 on a sluggish PC. Like co-workers' leftovers, deleted and uninstalled files leave remnants of them... (more)

Comodo Backup Encrypts and Safeguards Data, Optimizes File Space Jersey City, NJ, November 03, 2009 - In October, Sidekick users experienced the acute distress of losing their data files—apparently forever. If corporate networks lose information, their pain is magnified. The number... (more)

Free Virtual Private Network Secures Data on the Go Jersey City, NJ, October 27, 2009 - People who use wireless networks in coffee shops and hotels are often unaware how easily snoopers can "listen" in on their Internet communications. Using a machine called a sniffer, hackers ca... (more)

Comodo continues its commitment to free email security," said Abdulhayoglu, the Chief Security Architect at Comodo. "We care for end users. We won't abandon them." Abdulhayoglu's comments were in response to thawte's announcement that it would revoke its existing email certifica... (more)

Trenton PC Pro Offers 24/7 Service Jersey City, NJ, October 15, 2009 - Bauman's Computer Solutions is a small business but it still offers its customers 24/7 service on their personal computers, thanks to Comodo Internet Security Pro. "You can't charge your loyal customers every t... (more)