It’s been a few days since I last posted anything so it is time.  That way I can comment on my Jayhawks as they face Oklahoma State on Saturday.  On Sunday my Chiefs host the stinkin’ Broncos at Arrowhead.  I love watching the NFL and I love watching my Chiefs beat the Broncos.  Looking forward to that.

OK, back to Computer Security for a moment.  It has actually been a rather quiet week.  As I browse through all the security stories for this week, I don’t think the Storm Worm was mentioned one time.  This is actually SOP for the Storm Worm.  It turns off and on at the attackers will.  So on this slow week, we’ll talk about a really nice computer security tool that helps you to check and see if your machine has all the patches, so that is what we’ll talk about in today’s posting.

The tool is a Google gadget that works with Google Desktop.  So if you want to use it, then you will need to download and install the Google Desktop tool.  After doing this, then you can visit Shavlik’s site to download the Shavlik Patch Google Gadget.  Once installed, you can scan your PC to see that you are patched.  The great thing about this tool is it doesn’t limit you to just Microsoft patches but it includes scanning for other products too, like Adobe, RealPlayer, and WinZip to name a few.  It is a great tool to make sure you are patched.  You can run the scan and it is very quick.  You can then view what patches you are missing and  gives you links  to go get the patches.

That is my one fantastic tip I can give you on what seems to be a fairly slow week.  Have a great weekend and stay safe.  Rock Chalk Jayhawk GO KU!!