Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Sunbelt Software - Making a difference

The Beginning: http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11440
The Middle: http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11469
The End: .......

Alex Eckelberry spearheaded a campaign to free Julie after she was wrongly convicted of child endangerment charges related to porn popups on her school machine.

The machine was not protected by any content filters, firewalls, or even an up to date anti-virus. It was running an unsupported Microsoft Operating System, and many teachers shared the credentials.

Alex wasn't the only one to help out on this case, but he sure played a big part. I know Alex, and spoke with him when he started this fight. Using forensics tools, these security experts will prove that the jury was mislead in this case, and in the unlikely event there is a second trial, I am confident Julie will be exonerated.

Alex and his staff can often be found giving up their free time helping users remove malware from their machines. Alex also plays a significant part in the fight against botnets. I respect his devotion.

If you have some free time tonight, you might consider sending Alex and his staff a letter of support. Alex, his employee's and several other security researchers offered their time and expertise to Julie at NO CHARGE. Support (at) sunbelt-software.com is probably a good place to start - right? :)

If you are looking for a high quality firewall, spam or spyware solution, wander over that way.