Data and Information Security for Today’s Business by Nathaniel Fisher
August, 2006 Data and information security has become one of the most pertinent issues facing today’s businesses and yet it is often overlooked. Did you know that according to a Deloitte Touche Survey more than 50% of companies admitted to having a data loss between June 2005 and June 2006? ... In 2005 55% of all online users reported being infected by spyware according to a Bigfoot Interactive survey. ... The good news is that a secure environment for your data can be achieved. ... --------------------------------------------------------------- This article may be republished freely...

Best Methods Of Data Destruction On Computer Hard Disk Drives by Chris Seeley
We are constantly reminded of the importance of recycling. In the ICT industry, recycling of computer equipment can be useful for educational or charitable organisations. It can however be detrimental to the previous owner. Charitable establishments such as Computer Aid International will... The fundamental concept of eBay and other online auctioneer sites is bringing sellers and individuals together to trade online, creating a world wide market place. ... A recent study conducted by Glamorgan University (source: Time Online website) revealed more than 50% of the 111 hard drives purchased...

Backup Schmackup: I'm Afraid, Very Afraid! by Teena Hughes
"Why should you be afraid?", I can hear you ask. I just got an email from my friend Miche who said, "My laptop is sick at the hospital. Hard Drive failure. Am praying data can be retrieved." Her exact words. Ohhhh : tremors of fear running up and down my spine! ... ::::: OK - stick with me here - open your online Diary or Appointments Database or hard-copy Diary and make an appointment *with yourself* - which part of the week could you devote say a half hour to, to do a quick backup? ... * EXCEPTION to the SOFTWARE RULE above - if you've bought any software online, or downloaded any...

Most Dangerous Types of Spyware are on the Rise: How to Choose the Weapon by Alexandra Gamanenko
Bad News - the Threat is Bigger than it Seemed How recently it was – when even many journalists thought that spyware gathers mostly information to be used for targeted advertising. Definitions like "spyware, a.k.a. adware, is…" were pretty common in articles. ... Crooks may use pretty ingenious and "efficient"(if such a word could be appropriate for this activity) techniques to place the Trojan into users' PCs – letters can be mimicking CNN news alerts, or offering to reserve the very latest book about Harry Potter in the series before it is published in July.

How to Use the Internet for Group Fundraising by Peter Deitz
In the last four years, the number of websites that help individuals design and implement their own group fundraising campaigns has exploded. Networks of friends, family, and activists can now raise money effecitvely and collectively for any number of causes. ... Virtually all of the websites mentioned in this guide charge a commission for accessing their tools and for processing online donations. ... GuideStar is an online service that displays the public records and contact information for all U.S.-based 501(c)3 organizations.

What's That Noise Coming From My Computer? by John Dow
That’s usually how it starts. You hear an unfamiliar noise when you turn on your computer. Or, you may be working along and all of a sudden, your computer stops responding. Most people just ignore either one of these signs that something is amiss. They reboot or ignore the noise. ... I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a computer hit within seconds of coming online, and if you don’t have protection installed you get banged immediately. ... But I digress since this article is about troubleshooting and not backing up data.

The World Within Or Online Multiplayer Games In Depth by Sergey Alekseyev
For most of the 20th century, life used to be rather simple for most people. There was school, college, work, retirement. Along with that you had hobbies like cars, bowling, or gardening. The former was more or a less of a chore, the latter the fun stuff you did in your free time, usually... This article tries to bridge the gap - it describes the currently most important types of online games and looks in detail at the social relationships behind them. ... There are basically three main types of multiplayer online games: First-person shooters (FPS) where the player sees everything...

Cisco Certification: Building Your Home Lab, Part II by Chris Bryant
In the first part of this home lab tutorial, CCNA and CCNP candidates can see that there are a LOT of choices when it comes to what to buy to build your own Cisco practice lab. Having been there myself, I know it's confusing to decide how many routers or switches to buy, and what I need at the... (You will need one additional device to make ISDN work in your lab, and we'll talk about that later in this article.) You can practice setting IP addresses and testing IP connectivity over the Ethernet interfaces, and you can configure a point-to-point connection between the two serial interfaces.

Addicted To Age Of Chaos by Simon Ball
I awake with a start and turn to face the clock. It is 6 am on a Friday morning and I have slept fitfully. My wife and daughter are fast asleep, and my radio alarm is not due to activate for another 80 minutes. And yet I am wide awake and already reaching for my tracksuit trousers and woolly... Age of Chaos (AoC) is a Massive Multiple Player Online (Turn Based Strategy) Game with no graphics and no map. ... In the evening I return to my PC to chat to some of the other forum members online about a suite of documents we have been working on for the game.

How Do Spammers Harvest Email Addresses? by Sandeep Kautish
Introduction It is often difficult or impossible to tell how a spammer acquired a user's e-mail address. Is it a result of some activity the user engaged in? Did the user give his/her e-mail address to the wrong person? Is the user randomly targeted? ... Consider using the screen name only for online chat. ... The letter promises a free CD for every person to whom the letter is forwarded to as long as it is CC'ed to Richard.Richard claimed to be associated with Amazon and Music blvd, among other companies, who authorized him to make this offer.