Few Steps To Prevent Data Loss And Preparing For Disaster by Ali Bokhari
Prevent Data loss and Preparing for Disaster You know that computer security is important to you and your business. But do you know exactly what you need to do today to protect your home/business computer? Sooner or later, disaster will strike. It does not have to be anything as dramatic as... And the anti-virus software must be updated regularly. ... Using anti-virus software is as important as keeping backups. ... As a side benefit, physical and network access to that machine (and therefore to critical and perhaps sensitive data) can more easily be restricted, improving security.

Windows Vista - Now or Later? by Robert Gaynor
There are many enhancements to Windows Vista/Office 2007 that will make end users more productive and secure, but there is a cost associated with these improvements. The interface in Windows Vista, called Aero Desktop, is even more graphical than Windows XP and in my opinion, very “Mac”. ... Unfortunately, we found that many software authors haven’t yet released their Windows Vista versions; this included some very popular anti-virus products. ... Windows Vista and Office 2007 are great products, and since most hardware vendors are only offering Vista in new computers, it is inevitable...

Computer Security and Maintenance at No Cost by Thea Westra
The following items are security tools that I have loaded on my computer, naturally don't take my word for it. You download all at your own risk of course. I can't guarantee how these will operate on your computer nor your level of computer knowledge to use the tools well. ... Windows Defender http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en Spyware Doctor http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10293212.html AVG anti-virus software http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 Adaware spyware software http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/...

Microsoft Windows and Computer Security Spotlight by Sid Kato
Recent newsmaker stories regarding Microsoft Windows security highlighted the recurring theme that there are “care and feeding” issues related to using computers in the dynamic, connected world of the Internet. Just days ago this month, computer users of home PCs, businesses, and mobile laptop... Further, the typical practice of using firewalls, anti-spyware, and anti-virus applications would not have prevented infection, leaving many users with a false sense of security, so to speak. ... Hardware and software based devices which can provide active protection between internal users and the...

One Step To Safer Computing by Jacob Loeb
As Mac users, we are greatly protected from some of the perils of the online world. To date, OS X has not suffered from any major Trojan, worm, Spyware, or virus. Vulnerabilities in OS X have been only theoretical exploits that are quickly patched, or are infections that relied on gross user error. ... Now click on the Password tab and look for the checkbox that says “Allow user to administer this computer.” Uncheck it and you will be asked for an Administrator user name and password. ... The only big difference is to make changes to the system or install new software, you will have to...

Peer 2 Peer Networks & Your Businesses Risks by Brian Wilson
As most of us had heard of p2p networks and services like Kazza and limewire what we don’t think about is that businesses are responsible for the activities on there networks. When an employee, vendor, or customer is on your businesses network do you know what they are doing? ... Impose network policies for all users and keep all you network protection software up to date (Anti-virus, Spyware, Ad blockers). ... Some the of things you can do is make sure you have a firewall installed and understand the ports that peer 2 peer software uses and then you are on your way to blocking the software.

Home Computer Security by Benjamin Hargis
10-18-05 This is a paper about securing your home computers and networks. The goal of computer security is to keep unauthorized users from using your resources. This can be anything from your computer to your printer or even your web camera. Detection is another important aspect that should be... There are Anti-Virus software that will detect most of these programs.Anti-Spyware can also detect allot of MalWare or malicious code. ... Malicious users can take over your webcam and watch and even listen to you!

10 Things To Do For A Healthy & Secure PC by Darren Miller
Many who read this article may find these recommendations to be old news. However, think about the number family, friends, and associates that ask you for help fixing their PC and I believe you will understand why I chose to write this article.. This list of recommendations for a healthy &... Virus & Spyware Protection --------------------- The bottom line here is; make sure you have installed some sort of anti-virus and spyware protection. ... When the anti-virus software pops up a message and tells you that your subscription is about to expire, don’t just hit the ignore button.

Condoms for Your PC - Run Reports from Logs by Tim Flynt
INTRODUCTION - In the large-scale server world, you expect to see reports of bandwidth usage and failed login attempts. You want to monitor the system load. You certainly want to know of malware or an unauthorized use of a server. At the other end of the spectrum, as a user of a PC with access... - Begin with a report of when anti-virus and anti-spyware utilities were last run. ... Those reports can allow you to look at a history of events, to compare performance of one PC to another, to note what software is in use, and - perhaps most importantly - to know what users and/or PCs have NOT...

It's Not the OS Stupid, It's Layer 8 of the OSI Model by Prescott Small
No matter how appealing the MAX Unix OS is to people, it requires the replacement of entire infrastructures and support mechanisms. The retraining of support people and the replacement of software infrastructures that cost in the millions of dollars. ... My job, specifically, is to deal with anti-virus, MalWare, Exploits and vulnerabilities, I am currently working in Security and Risk management at a fortune 100 Company with over 27,000 Windows installs and ZERO Mac installs. ... We have been reaping that reward for 5 years now and the savings have been increasing because we keep getting...