Free DVD Burners by Marcus Peterson
Free DVD burners are DVD burners that can be obtained free of cost. It may be either a hardware piece or software that is capable of burning information onto a DVD disc. It is possible to read and write a large amount of digital data using DVD burners. ... Nowadays DVD burners are becoming more and more popular and the price of the burners is reduced enormously as time passes because of the tremendous growth in the field of computer technology and the use of the internet. ... Another way to get free DVD burners is to attend test marketing campaigns.

How A Personal Firewall Helps To Protect Your Home Computer From Hackers by Richard Rogers
There are two types of firewall available to the home computer user. A hardware firewall is a device which sits between your computer and the internet. At home for example it could reside on a broadband router which is used to share your internet connection with a number of computers. ... The test checks a number of well-know and vulnerable ports on your computer and then provides some useful additional information to help improve your security while online. ... Hackers gain access to your computer through open ports that are used by your computer to communicate with the internet.

Firewall: Hot Stuff for Stomping out Spyware, Malware and Adware by Christina Bultinck
Firewalls are software programs for your computer that are comparable to exterior doors to your house or apartment since they keep potential intruders out. What is a thief strolled past that open door, when no one was home, and robbed you of anything of value including personal information? ... On the Internet hackers use malicious code such as viruses to go forth and find vulnerable computers, except instead of reporting back to the creator about people with no computer internet security, the viruses can attack on the spot!

What Is The Price Of Your Computer's Security? by F. Aldo
An Associated Press (AP) report recently stated that security products still sell despite the widespread availability of free software. Falling under the category of security would be anti virus software, anti spyware software, email spam blockers, firewalls and the like. ... The article points out that many internet service providers give out some form of free versions of these computer security products but still, security vendors are moving forward with the release of their latest line of products.

Microsoft Patch Management for Home Users by Christoph Puetz
With easy access to Broadband and DSL the number of people using the Internet has skyrocket in recent years. Email, instant messaging and file sharing with other Internet users has also provided a platform for faster spreading of viruses, Trojans and Spyware. ... This has increased the level of security in some areas, but there is a very large number of users and computers that do not install security patches or hot fixes provided by Microsoft. ... Users should also signup for email alerts or MSN Messenger alerts at Microsoft's security website at http://www.microsoft.com/security to be...

Virtual Machines - Rapid Security Tool Deployment by Darren Miller
Virtual Machines - Many of you have probably heard of them, and/or even used them . But for those of you who have not, here is a brief description. Virtual Machines, or OS Virtualization, allows heterogeneous operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware. ... How We Use Virtual Machines In Security Assessments ------------ Each time we perform a security assessment for a customer, we utilize specialized and proprietary software / tools. ... How We Use Virtual Machines For Various Testing ------------ Although the majority of the work we do is security...

Understanding How Firewalls Protect Your Computer by Otis Cooper
Not many of us intentionally leave our cars unlocked or the front of our homes open to strangers. But we often leave our computers wide open to anyone and everyone that may want to snoop. To get and keep our computers safe from hackers,or anyone wanting to have a look in our computers,we need... Once the Firewall has been installed and setup complete,take a minute to be sure its working.Test the Firewall by going online and visiting a security site.Go to www.grc.com and give their free Shields Up security test a try.

ERP Implementation: Success Factors by Andrew Karasev
As seeing large number of implementations – in our case these are Microsoft Business Solutions Products: Great Plains, MS CRM, Navision – we would like to give you our opinion on what should you consider to do to secure implementation success. These principles should work as for large... Well, complication of computer networking and its security, plus the fact that SQL is now standard for the database platform (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, etc.), plus internet connection line and its support make it inevitable to have IT expertise in the company – this might be the whole department...

An Inexpensive Solution to Securing Public Access Computers by Jim Frank
Offering secure public Internet access is not as easy as it may seem. As the IT manager for a mid-sized public library, it’s become apparent to me that creating a secure network of library workstations for use by the public is more important than ever before. ... The Public Access Computer Security Tool is a complete software security system designed by, and offered freely through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . ... After installing and configuring the Public Access Computer Security Tool on our library’s ten public access Internet machines, the days of spy ware, instant...

Internet Explorer 7 Browser and Small Business Websites by Jim Degerstrom
From BETA version to final release on 18 Oct 2006, the talk about the new Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 browser replacement for the 5 year old IE6 includes a variety of conflicting opinions. Some sources of information are outdated from as far back as 2005, so use caution when searching for... Special note: Within 24 hours of the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, media reports on 19 Oct 2006 circulated warning of security issues from spoof websites offering the latest release for download when in fact they install a trojan virus to open a backdoor portal on your computer.