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... Malicious users can also use your computer to launch attacks against other networks, or put files on your computer as a means of storage. ... Internet Explorer always has security issues. ... Security patches are offered thru vendors but most people do not bother to patch there systems or have...

What is a Computer Forensics Expert Witness? by Jason Perry
What is an Expert Witness in the field of Computer Forensics? The most simple answer is a person who goes to court to testify regarding the accuracy and findings from the computer forensics service. In a nutshell, that is it. However, there is a lot more to being an Expert Witness in the field... Computer Forensic investigators uncover the depth of a security breach, recover data that has been corrupted or intentionally deleted, identify how a 'hacker' got past the security checks and if fortunate enough, identify the individual who caused the damages.

Spyware Remover - Protect Your Computer from Spyware by David Chandler
Spyware - this is one of the biggest threats to security and privacy in the internet today. Spyware intrude, break and enter our computers and pose a great threat especially with more malicious spywares. Leaving a home or business computer unprotected from spyware is just like leaving the front... The internet was not designed with security checks in place, that is why spywares have spread unchecked and now pose a big threat to the security and privacy of millions of internet users all over the world.

Is That Your Check Book Driving Away by Darren Miller
Is Your Check Book On The Curb --------------------- This is an article about people throwing away their home computers with all their financial and banking information on them and easily accessible. A very simple first step to financial and identity theft and it happens all the time. ... And now I am writing this article to give you my own personal experience / observation Do You Take Computer Security and Identity Theft Seriously --------------------- There are so many articles written about wireless security, Internet security, and computer security and how your identity and private...

Protect Your Computer! by Michael Antonucci
To start this article, a joke: Why did the programmers mix up Halloween and Christmas? Because 25 DEC = 31 OCT. Haha! Well… if you got that, you probably don’t need to read this article.   It is often said that there is no such things as 100% security. ...   Internet Security               The Internet opens up a host of security issues, but since the security problems are so prevalent there are many good solutions. ...   Local Security               Out of all the different ways an intruder can access your computer, local access is the most promising way to...

Delete Google History and Delete Yahoo History Tools by Sam Robert
It is quite normal for people to bathe everyday to clean the body of any impurities and unwanted things. Houses are cleaned everyday, clothes are washed everyday and similarly, the computer can be cleaned regularly too. Today, it is very much possible to erase and eliminate unwanted things from... You can also erase the internet browser history of the computer with the help of the internet cleaner software which proves to be very effective in maintaining the functionality of the computer. ... When surfing the internet, the computer tends to get filled with unwanted matter, pictures and...

Is Your Wireless Network Secure? by Jeremy Whittaker
Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC address filtering, I’m safe. Or you may be you’ve never even heard of WEP, if this is the case you might want to unplug your wireless access... Any computer security professional will tell you that physical access to the network is 95% of the security battle. ... From providing physical security to web site security all matters should be considered serious and not taken lightly.

Avoid Air Travel Troubles With A Flash Drive by John Retzer
With the latest terrorist scare, many flights no longer permit you to travel with your laptop and other electronic devices. That's understandable -- no one wants to be blown out of the sky -- but it makes things difficult for the business traveller. Of course, when you get to your destination,... Portable Firefox installs a version of the popular internet browser on your drive -- including your bookmarks. ... For security purposes, that's a key factor, because when you unplug the drive all traces of your visit go with you.

Computer Spy Software by Steve Valentino
Computer spy software, also known as computer-monitoring software or keylogger, surreptitiously records the computer users’ activities without getting tracked and trapped. By the use of computer spy software, all of the user’s keystrokes, visited websites, viewed files, stored data, and even... Another good use of the computer spy software is for child Internet safety. ... Do not believe everything you hear, see, or read about computer spy software—not all of them are really effective in fighting off the “spies” that may get integrated into your computer system.

Easy File Recovery: Basic Backup Guidelines by Yuri Filimonov
You can skip these backup guidelines and do not backup if: you have never misedited a file and saved deleted a file by mistake never had to recover from a hard disk crash, a virus, a computer theft or other similar computer disaster. Probably, you may even think that you do not need to backup. ... If you backup to a remote location (an FTP or WebDAV server), you can access your files from anyplace on the planet with the Internet access. ... Basically this means if you are using a laptop and backed up to a remote FTP server, you can recover your files wherever you are, provided you are...