9 Steps to Protect Your MS Windows System from Viruses by Evgeny Kovalenko
Nowadays as the Internet and other networks are greatly developed computer viruses are distributed rapidly and intensively. Everyday several new viruses capable to damage considerably your computer system arise. Anti-virus specialists work hardly to make updates their software against new... Firewall is a software which blocks suspicious potentially dangerous connections to preventing viruses from network to penetrate into your system. ... 3) On the Advanced tab, check the option to Protect my computer and network.

OS 101: Suggestions for Choosing an Operating System by Josef Delinga
An operating system (abbreviated OS) is essentially the path through which a computer accesses files, games, the Internet, and all vital stored information. The OS is the most important program on a computer because it runs all of the other programs. ... Security Security is the biggest priority for many computer users, especially businesses. ... Microsoft and other software developers are often very reluctant to release their products for Linux. ... This often leaves Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Unix in the dark because most of the computer market runs on Microsoft operating systems.

EDI by Richard Romando
Electronic data interchange (EDI), as the name implies, is a method of electronic information exchange between two business entities. It involves the usage of computer networks and related software to transmit information related to businesses. EDI is an efficient method of decreasing costs,... These providers act as third-party members in business transactions by providing transaction services, security, communication protocols and other services needed for an EDI system. ... Small organizations have the option of utilizing the services of a VAN (value added network) provider.

Search Technologies to Solve the Problem of Information Security by Alena Semeshko
Lately the problem of securing the information contained in the enterprise’s data space becomes more and more critical. It’s the information hidden from common access that is most valuable. Specialists in the field of information security distinguish two types of potential threats: external and... Security market sees an ongoing growth in the number of security tools and large-scale monitoring systems designed to prevent internal threats. ... An alert system is set in a way that when a certain keyword or phrase appears in search results on a user computer, the corresponding information is...

How IP-based Video Surveillance Works -- Way Beyond Analog by Lucy P. Roberts
When you’re shopping around for an IP-based video surveillance system, you will need to be particularly cautious about what exactly you’re looking at and what the individual terms mean. How IP-based video surveillance works is open to interpretation as far as some video surveillance and security... Comparing analog and IP-based video surveillance A better way to understand the differences between analog and IP-based video surveillance may be to compare the two and how they work: Analog or CCTV+DVR video surveillance • Easy to use -- operates like a VCR • Changing cassettes...

Computer Security Ethics and Privacy by Jeff Casmer
Today, many people rely on computers to do homework, work, and create or store useful information. Therefore, it is important for the information on the computer to be stored and kept properly. It is also extremely important for people on computers to protect their computer from data loss,... A corporate spy has extremely high computer and network skills and is hired to break into a specific computer or computer network to steal or delete data and information. ... Every unprotected computer is vulnerable to a computer virus which is a potentially harming computer program that infects a...

Internet Connection Fails by Bob Rankin
"I am using XP home with a cable modem connection, and quite often using while online, I get the error of can't find the server. I just lose my internet connection, and it says my TCP/IP needs resetting. How do I do that and what causes the internet dropout?" There are several possible reasons... If that fixes the problem, consider ditching the software-based firewall, especially if you have a router between your computer and the cable modem. ... Firewalls are designed to block certain Internet connections, so it's entirely possible that a bug in the firewall software is erroneously...

OSI Layers Model by Kashif Raza
Introduction During the early years of our modern computer era, very few standards and protocols existed between various manufacturers. However, as time went on and computer technology continued to improve and become more widespread, it became apparent that standards would be necessary to... By providing guidelines regarding the way network equipment should be manufactured and how network operating systems communicate on a network, the OSI model became the common link that allows data to be transmitted and exchanged reliably.

Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment by Richard Johnson
Introduction This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from happening. Wireless networks have not been around for many years. ... Network intrusion detection mode is the most complex and configurable configuration, allowing Snort to analyze network traffic for matches against a user defined rule set and perform several actions based upon what it sees.” http://www.snort.org/docs/writing_rules/chap1.html#tth_chAp1...

Network Security Journal Guide by Mansi Aggarwal
The term ‘Virus’ has not just created havoc in life of living beings but also in the world of computers. Though the two kinds of viruses are completely different from each other yet both can prove extremely fatal. Virus in computers can be defined as a program or a piece of code that is loaded... Anti-virus software comprises of computer programs that attempt to identify, obstruct and eradicate computer viruses and other harmful software. ... The anti-virus software that works in accordance to a dictionary typically scrutinizes files and spontaneously detects a virus when the operating...