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. ... Another way to get free DVD burners is to attend test marketing campaigns. ... Test marketing services are advertised by many companies. ... 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...

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. ... A number of these sites are run by security software vendors so it is recommended you test using an independently run site to double-check any results. ... 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...

MicroWorld Releases AntiVirus & Content Security Software in Italian & German Language by Manish Katara
Until now eScan was available for download in English & Spanish languages. With MicroWorld increasing market share in the European markets and to cater to the need of their products in localized languages, MicroWorld has felt it necessary to have an Italian & German versions for their existing... MicroWorld products are reliable and time tested and have been awarded some of the most prestigious awards and certificates in the internet security industry like VB 100%, Checkmark, People's Choice Security Award, Advanced CheckVir, 5 cows by TUCOWS, Best Content Security and Antivirus Software...

Will Firefox Win the Browser War? by Craig Rowe
For as long as you can remember the basic Internet browser was Internet Explorer. Of course, there was a moment in time when Netscape was trying to get that market share, but Internet Explorer won out and there are many people that don’t realize Internet Explorer is only their browser and they... Firefox was in its final stages last summer and fortunately for the up and coming browser two federal agencies recommended Internet surfers choose a different browser than Internet Explorer due to security issues IE was facing.

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!

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...

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. ... Similar to test driving an automobile before buying, go ahead and test drive a security product before deciding on the one that is right for you. ... 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...

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...

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... Each is free, and although the majority of internet surfing is done with Internet Explorer, my advice is make sure your site displays well for the growing number of visitors who choose alternate browsers. ... The best way to determine if the new Internet Explorer 7 browser is right for you is to...

Penetration Testing on a Switched LAN by Brian Wilson
In this is article we will explore the presence of known vulnerabilities in switched LAN’s. I hope to open your eyes on some of the techniques & tools that can be freely downloaded and used to test your network. Let’s start out with some of the basics we see in most small to medium networks. ... Once we have the basic information on the network design and the equipment used in the network we need to research the vendor’s security bulletins to see if there are any known exploits to test. ... There are hundreds of scanners on the internet and many are specialized for scanning for certain...