Category: Security
Home Business PC Security for Dummies
The Internet is a powerful tool for home-based businesses. If used effectively, it can be your best friend; but if you don’t secure your computer, it can be your worst enemy. I’m sure you’ve had your fill of warnings about the latest killer computer virus. So I’m not going to harp on about the latest [...]
Need Home Security? Try CCTV Monitoring System
If you’ve given any thought to home security you’ve probably considered a closed circuit television monitoring system (better known as CCTV.) What you’ll have with your CCTV system is at least one surveillance camera, a variety of lenses (pan, zoom and infrared for night vision) to focus on particular areas of your grounds and home, [...]
Antivirus Software – Protecting Your Computer’s Data
When you buy a new computer you must protect your investment from malicious software programs such as viruses, worms, spyware, and trojans. These programs can cause serious damage to your computer system by erasing data or providing your sensitive data to criminals. You can help protect your personal computer by installing antivirus software to remove [...]
Computer security and encryption becoming more vital
One of the greatest miscalculations a business owner can commit is by not prioritizing how he will protect his computer system from unauthorized intrusions and data theft. There is a common belief among business owners especially those that do not operate a big business that their small size makes them safe from the malicious intent [...]
Bluetooth Security
Bluetooth Security These days, all communication technology faces the issue of privacy and identity theft, with Bluetooth being no exception. Almost everyone knows that email services and networks require security. What users of Bluetooth need to realize is that Bluetooth also requires security measures as well. The good news for Bluetooth users is that the [...]
Hacker Season Comes But Once A Year
It’s that time of year, the 20th of November, typically known in the retail trade as ‘Black Friday’ has come and gone. Hackers are now in full swing, tempting and luring us into parting with our cash and identity for an empty promise. Black Friday, known among the retail trade as the start of the [...]
UnHack Your Computer
There’s nothing new under the sun, and rootkits are no exception. In the early days of personal computers, in the age of the DOS command-line operating system, there were viruses that hid their presence from the users and anti-virus programs. They did it by intercepting some system calls that were responsible for reading the files, [...]
5 Steps to Securing Your Windows XP Home Computer
Most people are aware that there are continuous security issues with Microsoft’s Windows operating system and other programs. However, what most people do not realize is how easy it is to significantly improve your computer’s security and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim to ever increasingly sophisticated threats that lurk on the internet. These [...]
6 Tips To Secure Your Website
Most people on the internet are good, honest people. However, there are some people browsing the internet who derive fun from poking around websites and finding security holes. A few simple tips can help you secure your website in the basic ways. Now, obviously, the subject of data security is a complicated one and way [...]
Great Balls of Firewall
Firewalls seem to be in fashion currently. For those unfamiliar with what a firewall is, It pretty much is a program that sits between you and the outside world- think of a toll booth that stands at the edge between your world and the digital world. There are many different producers of firewalls from companies [...]
Bug Detectors Phone Home
Of all of the different types of bug detectors available, and for the many different types of bugs that you may need to detect, there are bug detectors for your telephones that can do more than just tell you whether or not someone is listening into your conversations. You may also need to have bug [...]
5 Security Considerations When Coding
1. Input Checking Always check user input to be sure that it is what you expected. Make sure it doesn’t contain characters or other data which may be treated in a special way by your program or any programs called by your program.This often involves checking for characters such as quotes, and checking for unusual [...]
Cyberspace Samurai’s Art Of Hacking
If you acknowledge the foe and recognize yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you recognise yourself merely not the foeman, for every victory gained you volition also suffer a defeat. If you cognize neither the opposition nor yourself, you testament succumb in every battle.” – Sun Tzu, The Art [...]
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