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Temporary Internet Files - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
A little bit of time invested into learning about internet security can go a long way in preventing mishaps on your computer... (read more)

Temporary Internet Files the Good the Bad and the Ugly
A little bit of time invested into learning about internet security can go a long way in preventing mishaps on your computer... (read more)

Malware Computings Dirty Dozen
It seems that no sooner do you feel safe turning on your computer than you hear on the news about a new kind of internet security threat... (read more)

Road Warrior At Risk: The Dangers Of Ad-Hoc Wireless Networking
Airport Menace: The Wireless Peeping Tom ---------------------------------------- As a network security consultant, I travel quite frequently. At times, it seems like the airport is my second home... (read more)

Hiring Network Security Professionals
Why Would I Need to Hire a Security Professional? The FBI has estimated that industrial espionage by foreign spies costs US companies $200 billion per year... (read more)

What Is Wardriving And How Can You Prevent It
Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Unknown to any onlookers, this is no ordinary vehicle; rather, it is a wardriving machine... (read more)

The security risks and ways to decrease vulnerabilities in a 80211b wireless environment
Introduction This document explains topics relating to wireless networks... (read more)

Introduction to Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Really Simple Syndication is exactly what it's name states. A very simple way to syndicate your websites contents to other websites and news reading programs... (read more)

Is Adware - Spyware Putting Your Privacy at Risk
Do you sometimes notice your computer running slower. Is your computer acting strange almost like its possessed? Well, it just may be plagued with Spyware. Spyware is a common term for files that are installed on your system without your knowledge... (read more)

Small Business Computer Security the Basics
Anyone in business today realizes both the natural dependency on computers in the workplace, and also the potential dangers associated with storing important data on them... (read more)

Identity Theft What Is The Contribution of The Internet?
Identity theft – also known as ID theft, identity fraud and ID fraud – describes a type of fraud where a criminal adopts someone else’s identity in order to profit... (read more)

The New Paradigm for Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurship is a great magnet to deliver new ideas, unique approaches and innovative technologies. When conducted in a proper way, turning people into entrepreneurs improves a country? economic situation and aids sustainable progress... (read more)

3 Ways Computers Can Hurt Your Ministry - Part 2 - Weak Network Security
Our computers have become almost indispensable ministry tools. What would you do if the worst happened and you had to function without your computers? Would your ministry survive?This article is the second in a 3-part series on how to protect your... (read more)

How To Give Away Your Personal Information
Identity Theft and Your Personal Information -------------------------------------------- Identity theft is apparently the? n thing?these days. By media accounts, hackers and evildoers lurk everywhere trying to steal your personal information... (read more)

Social Engineering: You Have Been A Victim
Monday morning, 6am; the electric rooster is telling you it's time to start a new work week. A shower, some coffee, and you're in the car and off. On the way to work you're thinking of all you need to accomplished this week... (read more)

IPv6 - Next Step In IP Security
IPv6, IntroductionThe high rate at wich the internet continualy evolves forced the Internet Engineering Task Force(IETF) to find IP solutions to handle the grouth... (read more)

Beware of Spyware
One day, you suddenly realize that your computer started to work noticeably slower than it used to. You decide to run de-fragmentation of your hard drive and add more virtual memory to the system... (read more)

Finding the Perfect Anti-spyware Software
Fortunately, there are generous individuals and organizations who have the facilities to review the work of the Anti-spyware developers and make the results available for all of us everyday users of the Internet... (read more)

3 Ways Computers Can Hurt Your Ministry - Part 1 - Ineffective Data Backups
Our computers have become almost indispensable ministry tools. What would you do if the worst happened and you had to function without your computers? Would your ministry survive?This article is the first in a 3-part series on how to protect your... (read more)

How to Be an Editors First Choice
There are writers who editors like, and those they’d bet their careers on... (read more)

Dialing Up a Scam: Avoiding the Auto-Dialer Virus
For many, the daily walk to the mailbox evokes mixed feelings: The glee that your favorite monthly magazine? or a friend? hand-written letter (quite a surprise in the e-mail age) may be waiting is countered by anxiety of how many bills the postman... (read more)

You Had Me At the Search Engine
You?e likely heard of the movie, Jerry Maguire, with its famous line,? ou had me at hello.?Jerry Maguire was luckier than web sites we find in search engines... (read more)

Retailers Give the Finger to Underage Alcohol and Tobacco Use
Underage alcohol and tobacco use is costing US families and communities dearly, and the finger of blame has often been pointed at retailers accused of lax age enforcement and sales policies... (read more)

6 Essential Steps to Protect Your Computer On the Internet For Free
Recently one of my friends asked me to check out if his computer was infected by virus... (read more)

How Did This Happen to Me? Top 10 Ways to Get Spyware or Viruses on Your Computer
If you use the internet, you have probably been infected with a virus, trojan or spyware. According to the SANS Internet Storm Center, the average unprotected PC is infected within 20 minutes of normal internet usage... (read more)