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PC World
April 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Lock Down Your PC Hackers. Spammers. Even rogue coworkers and employees. How can you keep the bad guys out and the good data in? Safeguard your system's perimeter with these 29 beyond-the-basics security steps.   |
PC World
August 2003
Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Pay Less, Stay Private, and Block Spam in One Shot Get the most from AOL and MSN; reduce the flow of junk mail; download a free software firewall. |
PC World
November 2002 |
Letters Readers sound off on Web ads, Windows versus Macintosh, and viruses, and they offer Web shopping tips. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Gottesman & Karagiannis |
A False Sense of Security Only 85 percent of the AOL/NCSA survey respondents were running antivirus software. Worse, while 71 percent of those people thought they were updating their protection at least weekly (including automatic updates), barely half of them actually were. |
Reason
November 2003
Wendy M. Grossman |
The Spam Wars How should the Internet deal with junk mail? |
PC World
September 2002 |
Letters to PC World PC protection... World Class Awards... more reaction to our special tips issue... the real cost of spam |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006 |
Make the Printer Default to Draft How to change default settings for printing. |
AskMen.com
September 24, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Prevent A Computer Disaster As practical as they may be, computers require major upkeep. Find out what you can do to prevent a life-numbing crisis with these tips (the tips are for novices, and not the computer masterminds out there). |
PC World
April 2004
Liane Cassavoy |
Bye-Bye, Pop-Ups. Hello...? Pop-up ads, those reviled windows that intrude on your Web surfing, seem to be on the decline. But don't celebrate yet: New forms of advertising that may be just as annoying and even more intrusive are likely to replace them. |
PC World
November 2003
Kandra & Brandt |
The Great American Privacy Makeover An exclusive PC World survey reveals that even savvy Web users can do more to safeguard their privacy and data. Take the quiz and find out how vulnerable you are; then use our tips to improve your score. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Michael J. Steinhart |
Maximum Security: 94 Essential Tips for Staying Safe Dozens of our best security tips and pointers, broken down by category: system, networking and wireless, e-mail, Web surfing, malware, and mobile. |
PC Magazine
February 26, 2004
Michael J. Miller |
The Trouble With Viruses As I write this, we're just getting over the latest virus scare--if indeed it's really over. Who's to blame, the virus writers, or microsoft? |
PC Magazine
June 12, 2006
Neil J. Rubenking |
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 Services and resources for identity-theft prevention expand the popular ZoneAlarm suite. |
PC World
October 2002 |
Letters Readers speak out on spam: Legit? Or how to get it to quit? |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
System Alert: You've Got... Worms Was the recent spate of attacks just more of the same -- or are virus writers beginning to infect computers with other gains in mind? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere weigh in on possible motives and defenses against them. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
BitDefender 9 Internet Security The latest version of BitDefender is better than its predecessor, but still not on a par with the best suites. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2006
Neil J. Rubenking |
Buying Guide: Security Suites Security suites are adding a few new features that are shifting the goals and methodology used to protect your computer. |
PC Magazine
November 7, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Norton Internet Security 2006 A powerful antivirus and tough firewall are just the start of this package's many excellent features. |
PC Magazine
August 1, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 This suite offers powerful firewall and anti-malware protection, but only if you're willing to tweak its default configuration seriously. |
PC Magazine
May 24, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Outpost Security Suite Pro The old-school firewall is powerful, but Outpost Security Suite Pro's other components are a mixed bag... ZoneAlarm 7... |
PC Magazine
September 20, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006 The suite's privacy, antispam, and firewall modules are decent, but it's the VirusScan module that really shines. |
PC Magazine
July 29, 2003
Michael J. Miller |
Weeding Out Spam With the summer upon us, I can't help but see the parallels between the weed problem that plagues those of us with lawns and the spam problem. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Spamhaus Accuses MCI of Hosting Spam Gangs Spamhaus Project blasts ISP over hosting policy. MCI counters that it's not in the business of censoring Internet content. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Experts Clarify ISP Spam Threat A recent surge in spam originating from ISP e-mail servers has the industry roiled, but an e-mail industry 'meltdown' isn't imminent. |
PC Magazine
December 12, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Security Suites 2008 Threats lined up against your PC have never been worse. But don't panic; there also has never been a better selection of security suites available to keep your system safe. |
BusinessWeek
November 26, 2007
Roger O. Crockett |
Spammers Have Your Number E-mail's scourge is coming to your cell phone, where it will be more than annoying - it'll cost you. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005 |
The Ten Biggest Problems in Computing and How We'll Solve Them Malicious computer attacks will go on, but you can be confident we'll get better at fighting them. |
