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August 3, 2004 |
Keep Your PC Safe Learn to wield your firewall, antivirus, and antispyware tools expertly; don't give up your PC without a fight. |
PC World
April 2, 2001
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How Hackers Hack The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them... |
PC World
May 2001
Stan Miastkowski |
Fortress PC Snoops, hackers, and viruses abound online. We identify all the tools you need to defend yourself against these hazards... |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
Sheryl Canter |
You Need a (Properly Configured) Firewall Firewalls protect you in ways that antivirus software cannot, but only if they're set up correctly. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
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 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. |
PC World
January 2005
Kirk Steers |
Keep Your PC Hidden From the Bad Guys Guard your networked computers with a router's hardware firewall... Get your own router... What's the second thing you do when you think your PC has a hardware problem?... |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Davis D. Janowski |
Small-Business Security For cash-strapped, IT-barren companies, all-in-one security appliances offer affordable protection. Here's how to make one work for your network. |
PC World
January 2001
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Warp Speed Web Access: Sharing the Bandwidth Broadband routers give your network a protected connection to the Internet... |
PC Magazine
December 22, 2004
Pike & Ragaza |
Make the Most of Your New PC You're the proud owner of a new computer. Now what? Whether you're a novice or an old hand, we have 41 tips and tricks to help you make the most of your computing experience. |
PC World
May 2001
Kim Zetter |
Hacker Nation Shadowy, computer-wise predators slip in undetected to steal data, deface Web sites, crash systems--or just look around. We talk to some current and former hackers to find out more about them and what they're after... |
PC World
March 11, 2001 |
Top 5 Firewall Utilities Protect your PC from suspicious activity on your network or the Internet... |
Linux Journal
April 1, 2002
Alan Zeichick |
Product Review: SnapGear Lite An Inexpensive Home Office/Small Office Firewall and VPN Client... |
RootPrompt.org
August 30, 2000 |
A Stateful Inspection of FireWall-1 An analysis of Check Point FireWall-1 vulnerabilities resulting from protocol design flaws, problems in stateful inspection, common or default misconfigurations, and minor implementation errors discovered over the past few months in the lab, and verified in real-world penetration tests. |
Insurance & Technology
May 14, 2005
Michael Cohn |
7 Myths About Network Security While hacker tools are growing more sophisticated and automated, many organizations have a false sense of security about their own data and networks. Take a look at these security myths to see if your data is as secure as you think it is. |
Linux Journal
March 2000
Jeff Regan |
An Introduction to Using Linux as a Multipurpose Firewall Feeling insecure? Here's a guide for getting the protection you need. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2006
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Business Body Armor All sorts of enemy combatants want to penetrate your network, but you can turn attacks aside with the right combo of hardware and tactics. |
PC World
December 2003
Scott Spanbauer |
Ultimate Network Security: How to Install a Firewall Everything you need to know about selecting and installing a firewall for your PC or network. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2003
Leon Erlanger |
Hot-Spot Hazards Wireless hot spots are all the rage, but their lack of encryption means your sensitive information may be visible to anyone. Don't connect before following our suggestions. |
eCFO
December 2000
Karen J. Bannan |
Fear of the Black Hats Increasingly, companies are hiring hackers to test their network firewalls. This may not be such a good idea. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2003
Roger Del Russo |
Securing Your Computer Network Your entire district could be brought to its knees by a hacker's assault, and the costs of reviving the network could be astronomical. While district administrators may have devised plans for securing the physical plant of the school, they rarely consider the vulnerability of their computer networks. |
PC World
December 11, 2000
Sean Captain |
Security Crusader Punches Holes in Firewalls Gibson's simple Trojan horse tricks firewalls from McAfee.com, Symantec, Sygate, and more... |
Entrepreneur
September 2002
Mike Hogan |
Wreck-Ware P2P exposes you to attack from hackers looking to filch files. Here's how to avoid a swap-and-run. |
CIO
October 15, 2003
Eric Knorr |
You Want Wi-Fi with That? Roadside wireless options abound -- even at McDonald's -- but can you let users take advantage and still keep your systems safe? |
PC World
November 2003
Andrew Brandt |
Privacy Watch: Make Sure Your Firewall Is Sturdy Test your firewall to find out if it has any holes -- and then plug them up. |
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. |
Macworld
May 2001
Mel Beckman |
Norton Personal Firewall 1.0 Internet-protection software for individual users needs beefing up... |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Personal Firewall--Don't Surf Without It To gauge the effectiveness of two popular firewall packages, we took the gloves off and attacked the firewall process using techniques available to a malicious program. McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0... Norton Personal Firewall 2005... |
PC World
December 2005
Stuart J. Johnston |
Windows Bug Allows Repeat Invasions Microsoft recently released a Security Advisory for a Firewall quirk... Avoid a fake Google site... A problem with Windows updates... Fix Wi-Fi router problems... |
Entrepreneur
November 2003
Spiwak & Gros |
Safety First You know a firewall is essential in keeping your network secure. So why haven't you gotten one yet? |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004 |
NAT Enough? A home router is not a complete security solution. |
Inc.
August 2005
David H. Freedman |
Security Lapse Managers ask the question: Is our data safe? Any honest expert can give you the answer - without knowing a thing about your systems. No, your data is not safe. |
PC World
July 16, 2001
Frank Thorsberg |
Half of U.S. Broadband Users Unprotected Are you practically begging hackers and Internet thieves to attack? |
RootPrompt.org
April 10, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Auditing Your Firewall How to Audit Your Firewall Setup. |
PC Magazine
June 8, 2004
Larry J. Seltzer |
VPN Appliances Come to the Small Office Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are the most mature and trusted method for providing outside access to a company?s network. We test three new appliances that aim to bring this big-business luxury to smaller firms. |
InternetNews
December 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Angling to Guard Inside Information Security company Oakley takes aim at network leaks that happen behind the firewall, not malicious hackers from the outside. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Russell Morgan |
Essential Security: Firewalls Businesses, like homes, must be locked up tight to keep out crooks. |
