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Even for an expert, removing a virus from a computer can be a daunting task without the help of tools designed for the job. Some viruses and other unwanted software (including spyware) are even designed to reinstall themselves after they have been detected and removed. Fortunately, by updating your computer and using free antivirus software [...]

Introduction The Process What Should This Show Us? The Offending Software Results and Conclusions Introduction Any computer user that’s owned and installed software onto their computer knows that the more you install, the slower the beast runs. Most also know that it’s not just quantity and that what you install plays a large factor in [...]

Preamble The Host System The New Benchmarks Norton Internet Security 2007 The Contenders Results and Conclusions Preamble A week ago, I performed a study demonstrating how certain applications can slow down Windows. If you didn’t catch it, I’ll sum things up now. I took a clean Virtual PC install of Windows XP Pro (SP2a) and [...]

It probably seems like yesterday your PC was going full speed ahead. With high speed Internet cable intact and plenty of RAM loaded up, you never had to wait for anything in cyberspace to appear right in front of your eyes. If you wanted a particular a website or program to run, all you had [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials is a new, free consumer anti-malware solution for your computer. It helps protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It’s available as a no-cost download for Windows XP SP2 and higher, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Download Microsoft Security Essentials now. Why should I download Microsoft Security Essentials? Comprehensive protection—Microsoft Security [...]

This section describes a firewall, its importance to your home computer strategy, and a way to think about the job you need to do. We’re going to depart from our “computer-is-like-a-house-and-the-things-in-it” analogy to use another that you are probably also familiar with: an office building. Have you ever visited a business where you first stopped [...]

Without doubt, this is the worst textbook I’ve ever had the misfortune to encounter. Even before the actual text starts, there’s a discrepancy which bodes ill. Specifically, the back cover says: “Written for SELF-STUDY and course use, this book will suit a variety of INTRODUCTORY and more advanced security programs for students of computer science, [...]

How are broadband services different from traditional dial-up services? Traditional dial-up Internet services are sometimes referred to as “dial-on-demand” services. That is, your computer only connects to the Internet when it has something to send, such as email or a request to load a web page. Once there is no more data to be sent, [...]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Computer security Secure operating systems Security architecture Security by design Secure coding Computer insecurity Vulnerability Social engineering Eavesdropping Exploits Trojans Viruses and worms Denial of service Payloads Backdoors Rootkits Keyloggers Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective [...]

IBM (IBM) continues to gallop through acquisitions, especially in the software segment. So far this year, the company has purchased major companies like Cast Iron Systems, Sterling Commerce and Coremetrics. And yes, this week IBM has made another key deal: the purchase of BigFix, a top player in the red-hot security market. While the deal [...]