'computer security' Tag
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Apr032010
How Profits Motivates Virus Creators
The motivation behind hackers has evolved noticeably over the last couple of years. Developing harmful viruses is less about oragging rights?or satisfying the creator’s ego and is becoming more and more about generating profit or commercial return. The destruction of data on your computer or corruption of programs you use is a common side effect [...]
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Sep172009
Can We Use Online Scan Safely?
Find Patches Your System Needs
This issue arises as a new trend in online scan service provided by antivirus software and computer security solution vendors are trending. Can we trust services like this one? This question triggers many other questions along, such as:
- Do we need to make use of a free virus scan? There are [...] -
Sep142009
Computer Virus That Spreads Through Psychological Appeals
I guess you have been in a situation where you are convinced to buy certain goods but regretted later when you’ve got home. I have. I usually categorize that kind of marketing as high pressure psychological selling, because the salesman usually applies high level of psychological pressure on the prospect to finally succeed in selling [...]
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Sep132009
What Are CAPTCHAs For?
You want to use the online service to order tickets and want to find out when and who are on the match at a local stadium. When you get in the site, you have to first fill in a test. It is an straightforward one. In fact, the point is that it should be simple. [...]
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Sep112009
How To Use The Most Out of a Computer Network Firewall
Make a Firewall Usefull
Basically, a network firewall once installed is meant to be effectively working to protect our system. By applying all of it’s list to block packets, programs, and IPs, a firewall will minimize infiltration to over 80% of the time. But this is true only on certain conditions.
When is a firewall effective?
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Sep092009
Apply These 5 Points and Enjoy Secure Computing
Although you have the best security tools installed, is your system constantly getting infected by viruses or contracting trojans and worms? The following details is comprehensive and practical to the application to secure your system.
You can protect the system as well as the computer from threats on your security and privacy only by implementing the [...]
