Sunday, December 12, 2004
[home computing] 10 simple steps for better personal computer safety
http://news.com.com/Who+says+safe+computing+must+remain+a+pipe+dream/2010-1071-5482340.html
Bruce Schneider is s security expert with a basic 10 point plan to improve personal computing safety.
Some additional material:
What you should know about home firewalls, a very readable article in PC magazine: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117557,00.asp
It's 2 a.m. Do you know what your PC is doing? If not, you're probably not running a firewall to protect your system from hackers and malcontents.
Keep your PC up to date, Windows:
Automatic updates only does essential updates (every security update is essential). For the full works have a look at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
how to get rid of spyware:
Dutch: www.virushelp.nl/spyware.htm
Free tools: Ad-aware www.lavasoft.nl , Spybot Search & Destroy www.spybot.info
Free anti virus software: www.free-av.com
Bruce Schneider is s security expert with a basic 10 point plan to improve personal computing safety.
Some additional material:
What you should know about home firewalls, a very readable article in PC magazine: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117557,00.asp
It's 2 a.m. Do you know what your PC is doing? If not, you're probably not running a firewall to protect your system from hackers and malcontents.
Keep your PC up to date, Windows:
Automatic updates only does essential updates (every security update is essential). For the full works have a look at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
how to get rid of spyware:
Dutch: www.virushelp.nl/spyware.htm
Free tools: Ad-aware www.lavasoft.nl , Spybot Search & Destroy www.spybot.info
Free anti virus software: www.free-av.com
