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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 Magazine
February 15, 2006
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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
June 2004
Mary Landesman |
Bigger Threats, Better Defense Tests of 16 security tools, including firewalls, antivirus software, and anti-spyware programs, that aim to foil worms, viruses, spies, and hackers. |
PC World
September 1, 2000
Jeff Sengstack |
Make Your PC Hacker-Proof Our test of six personal firewalls finds the best ones for keeping uninvited guests out of your office or home system. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004 |
NAT Enough? A home router is not a complete security solution. |
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 World
March 11, 2001 |
Top 5 Firewall Utilities Protect your PC from suspicious activity on your network or the Internet... |
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 Magazine
February 2, 2005
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Lock Down Your Network When it comes to security, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in an uncomfortable position. They share many of the same security fears that threaten multinational enterprises. |
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
April 2001
Cameron Crouch & Sean Captain |
Is Your PC Safe From the Enemy Within? Does your firewall have a hole in it? New updates fix a potentially disastrous flaw... |
Linux Journal
April 1, 2007
Mick Bauer |
Paranoid Penguin - Linux Firewalls for Everyone Need a personal firewall, an enterprise Internet gateway or something in between? iptables does it all! |
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
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Fine-tune the settings in Microsoft's recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
PC Magazine
July 16, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Yoggie Pico Personal We love the idea: enterprise-style security on a tiny, dedicated computer. The question is, does it work? |
PC Magazine
May 30, 2006
Neil J. Rubenking |
Comodo Personal Firewall 2.0 This sharp-looking free personal firewall outperforms many you'd pay for. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Brett Glass |
Batten Down Those Ports Don't let malicious intruders find a way into your system. We tell you how they try to sneak in -- and how to keep them out. |
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. |
PC World
August 2003
Stan Miastkowski |
Step-By-Step: Bulletproof Your PC With a Software Firewall For any computer with an Internet connection, a firewall is essential. Here are the setup basics. |
PC World
May 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
It's Time to Update Your Internet Security Arsenal Every tool you need to secure your Windows PC is free on the Internet. Here's where they are. |
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
November 2, 2005
Seltzer Rubenking |
The Zero-Day Attack StarForce's Personal Safe'n'Sec... Prevx Pro 2005... Panda's TruPrevent... PivX preEmpt... Tips for installing behavior blocking software... ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6... McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006... BitDefender 9 Internet Security... Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security... Norton Internet Security 2006... Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2006... |
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 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
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
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. |
RootPrompt.org
September 13, 2000
Sander Plomp |
Amateur Fortress Building in Linux Part 2 Of course, deep down there is always some potential for catastrophic security hole - in the TCP stack, the kernel, whatever. That is inevitable. I can live with that. I just don't want it to be a biweekly event... |
Linux Journal
May 1, 2002
Pedro Paulo Ferreira Bueno |
Understanding IDS for Linux A discussion of the different types of intrusion detection systems and how to create signatures to identify attacks... |
Unix Insider
November 2000
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Tapping on the walls Paring down your network services isn't the only way to protect your systems against attacks: port scanning can also be an effective tool. Here's how to stay one step ahead of your enemy... |
PC Magazine
June 25, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
System Shield 3 Internet Security Don't rely on this suite to handle your computer's security... Norton 360... Outpost Security Suite Pro... |
PC Magazine
September 15, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Norton vs. McAfee: Top Antivirus Apps Square Off The best antivirus apps distinguish themselves by adding features outside the ordinary, features that give them additional power against attack by viruses, worms, or Trojans. |
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... |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2008
Eric Griffith |
72 Tips for Safer Computing From the basics to the extreme, here are the tricks that will keep your computer, you, and your family secure and safe. |
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
January 2001
Alan Stafford |
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
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... |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2007
Nucci & Bannerman |
Controlled Chaos We need to exploit the science of order and disorder to protect networks against coming generations of superworms. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking et al. |
ZoneAlarm Security Suite 6.0 A look at the beta of the next version of ZoneAlarm shows a security tool that can finally stop spyware before it's too late... Panda Platinum 2005 Internet Security... Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005... ZASuite 5.5... |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2005
David A. Karp |
Control a PC for Free With a remote control solution, you sit in front of one computer and view the desktop of another computer in a window. |
RootPrompt.org
April 10, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Auditing Your Firewall How to Audit Your Firewall Setup. |
PC Magazine
September 4, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 gives the suite a new look and some feature enhancements, but there's not much that's actually new. |
PC World
July 2006
Rebbapragada & Mainelli |
All-in-One Security Suites of antivirus, antispyware, and firewall software can provide convenient, solid protection against today's worst threats... Earthlink fights spyware... 10 tips for running security suites... |
PC Magazine
September 9, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
Norton Internet Security 2009 This is definitely the slimmest, most unobtrusive Norton ever, but its protection is top-notch where it counts. |
Linux Journal
March 2, 2007
Michael Rash |
Single Packet Authorization Single Packet Authorization fills the gaps in port knocking. |
Macworld
February 2001
J.W. Davis |
WatchGuard SOHO Security Appliance Offers Pricey Protection for Small Networks... |
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 21, 2004
Jay Munro |
Panda Platinum Internet Security Suite 8.0 With daily virus-pattern file updates, extensive configurability, and easy-to-use interface, Panda is a good choice for both home and business users looking for antivirus and Web filtering tools in one suite. |
PC Magazine
March 7, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Security Super Guide The best ways to protect your PC, and your identity. |
Linux Journal
April 1, 2007
Dinil Divakaran |
Starting a Linux Firewall from Scratch Here are the basic steps involved in developing a firewall from scratch, using tools in Linux. |
