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	from Tony Bradley, CISSP, your Editor and Guide Welcome back. I posted a couple of book reviews this week: Malicious Cryptography and Computer Security. Both are very good books. Check out the reviews for more information. I also posted an article on how to use SafeMode on Windows XP to help you troubleshoot problems and eradicate malware and a short article about what to look for in a host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS). Enjoy.
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Things To Look For In Host-Based Intrusion Prevention There are plenty of different attacks and exploits that threaten your network or computer systems daily. Conventional network security suggests using a layered defense- using various products to protect your network at different levels and in different ways. Intrusion prevention is one...read more					More Topics • Book Review- Malicious Cryptography: Exposing Cryptovirology • Profile: Nessus Vulnerability Scanner • Computer Security Glossary • 5 Steps To Protect Yourself From Spyware • Rootkits: Stealth Hacking • False Sense of Security • Introduction to Port Scanning
Book Review: Computer Security Thomas Greene has written an excellent book to provide the home and small office users with a comprehensive introduction to computer security. Parts of the book, like quotes from Simple Nomad and references to the Matrix in Introducing The Dark Side may...read more
Using MSCONFIG to Start Windows XP in SafeMode If your computer becomes infected with malware- particularly worms which run in memory- your antivirus software may not be able to get rid of it. The problem is that the worm gets loaded into memory when Windows starts and before...read more
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