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 | from Tony Bradley, your Editor and Guide Independence Day is this Friday. The 4th of July is a time in the United States to reflect on our independence and our democratic way of life.
Things have been quiet while I was on vacation last week. Now that I am back there will be more new articles, book reviews and product reviews. I also hope we will have a good turnout for the chat session Thursday evening- but with Independence Day on Friday I assume many people will be on vacation themselves.
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| Counter-Hacking: The Sequel Senator Hatch sparked controversy with comments that he would support remotely "destroying" computers found to be repeatedly downloading illegal software. |
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| Researchers Stumble Onto Mystery Trojan After weeks of suspicious TCP traffic all with a window size of 55808 but no means of tracing the packets back to the source security researchers have captured and analyzed a new Trojan which may be a harbinger of more ominous things to come. |
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Personal firewall protection software is essential for security and protection of your home computing environment. My Top Picks for Firewall software are both affordable - ranging in price between FREE and $50 on average - and easy to configure and use. 1) ZoneAlarm ZoneAlarm is a software firewall product from Zone Labs. It is freely available for personal or non-profit use. ZoneAlarm is compatible with Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. ZoneAlarm is fairly easy to install and configure. ZoneAlarm provides a feature to automatically block ALL Internet traffic while the screensaver is active. Overall this is a great program and the price can't be beat! 2) PC-Cillin 2003 This product safeguards your computer against viruses, worms and other malicious code. It proactively notifies you of virus outbreaks you should be aware of so you can be on the look-out. It contains personal firewall defense against hackers. It has the added benefit of integrated PDA protection. This product helps secure wireless Internet access as well. 3) Norton Personal Firewall 2003 This firewall program stops spyware and Trojan horse programs in their tracks. It will block incoming suspicious connections and prevent confidential data from being sent out via email. Also contains intrusion detectoin controls, application control and built-in privacy protection. | |||||||||||||||||||
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