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Online security check
Online security check - discovering vulnerabilities
One of the good things you can do in order to test your computer security is to visit some websites that perform online security checks. Such a website will usually install a small program into your computer, and then it will communicate with the online server and establish whether your computer is propery secured or not. Before using such online security check system, please make sure that the site you are using is full thrustworthy; otherwise it would not be recommended to perform any kind of ...
Spyware
Spyware software and security
What actually does spyware mean? Well, spyware is some sort of software designed to spy on you. You may be wondering, what does other people have to gain from spying on you. A lot, actually. Your shopping behaviour and user profile can be an invaluable marketing tool in the hands of lots of businesses ready to use such data - do not surprised if they will start harrassing you with offers and you will probably wonder where did they get this kind of information. Spyware is software ...
Computer security threats - Viruses and computer worms
Computer security threats - Viruses and computer worms
We need to understand that the most efficient hacking systems are not human hackers, but computers themselves. Viruses and trojans remain the most significant security threats - computers are very good at performing repetitive tasks, over and over, without ever getting tired, and therefore infected computers are working round the clock to spread viruses and trojans that they carry, as fast as possible, infecting millions computers around the world and therefore becoming #1 computer security ...
Security Patches
Security Patches - protection measures, security updates for windows operating systems, software updates and Service Packs
It is a known fact that a lot of software vulnerabilities are discovered each day. Operating systems like Microsoft Windows are no exception to this, in fact a lot of vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems and Windows Services have been discovered. The most common situation is buffer overrun based vulnerabilities; an attacker can take advantage of such a vulnerability by sending a special malformed packet to the target computer, and when an unprotected software buffer is filled with more ...
Internet Explorer versions
Internet Explorer versions - problems with older versions, security vulnerabilities
Internet Explorer versions and security: Simply said, the newer, the better. For various reasons, some computer users may still be using old versions of their browser, and here we focus mostly on Internet Explorer. Using old versions of Internet Explorer is quite stupid; although you may need in special cases where some ActiveX controls may not run under newer versions of Internet Explorer, still this is a stupid thing to do, and here is why. During time, lots of vulnerabilities have been ...
Block unauthorized access to your computer to increase security
Block unauthorized access to your computer to increase security
Users should be aware that their computer is somewhat similar to a property. If you leave doors open and there is no surveillance system and protection, it will take just some time until someone breaks in. The same issue applies to your computer as well. One of the most basic things to do in order to increase security and protect your computer, is to block unauthorized access to it. First of all, make sure that you control physical access to the computer. This is somewhat easy to ...
Internet Explorer Security Options - Advanced
Internet Explorer Security Options - Advanced options, Custom Level, configuring security settings for Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer provides a convenient way to configure security just by setting the slider to the desired security value (low-medium-high). However, this does not provide the best degree of controlling Internet Explorer security options. But there is also Custom Level. Through using Custom Level you can configure Internet Explorer security options with a greater degree of control and flexibility and to assign different security levels to each function and control their behaviour individually ...
Cookies and security - Internet Explorer
Cookies and security - Internet Explorer security and privacy
Let's look a bit at cookies and what do they mean for computer security. Most Internet sites today are using cookies. Whenever an user is visiting the website, a tiny fragment of text is sent from the website to the computer browser. The browser is instructed to save these files on the local hard disk. What happens is that the cookie contains an unique piece of code that stores information used by the website in order to identify that you have visited the site in the past (and ...
Windows Update
Windows Update - maintain your computer security by fixing critical vulnerabilities discovered into the Windows operating system.
Windows Update is a key feature in order to maintain your computer security, if your computer uses a Windows operating system. Windows Update has been created by Microsoft, in order to protect Windows users from the threat of critical vulnerabilities discovered into its software, every day. It is a known fact that any piece of software does contain bugs, and the Windows operating systems are no exception from that. The likelihood of existence of critical vulnerabilities inside a program depends ...
Protecting your user account
Protecting your user account - User account options - Windows
When several users are using the same computer, it is highly needed to create different user accounts for each person that uses the computer. In this way, each of the users can customize his/her desktop as desired, and also the operating system may prevent other users from accessing files that do not belong to them or those that they are not authorised to open. For example if your kids are using the computer, such user protection prevents accidental deletion of important documents by them. ...
Why Internet Explorer Security is important
Why Internet Explorer Security is important - And how Internet Explorer works
Internet Explorer is a modern browser, and millions of computer users worldwide are using it on a daily basis. It is therefore a valuable tool, and it works fast and reliable. However Internet Explorer Security must be learned and Internet Explorer must be properly configured. Otherwise, the risks are pretty high, and your computer may suffer damage or someone from outside may even take control over it. Let's outline in few words into why Internet Explorer Security is important. This ...
Internet Explorer security zones
Internet Explorer security zones - description and functionality
Internet Explorer lets the user specify the level of trust he/she has for a particular website, by giving the user the ability to specify which security zone the site fits in. This is important because local sites (Intranet sites for example) can be trustworthy while an external site residing on the Internet should be first of all regarded with a needed degree of suspicion. There can be a big difference amongst the level of trust user has towards a particular site, and new pages can always be ...