Security
Block Objectionable,porn or unsafe sites for Kids or Children
By Chris Martin at 5 January, 2009, 11:36 am
Computer and internet are introduced to children at an early age and it is extremely important for parents to make sure that their children are not visiting any objectionable content. How about if parents have an authority to pre-approve all the sites their children visit, and add new sites at any time?
Using Glubble you can [...]
Free License or Registration key for McAfee VirusScan Plus
By Chris Martin at 30 December, 2008, 7:39 am
McAfee VirusScan Plus is notable antivirus that protects your PC from online threats and virus. It shielding PCs from viruses, spyware, and includes a firewall to protect you against hacker attacks. McAfee VirusScan Plus runs silently in the background without slowing down your PC, boasting faster start-up, shut-down and scan time.
McAfee® VirusScan® Plus, now [...]
Read More >>Steganography-Art of sending Secret Messages
By Chris Martin at 30 December, 2008, 5:26 am
Steganography is defined as the art and science of hiding data behind some other data without the knowledge of the third party. It replaces bits of unused data into the usual file- graphics, sound, text, audio, video- with some other bits that have been obtained secretly or unauthorized manner.
Where as Cryptography is [...]
Read More >>What is a firewall and different types of Firewall
By Chris Martin at 17 December, 2008, 9:59 am
A firewall is an appliance, or software running on a computer, which inspects network traffic passing through it, and after inspecting the traffic it denies or permits the traffic passage based on a set of rules. Basically a firewall operates between the networks of different trust levels such as an internal network which is a [...]
Read More >>How to secure a Laptop from thieves
By Chris Martin at 2 December, 2008, 10:41 am
Laptops are becoming more and more popular as they replace the standard desktop computer. As the numbers in laptop sales grow numbers of notebook theft also increase dramatically and exponentially. The Laptop loss is not limited to its cost but it also includes the loss of sensitive and creative information in it. This data could be [...]
Read More >>What is an Open Proxy Server and How to Close a Proxy Server
By Chris Martin at 26 November, 2008, 11:55 am
Open Proxy Servers are widely prevalent on the internet and are being misused by malicious users to route traffic bypassing network controls. Open proxy servers are major sources of spam on the internet and are also used to launch attacks on other systems.
A malicious user can effectively hide his own IP address by using [...]
What is IPS and how Intrusion Prevention System Works
By Chris Martin at 18 November, 2008, 12:11 pm
Intrusion Prevention Systems are designed to protect information systems from unauthorized access, damage or disruption. IPS is to counteract the rapidly evolving threats presented by the latest generation of worms, software and network exploits. Intrusion prevention technology is considered by some to be an extension of intrusion detection (IDS) technology, but it is actually another [...]
Read More >>Hotspot Shield - Free Secure and Private VPN for Public WiFi
By Chris Martin at 12 November, 2008, 7:33 am
Connecting to internet via fee based open network while at Wi-Fi hotspots, airports, hotels corporate offices, ISP hubs and coffee shops is not secure. Your personal data like passwords, credit card numbers etc can be hacked by snoopers or hackers. Even standard antivirus software won’t protect you as this threat is on the network, not [...]
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