| Before you begin reading this article,
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| | that almost all network-based security
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| there is something that it is critical to
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| | attacks would stop if users kept their
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| understand. Simply put, there is no such
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| | computers up to date with patches and
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| thing as a completely secure web browser
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| | current security fixes. Almost all of us
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| or operating system. While any of the
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| | forget to do this regularly. New Trojans,
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| major security suites and associated
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| | worms, and viruses are being distributed
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| products will greatly reduce your
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| | and created every day. Almost all of them
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| exposure to security risks, they are not
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| | are trying to exploit newly-discovered
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| silver bullets that will stop everything
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| | weaknesses in operating systems and
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| that may come your way. Any product that
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| | applications.5. Backup backup backup! It
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| claims to eliminate 100 percent of your
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| | can't be said enough that it is vitally
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| security risks should be looked at very
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| | important to keep regular backups of any
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| carefully.Now that we have the ground
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| | and all important data. Even if your
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| rule out of the way, let's consider
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| | system is kept secure from worms,
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| security suites and computer security.
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| | viruses, and Trojans, it is still
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| There are a variety of means by which the
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| | vulnerable to fire, theft, flooding,
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| security of a computer can be breached.
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| | hardware failure, and any number of other
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| Among the most common threats are
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| | things that can destroy your most
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| crackers, phishing, Trojans, viruses, and
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| | valuable data. Given the ease and
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| worms. Potential security risks can also
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| | availability of CD and DVD burners, there
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| be introduced through spyware, malware,
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| | are no excuses for not keeping your data
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| or email attachments, and something
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| | backed up.For most people, enabling
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| called port scanning.Dshield.org, a
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| | auto-updates, using safe email practices,
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| Florida-based non-profit company,
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| | and using a password-protected
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| provides "platform for users of firewalls
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| | screensaver provides adequate security.
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| to share intrusion information". What
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| | If you would rather take some additional
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| they do is work with software vendors to
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| | measures to improve the security of your
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| allow for a common reporting platform of
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| | computer, you should consider purchasing
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| port scanning activity detected by
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| | a comprehensive security suite.While
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| software. Port scanning is when software
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| | there are many packages out there, you
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| scans another computer system looking for
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| | should start with asking yourself some
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| open ports to connect to. Port scanning
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| | basic questions: Are you the only user,
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| is often a prelude to other types of
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| | or are there multiple users? If there are
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| attacks, and is used by many viruses and
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| | multiple users, are any of them children?
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| worms to propagate themselves.Among the
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| | Do you need to password-protect
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| more interesting items reported by
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| | individual files, your desktop, or
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| DShield is the "survival time". What this
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| | someone's internet access? How much are
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| means is how long an unpatched computer
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| | you willing to spend? What kind of system
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| will be able to "survive" online before
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| | are you running?Once you are able to
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| being attacked. Over the course of the
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| | answer those questions, you can begin to
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| past year, the survival time for an
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| | research which of the available security
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| unpatched Windows system is approximately
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| | suites is best able to meet your needs.
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| 100 minutes. If you have an unpatched
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| | Consumer Reports, ZDNet.com, and PC
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| Windows system, you can expect it to be
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| | Magazine are just a few of the very
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| attacked in about an hour an a half.
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| | informative websites available that offer
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| Clearly, you need to take matters into
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| | information and insight into security
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| your own hands to protect the security of
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| | suites.There are many different security
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| your computer systems.There are some
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| | suites available today. Be sure to
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| simple steps you can take to quickly and
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| | conduct your research carefully to find
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| easily protect your computer.1. Never run
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| | the one that best meets your needs.
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| unfamiliar programs on your computer.
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| | Listed below are some of the more popular
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| While it may seem to be common sense,
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| | choices, along with what PC World had to
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| many of the most widely-spread attacks
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| | say about them.1. Symantec Norton
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| have involved spyware and email
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| | Internet Security 2006. Symantec's suite
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| attachment worms. The rule is simple:
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| | produced top-tier malware detection and
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| Don't open the attachment if you don't
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| | cleanup scores, but it would benefit from
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| recognize the sender.2. Never allow
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| | a more streamlined interface and fewer
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| others to have unmoderated physical
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| | pop-up alerts.2. McAfee Internet Security
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| access to your computer. If you have
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| | Suite 2006. The excellent malware
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| sensitive or confidential information on
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| | detection and cleanup scores of McAfee's
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| your computer, if you allow others
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| | full-featured suite make up for its
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| physical access to the system, they may
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| | terrible installation routine.3. Panda
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| either inadvertently or intentionally
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| | Platinum 2006 Internet Security. Panda
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| breach the security of the computer.3.
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| | has superior heuristics, a top-notch
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| Always use strong passwords. Be sure none
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| | firewall, and speedy on-demand scanning,
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| of your passwords are easy to guess. Many
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| | but its interface needs better
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| people use the names of pets or children,
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| | organization.4. F-Secure Internet
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| or anniversaries or birthdays. Given how
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| | Security 2006. This suite's five scanning
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| many passwords seem to be needed, another
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| | engines--including one for
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| common mistake is for someone to use the
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| | rootkits--produced excellent malware
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| same password for everything from their
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| | detection scores but the slowest scan
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| picture-sharing website to their online
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| | speed.5. Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet
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| brokerage. By using only one password, if
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| | Security 2006. Trend Micro's interface,
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| one system is compromised, all systems
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| | speed, and features (including an
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| you have access to can be compromised.
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| | antiphishing toolbar) were better than
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| Also, if you absolutely must write your
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| | its malware detection scores.Mike
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| password down, never leave it attached to
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| | Tetreault is an accomplished developer
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| the computer. I recently saw the
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| | and systems architect. He is also the
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| proprietor of a small business peering
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| | managing principal of Macrocosmic
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| under her keyboard to login to her
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| | Technologies and its PrivacyOnTheGo
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| computer.4. Be sure to keep your
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| | product line which offers a solution to
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| operating system and all installed
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| | the security and privacy issues faced by
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| applications up to current patch levels.
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| | people who use multiple or public
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| Most security experts share the opinion
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| | computers.
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