If you’re wondering just how secure your home network is, here’s an easy way to find out. Pure Networks, makers of the popular Network Magic management tool for home networks, has a free diagnostic scan that will deliver a scorecard on your network’s security status.
How many articles and TV news reports have you read or heard that describe the problem of spam email and inappropriate images popping up within your computer’s browser? Probably enough to make you an expert on the statistics.
A recent poll showed 96 percent of people who get email said that either they hated spam or […]
Spamcop is a service which provides RBLs for mailservers in order to reject incoming mail from spammers.
Their philosophy is to process possible spam complaints from users. When they receive a certain amount of complaints during a time-period then they will blacklist the offender. This system is dependant on spam reporting from users. However, their submission […]
Network appliances don’t always offer all the firewalling features a user needs — you know, the advanced port blocking and security procedures we’d like to keep our little home network fiefdoms secure. In today’s How-To we’ll show you how to build a firewall out of an old PC with a live Linux CD and some […]
There are times when you want to connect to the Internet through unknown and/or insecure networks such as the local Panera or other WiFi hotspot. If you aren’t careful, you might make it all too easy for someone to sniff your connection using Ettercap.
One of the best ways to secure your connection is to use […]
Ok, so you say you forgot your Windows administrator’s password, huh? Oh well, it doesn’t really matter if you did or you just say you did. The fact is that you need to gain access to a computer and you cannot "remember" the administrator’s password.
How can you get out of this situation without formatting and […]