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Weblog Digital Inspiration offers some counterintuitive advice for users who don't protect their Windows XP computers with passwords more difficult than simplistic passwords like abc123: Don't use a password at all. In fact, in this article from Microsoft, the blank password option is described as more secure than a weak password provided 1) you only have one computer or you don't need to network your computers and 2) you trust everyone who has physical access to the computer. Granted, I can't imagine many Lifehacker readers hit both of those categories, but if you serve as your friends' and family's default IT support and they can't seem to remember a secure password, the blank password might be the best option (especially when simple passwords are read more »
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Facebook, the famous social networking website, is again causing problems in Israel due to its continuously growing popularity: officials are not allowed anymore to publish confidential information on Facebook because it may become available to all the people who surf the Internet, Associated Press reported today. As you probably know, Facebook has an amazing number of registered users and, according to its representatives, the social network records approximately 250,000 new members every day.
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Tech site Ars Technica runs down the basics of securing your home wireless network with the most secure and up-to-date methods. The main takeaway is that when you enable encryption on your wireless router, use WPA encryption instead of WEP, because it's better and stronger. Unlike WEP, WPA uses a 48-bit initialization vector and a 128-bit encryption key. More importantly, however, WPA uses what's called the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). Whereas WEP recycles the same key for encrypting all the packets flowing across the network, WPA's TKIP changes the encryption key every single time a packet is transmitted. This, combined with the use of longer keys, prevents a hacker from compromising a router simply by passively observing a large enough set of packet transmissions. Ars lists common home network har read more »
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Windows only: Robust backup utility AceBackup offers a host of features missing in most freeware backup apps, like file versioning, secure FTP, file-specific encryption, Windows shell integration, and backup compression. To set up a secure backup job in AceBackup, create a new project, select the files, choose the level of security, tell AceBackup where to put the files—local hard disk, network disk, CD/DVD, remote FTP, etc.—and how often, and bam! You get automated, secure, local and remote backup nirvana that rivals the current Lifehacker favorite, Syncback SE. Ace Backup is a free download for Windows only.Ace Backup [via read more »
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Wuala is a free desktop application, available for Windows, Mac and Linux, that will be launched, in Beta version, on August 14. Rumors talk about the utility and security of the application, but no one really knew what it was actually like.
The Swiss team behind the project decided to offer, besides the screenshots that only fed our curiosity, a 4-day trial version that ends on July 21. Users who want to check what it is all about have three more days to do that. For those who don't kn... read more »
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The Swiss team behind the project decided to offer, besides the screenshots that only fed our curiosity, a 4-day trial version that ends on July 21. Users who want to check what it is all about have three more days to do that. For those who don't kn... read more »
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Retina Network Security Scanner, the industry and government standard for multi-platform vulnerability management, identifies known and zero day vulnerabilities read more »
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Are you an IT Pro responsible for network security? Do you have CCNA certification and want to take the next step in network security? Are you working towards CCSP certification? If any of these are you, this is the training you’re looking for. read more »
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Essential Protection * Protects from viruses, Trojans and worms * Blocks spyware and adware * Scans files in real time (on access) and on demand * Scans email messages (regardless of email client) * Scans Internet traffic (regardless of browser) * Protects instant messengers (ICQ, MSN) * Provides proactive protection from unknown threats * Scans Java and Visual Basic scripts Extended Protection * Two-way personal firewall * Safe Wi-Fi and VPN connections * Intrusion prevention system * Intelligent application management and control o automatically configured application rules o security rating is assigned to unknown applications o access to the user’s resources and data is restricted for unknown applications Preventive Protection * Scans operating system and installed applications for vulnerabilities * Analyzes and closes Internet Explorer vulnerabilities * Disables links to malware sites * Detects viruses based on the packers used to compress code * Global threat monitoring (K read more »
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