Increasingly, users rely on tools, applications, and services that live on the Web. The Web browser is one of the most used, and most exploited, applications used. This section is devoted to helping you understand the flaws and vulnerabilities of Web browser software and to help you use surf the Web safely and securely.
Click On Tools Click on Tools on the menu bar at the top of the Internet Explorer web browser window. Select Internet Options On the Tools drop-down list, select Internet Options. Click On Security Tab At the top of the Internet Options console, click on the Security tab. Choose Security Zone Select the Security...
Read more →Tips and tools to help you block pop-up ads while browsing the Web. Using these techniques can help you to reduce or eliminate pop-up ads and other Web-surfing annoyances.
Read more →A step-by-step guide, with screenshots for visual aid, for disabling active scripting in the Internet Explorer web browser. Turning off ActiveX can protect your computer from malicious JavaScript, VBScript and other Active Scripting malware.
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Read more →This feature is used by various applications and devices. Many printers use the service to send notifications of problems printing- paper jam, out of paper, etc. Network monitoring software can be configured to send Windows Messenger Service alerts to specified IP addresses on the network in the event something goes wrong. As with many...
Read more →Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to remember 25 different passwords? It can be very frustrating to sit down and try to access your bank web site, or your eBay account, or some other site you have registered for and try to remember which username and password you used for that account....
Read more →With Windows Vista, Microsoft includes the latest version of Internet Explorer, IE7. However, on Windows Vista IE7 has some new security options which help make surfing the Web even safer, namely Protected Mode. Protected Mode is a security measure which relies on Windows Vista’s new WIC (Windows Integrity Control) security to control how objects...
Read more →Social networking is all the rage. Various web sites have sprung up for the sole purpose of providing a place for users to express themselves, share with like-minded individuals, discover new things, and communicate with others. Even I have a Myspace profile and a LinkedIn profile. The concept is so popular that even the...
Read more →Internet Explorer offers four different zones to help you classify security level depending on how well you know or trust the site: Trusted, Restricted, Internet and Intranet or Local. Classifying the sites you visit and configuring your Internet Explorer security settings for each zone can help to ensure you can safely surf the Web...
Read more →The August Patch Tuesday is still a couple weeks away, but Microsoft has announced plans to rush two security updates out next Tuesday. The patches include a Critical update for Internet Explorer and a Moderate update for Visual Studio. Typically this type of urgent patching is only done when there is an active zero-day exploit...
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