Quick tips to illustrate or demonstrate short, simple tasks you can do to secure and protect your computer or network.
Pop-Up windows often appear to look like normal message windows. Users may feel that simply clicking "No" or "Close" or clicking on the "X" in the upper corner of the box are sufficient to make it go away. But, doing so may unwittingly download the very malware you are trying to avoid.
Read more →A protocol is a set of rules or agreed upon guidelines for communication. When communicating it is important to agree on how to do so. If one party speaks French and one German the communications will most likely fail. If they both agree on a single language communications will work. On the Internet the...
Read more →What sort of hardware is required to build a wireless network is dependent on the type of network you intend to build. If you have two devices with wireless network adapters- whether wireless enabled PDA’s, laptops or desktop computers- you can technically connect them in an ad hoc wireless network. Essentially, any devices enabled...
Read more →What is wireless networking? How does it work? A wireless network uses radio signals or microwaves to broadcast data and information. Rather than being transmitted through traditional coaxial, CAT5 ethernet or other standard wired methods, the data is beamed out over the airwaves. Wireless networks offer advantages for some. Users with personal digital assistant...
Read more →Microsoft Windows XP comes with the ability to securely encrypt your data so that nobody but you will be able to access or view the files. This encryption is called EFS, or Encrypted File System. Note: Windows XP Home edition does not come with EFS. To secure or protect data with encryption on Windows...
Read more →A large percentage of home computer users probably have no idea what a file system is. The file system is what the operating system uses to structure and retrieve the data on your hard drives. Without going into all of the gory details, old DOS systems and the first Windows systems used FAT (short...
Read more →Don’t Log In As Administrator Security administrators and experts often preach that users should use the least-privileged user account they can, without adversely impacting their productivity, for day to day tasks and activities. All-powerful accounts such as the Administrator account in Microsoft Windows should be reserved for only when they are needed. Part of...
Read more →One way to protect your network from unauthorized access is to hide the fact that you have a wireless network at all. By default, wireless network equipment typically broadcasts a beacon signal, announcing its presence to the world and providing key information necessary for devices to connect to it, including the SSID. The SSID...
Read more →UAC. You may have heard of it. Since before Windows Vista hit the streets, UAC has been one of the most talked about features of the flagship operating system. We’re going to take a quick look at UAC and try to understand more about why it is there and what its purpose is. So,...
Read more →For many people SLR is camera talk. It means “single lens reflex”. The first time these people hear ASLR they might just assume that it stands for “advanced single lens reflex” and represents the next big wave in digital photography. Well, I won’t rule out the possiblity that the camera industry will steal the...
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