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• Spyware and Malware: Prevention Begins With Users
Network administrators would never click on that questionable file attached to an e-mail or respond to a request for financial verification, but the average computer user sure might.
• It's Still a PC-Driven Home Network
A new survey from the NPD Group finds that PC makers are the go-to guys for consumers' increasing interest in home networking.
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• Dealing with Sneaky, Slimy Malware
Learn how to avoid malware malaise by protecting yourself from the threat of insiduous, often invisible adware and spyware.
• Application Port Usage Guide
A handy reference list of ports used by various internet applications, including games, servers, and IM clients.
Latest Reviews
Maxtor OneTouch II - 12/16/2004 Maxtor's newest external storage drive features software that makes automatic data backup easier than ever � and you can count on it to keep your data safe.
Western Digital Media Center - 12/2/2004 Back up your data and rest easier with this reasonably priced hardware and software solution, that offers a compact external (USB and/or Firewire) hard drive that includes a few handy extras, including a built-in 8-in-1 flash memory card reader and a USB hub.
D-Link DWL-G730AP Pocket Router/AP - 11/18/2004 Often find yourself wishing you could share a wired connection wirelessly? Here's a diminutive device that lets you do this easily. Moreover, it can also function as an access point, or even as an Ethernet client.
Q&A -Make a Video Connection ... But Be Careful
Video conferencing lets you stay in face-to-face contact with far-away friends, but getting it to function means fussing with your firewall. We offer some advice for getting Microsoft's NetMeeting to work over the Internet, and then offer some caveats and some alternatives. - 12/22/04
Q&A - Taming a Network Printer for the Home
The good news is your company upgraded its hardware and gave you one of its retired printers. The bad news is that reconfiguring a printer built for corporate workgroups to function on your home network will take a bit of fussing. Fear not. We walk you through the process. - 12/16/04
Q&A - Should You Ever Switch Wireless Channels?
Your Wi-Fi device may allow you to specify what channel to use for your connection, but would you ever want to change the default configuration? Plus, before you let your guard down, know the risks of playing online games or participating in video chats without the safety of a firewall. - 12/9/04
With Wireless, Who Can You Trust? No One
How safe is your information when you use a wireless access point from a friend's house or coffee shop? You'd never guess who could be snooping.
- 12/8/04
Q&A - Discover the Joys of Automatic Network Configuration
One of the lesser-known features in Windows XP makes it easy to move a mobile computer from a home network to the office LAN without needing to manually reconfigure TCP/IP settings. And it doesn't matter if you are moving between wired networks, wireless networks or any other networked environment. - 11/30/04
Viruses Crowd Internet in 2004
It was a banner year for virus writers, hackers and spammers, as worms and phishing attacks rocketed to new levels and security concerns headed mainstream.
- 12/29/04
New Cabir Variants Are Spreading Fast
Finnish antivirus firm F-Secure has detected two new fast spreading variants of the Cabir virus that infects cell phones using the Symbian operating system.
- 12/29/04
Santy Worm Moves On
After Google blocks the pest, it targets vulnerabilities in AOL and Yahoo.
- 12/28/04
'Greyhat' Exposes New IE Flaw
A security research group known as the Greyhats Security Group has announced a new Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw and has posted a proof of concept exploit to back up its claims.
- 12/20/04
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