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Security & Privacy--20001208

 

Microsoft, VeriSign and WebMethods team up

to develop a technology designed to make it easier to use digital signatures and other online security tools with e-commerce applications.

Read more at http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem9243.htm

Source: Quick Links

Lock Hackers out of Your Small Biz

All computers are at risk of intrusion when connected to the Internet. Small businesses are particularly vulnerable. The inconvenience and cost of being hacked can easily cripple a young company. Learning how hacks occur and figuring out ways to offset them..."

Read More at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/490852.asp 

Source: Cyber Crime Report 
E-Mail: newsdesk@newsfactor.com

Indian Net firms give security the go-by

Many Indian companies have not realised the importance of security in public network. According to a survey 60 per cent of companies of a sample of 72 companies have witnessed a security breach.

Read more at:  http://www.economictimes.com/today/06tech18.htm

Source: ET News Brief
Author: K Yatish Rajawat
E-Mail: webeditor@economictimes.com

Employees are the biggest threat to network security

And they don't even know it... It is like locking all your doors but leaving the windows open...

Read more at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/14910.html

Source: CyberCrime Report
E-Mail: newsdesk@newsfactor.com

F-Secure Publishes Guidelines On Safe Computing

guidelines which it said will allow PC users to avoid computer worm infestations..."

Read more at http://www.currents.net/news/00/11/25/news7.html

Teleworking Causes Serious Security Threat

In the wake of the hack into Microsoft's network, many security administrators haveturned their attention to what some believe is the greatest security challenge facing corporations: teleworkers..."

Read More at: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/46/ns-19163.html

Source: ZDnet.com and CyberCrime Report
E-Mail: newsdesk@newsfactor.com

Hackers now target computers of average home users

Most companies on the Internet do a decent job of protecting themselves but most home users do not..."

More on this story at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/496359.asp

Source: CyberCrime Report

E-Mail: newsdesk@newsfactor.com

Good and bad in personal firewalls

A short article about the good and bad in personal firewalls can be accessed at

http://members.iol.co.il/uzip/eng/pefirewall.html

Author: Uzi

Knowledge is Power for Internet Privacy and Security

Learn about Internet privacy, security issues, basic precautions you should take to use the Internet safely at

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/nov00/11-27safeinternet.asp

Source: http://www.microsoft.com

Toshiba outfits laptops with fingerprint reader

eliminating the need for passwords. Toshiba's PC Card Fingerprint Reader will be made of Identix's DFR-300 optical fingerprint reader and BioLogon security software.<p>

Read more at http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/20/001120hnfingerprint.xml?p=br&s=2

Source: InfoWorld and Searchsecurity.com

 

Useful Privacy Tools

 

IDcide Privacy Companion (1.3MB Freeware)

a good program to protect you from the prying eyes of the Internet at <p>

http://www.idcide.com/

International PGP (7.5MB Freeware)<p>

is one of the best cross platform encryption application<p>

on the market today, download it at:
http://www.pgpi.com/

Locker4Net (2MB Freeware)

a sophisticated coding system that gives you a secure guard at

at http://www.locker4u.com/

Privacy management tools.   78662 bytes     Freeware

KPKfile v4.0 is a suite of encryption tools for Windows platforms (Windows 9x, Millennium, NT and 2000).  Distinct Private Folders can be created by different passwords enable many users to have their own Private Folder on the same computer.

http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/security/kpkfile4.zip

Special requirements: VB6 runtimes (available from Simtel.Net as simvb6-6.zip).

Author: John Rossi - John52612000@yahoo.com/

Black Screen v1.16 (155.2 KB) Freeware<p>

is a good desktop security application for people who need fast and powerful security right at their  fingertips. It locks up your desktop from unwanted users.

http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/security/black/default.shtml
http://www.rjlsoftware.com/download/black.zip

MoOUTLOOK Security

Helps lock down both Outlook, Outlook Express, IE and WinZip from executing malicious script base viruses.<p>

http://freeappsweb.ingava.com/default.asp?cat=6&subcat=22&app=628

Internet Explorer Security  size:534

the useful freeware utility that allows you to protect Internet Explorer options and disable some  functions that might be dangerous when your kids (or unwanted person) use them .. .

http://freewarehome.com/internet/misc.html#1009


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