Virus prevention and removal
by Ashish Jain.A virus is a piece of code that gets loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. The first known occurrence of viruses goes back to 1987 when the ARPANET was infected by one.One common misnomer among people is that ...
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Overview of XML Encryption
by Pawan Bangar.Both the and are optional i.e. the sender and receiver may agree on the encryption method and key in advance. Several elements use the definitions from the DSIG.If the recipient does not know the decryption key in advance, then the sender generates a...
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Quick System Restore with ASR Backups
by Linus Chang.Typically, the restore process involves reinstalling the operating system and configuring all physical storage to their original settings before restoring data and settings. Rebuilding the system in this way is a time-consuming and often problematic ...
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FBI Virus Making The Rounds
by John Pierce.Copyright 2005 John PierceThe Federal Bureau of Information is warning that a new virus is being sent to unsuspecting Internet users in an email which claims to be from the FBI. The vius is known as the Sober K Worm.The email, with an fbi.gov return ...
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Securing Data & Security Flaw
On 28 of December a severe Windows security flaw, WMF Flaw, was detected, in all Windows versions from Win98 to WinXP, no fixing patch exists yet. Using it, anyone can do any malicious action with your computer, steal or even erase your data.This art...
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Update On Severe Windows Security Flaw
Earlier we warned you about a serious security flaw, so-called "WMF flow." Several days later nearly one hundred different instances of exploitation of this newly discovered vulnerability had been found."Desktop users that suffered the effects of the...
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How to backup your data properly
by Michael Cottier.Your data is important to you and why shouldn’t it be. Computers have grown to be a part of our daily lives, so it’s safe to say that most of us would be devastated if we lost everything on our computer. That is kind of a scary thought as your da...
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Hey! You sent me a virus!
by Dave Baughn.I came home and checked my email and in my inbox is an email from my best friend. It has an attachment and the subject line reads: Check this out! It's really cool! So being the trusting soul that I am, I do! But no soon...
Is email backup vital?
by Mircea Ionescu.There are times where the computer behaves abnormally striking a chill in your spine with the horror of loosing the valuable data. Do you really know where your emails are stored on the local computer? The actual question should be “Do you really c...
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Ensuring Data Protection
by Scott Elliott.All of us require computers be it for personal use or work, or for some commercial purpose. For the same reason, it is important to take precautions because data is prone to leakage. The situation is most risky when you use the Internet as well.Think...
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Offsite Data Backup
by Andrew Stratton.Offsite Data Backup is a method of storing data at a remote location - files, folders, or the entire contents of hard drives are regularly backed up on a remote server using an internet connection.The thinking behind this backup strategy is simple an...
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How to Protect Discs (CDs, DVDs) from Data Loss
by Jamie Wallis.Do They Make Good Backup Media? Computers are digital machines, that is, they can only process information by converting them into a digital form. In their routine operations, computers generate a huge amount of digital data. This has to be stored so...
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Tape Backup
by Paul Abbey.Tape backup drives are an important aspect of any business venture. There is tons of information stored in different computer for various departments. It is vital to have these hard disk drives backed up everyday. A tape backup can be installed simpl...
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