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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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Backup Schmackup : Im Afraid, Very Afraid!
by Teena Hughes, Build A Website Tonight!.I just got an email from my friend Miche who said,"My laptop is sick at the hospital. Hard Drive failure.Am praying data can be retrieved."Her exact words.Ohhhh : tremors of fear running up and down my spine!Why?Because ... and I have to be honest .....
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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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Seecrets on Security: A gentle introduction to cryptography
by Stan Seecrets.Let us take the example of scrambling an egg. First, crack the shell, pour the contents into a bowl and beat the contents vigorously until you achieved the needed result - well, a scrambled egg. This action of mixing the molecules of the egg is encry...
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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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Why Join the Information System Security Association?
by R. Elam.Over the past year many of the benefits that they’ve enjoyed as member of the ISSA have spilled over on to me. I encourage all serious Information security professional to join because the ISSA has their fingers on the pulse on all information secu...
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Top 5 Backup Tools You Can Pick Up For Pennies
by David D. Deprice.Based on the exclusive Acronis Drive Snapshot disk imaging technology, Acronis True Image allows you to create an online system disk backup without reboot to keep the system productive. The product provides the fastest bare metal restore dramatically...
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Securing Your Accounts With Well-Crafted Passwords
by Daniel Punch.In the past I've never really paid much attention to security issues when it comes to user names and passwords. Frankly I figured it was all a lot of overblown hype. This led to an unfortunate incident that involved my website being attacked, apparen...
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Is Our Information More Secure Since September 11th?
by Marc Menninger.The morning of September 11th, 2001 started like any other for employees of the law firm Turner & Owen, located on the 21st floor of One Liberty Plaza directly across the street from the North World Trade Center Tower.  Then everyone heard a...
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Local Vs Remote Data Backup - The Pros And Cons
by Niall Roche.Backing up your data should be an essential part of your daily routine. Unfortunately for many businesses this simply isn't the case. The only time data backup crosses their mind is when they have a hard disk crash or a serious spyware or virus infec...
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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...

The Importance Of Performing A Regular Virus Check
by Morgan Hamilton.Norton and some antivirus software will give you automatic updates, so always remember to download these. This information is vital in keeping your computer free of viruses. Computer viruses are constantly evolving, and those people who produce them ...
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Backup Emails and Contact list of Outlook Express
by Neha.What happens when you log into your computer system and find that you cannot access your mails on Outlook Express? All your important emails, drafts, appointments, attachments, contact addresses have become inaccessible. At this point you realize the...
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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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About Encryption and Making Your System Secure
by Nicholas Tan.Encryption and cryptographic software has been used in many different ways to make systems more secure. This article discusses only a few ways that such software can make your system more secure, including:1) Encrypting your email2) Encrypting your ...
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Does Your Current Backup System Meet Federal Regulations?
by Andrew Stratton.In response to an explosion of major corporate benefits and accounting scandals in recent years, Congress passed two laws regulating the storage and reporting of internal data.The first impact was felt in corporate America by the passage of the Healt...
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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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The Benefits of Offsite Data Backups
by Andrew Stratton.The most valuable assets of any business organization regardless of it size is its data!? Operator can make mistakes, a hard disk failure, a virus,? natural disasters, theft or loss of a laptop - can all too easily put this data and therefore the bus...
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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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