When the Internet was first introduced into the mainstream population, people could go online and surf anonymously without much worry. That is no longer the case these days as information is captured and stolen online on a regular basis. That does not have to be the case always however, thanks to anonymous surfing technology.
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Encryption has been in practice from long back ago. The best example is the Caesar who used the shift by three methods to encrypt his messages, which he used to send to his friends and his soldiers. As the time passed by the security becomes a major concern. Now even a slight leakage of information can cause lots of problem. You can take the example of the relationship between the two countries. We all know that information will be shared at various levels between them. Suppose the information at the top level leaks out. If the information goes in wrong hands then it might lead to the war. That is why subjects like cryptography have become very important. Hacking has definitely led to its popularity.
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Nowadays, you never quite know if your personal information is safe. You hear all kinds of stories about leaks and if falling into the wrong hands. For federal government employees, tough protection measures have been put in place, but even that isn't enough sometimes. Whether is has been from mistakes or deliberately, employee information has found its way onto the internet and in publications.
Continue reading...Friday, June 18, 2010
The biggest problem facing computer users today is the threat of hackers, and would be hackers trying to access our websites. Nobody is immune to these pests. In fact the higher the profile, the more somebody will try to hack your site. Hackers have even tried to hack the U.S. Government websites before now.
Continue reading...Friday, March 5, 2010
Protecting your computer from viruses is becoming more and |more difficult every day. While it may sound a bit paranoid, it is true that you cannot let your guard down for one second. Even corporate giant Microsoft has found its own computers infected on more than one occasion.
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
Most computer users in the United States have heard of the foremost American antivirus vendors. Manufacturers such as Symantec, McAfee, Computer Associates, and Trend Micro. These organizations have a market leading presence in the United States. Microsoft, too, has aspirations to become a key player in this enormous growth industry.
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I want to tell you the story of a law school student whose thesis was about money laundering. She often used to Google the term to come up with a useful list of online references. This proved to be useful to her and the entire procedure of writing her manuscript became easier for it. After a few months, she came across several problems like being sent to a page which was totally unrelated to money laundering every time she entered that search term.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 12, 2010
If you log on to the Internet, you certainly need anti-virus software. It does not matter whether you do not use a computer. Whatever you use to get on line you must have anti-virus software. Although there are hundreds of malicious idiots producing viruses to attack those who access the Internet from a computer, there is an growing number who are targeting mobile phone users as well.
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
Adware, spyware and anti-virus software share some similarities, one of which is that all three are major nuisances for computer users. Let's make a distinction between the three.
Continue reading...Saturday, January 9, 2010
New computer viruses are being created, exposed and fought every day. These computer viruses are created often just to annoy us and to wreak mayhem in our computer systems. Below, I have described ten viruses currently cited as being the most widespread and being potentially able to cause the most damage. However, new viruses are being created daily, so this list is by no means complete. The only thing you can do is stay alert, keep your anti-virus software updated, and stay aware of the current computer virus threats.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
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