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Removing Viruses and Spyware
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 19:00 | Author: Marcus Beach |
  
Removing Viruses and Spyware
Computers are like people in more ways than one. Both computers and humans get viruses. The computer virus is normally easier to get rid of than a humanoid virus. The first thing one needs to know when combating computer viruses is that computer viruses are all programs, thus a collection of files. But, the virus can be just one file as well.
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Security with Firewalls
Sunday, 16 August 2009 19:00 | Author: Marcus Beach |
Security with Firewalls
A secure Internet connection is becoming hard to obtain. Depending on how a network is set up correlates to what security protocol needs to be put in place. One good step in obtaining a secure Internet connection with any network would be to setup a firewall. According to Jeff Tyson (2008), “A Firewall is simply a program or hardware device that filters the information coming through the Internet connection into your private network or computer system.” The previous quote implies that a firewall, at its simplest form, is just a filter. Firewalls can be software, hardware and a combination of both. Last Updated (Thursday, 04 February 2010 20:39) |