Are you a typical user who is working in a small peer-to-peer network with less than 10 hosts? Since, this type of network is devoid of servers, every workstation is configured to act as if it is a client and a server. Every host is forced to share its resources which make it highly […]
Posted on October 7th, 2007 by Ita
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Researchers at The Univerisity of Maryland recently completed a study in which four Linux servers were set out as bait to see the frequency of attacks.They found out that there were 269,262 attempts in a 24-day period (ref: http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=117302). Michel Cukier, a professor of the University of Maryland led the study on the most frequently-used […]
Posted on October 5th, 2007 by Ita
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Ever wondered how to prevent your younger brother from peeking into your personal files in your shared home PC?
Well, if you have such worries, relax now because you can use Windows NTFS permissions and file and folder encryption to secure your private data.
However, REMEMBER that the drive containing the data should have been formatted […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2007 by Ita
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You are back from a long vacation. You turn on your computer and when you try to log on with your administrator account; Windows XP gives you an error message saying that the password is invalid.
Yours is the only user account in the operating system so you cannot log on with any other user […]
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Niraj Shrestha
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I love working in my Office, UITS, though I don’t have to. I can work from my home using our office VPN, but its always better working in an office environment. You feel the moral obligation to work, not just plug in your iPod and surf the net. Apart from that you have James and […]
Posted on July 12th, 2007 by thirdeye
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Whether you want to protect your computer data, or your online accounts you need a strong password for your assets to be safe. These days there are many passwords cracking tools available for free download.
To protect your computer from password crackers by creating a strong password, simply follow the tips listed below:
1. Never ever use […]
Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Niraj Shrestha
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In these days of high bandwidth connections, it is needless to say that hardening your computer from hackers is most important. In this blog, I will try to explain about network ports, their types and steps to securing your computer from being accessed by hackers through those ports.
What is a port?
To explain what a […]
Posted on July 6th, 2007 by Niraj Shrestha
Filed under: Internet, OS Security | 1 Comment »