Businesses face a growing number of cybersecurity threats that seem to increase by the day. There are many different components of a strong cybersecurity plan for businesses, and one of those components is a firewall. A firewall is a fundamental and foundational network security device that works by monitoring both incoming and outgoing network traffic. … Read more →
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas, folks! Welcome to another edition of the “Top 10 12 gadgets I want for Christmas – and maybe you would too?”. Now that we’re in 2012 I would like to start this article out by highlighting some of the gadgets that were on the Christmas gadgets list for 2011. First up … Read more →
Nothing is 100% virus proof but by taking the following precautions, you can help reduce the risk of your computer being infected by a virus that could do significant damage. Microsoft offers a feature for Microsoft Windows users through their Microsoft Windows Security Center/ Protect Your PC Site which can help you enable the essentials … Read more →
How much does your online business make a day? How important is your reputation? Can you afford to lose 60-70% of your customers in just a few hours? Why should you have to lose all of that? Recently we see a tendency in DDoS attacking that puts small and medium-sized business as well as some … Read more →
Internet has revolutionized the world and so our life style. We cannot deny its countless blessings, which has made our life easy and convenient with floods of information and services at just one click. But with the expansion and progress in this area, our computers are more expose to the evil of viruses, which are … Read more →
Problem: Suspect e-mails and attachments Most people are aware of the dangers of opening e-mail attachments from unknown senders; a security risk that received a lot of press when e-mailing became ever more essential to our day to day lives. Opening an e-mail attachment sometimes involves running executable code that could be used to install … Read more →
I have nothing against the Chinese people or China for that matter – except for one little thing, that I tend to mock every now and then: The Great Firewall of China. Yeah, the one that makes a “tiananmen square protest” Google Image search look like this: According to news agency Xinhua, a hot line … Read more →
Computer security, in basic terms means keeping your computer, and the data that is in it, safe and secure. More of our personal data is stored in or accessed from our computer, now more than ever before. Yet most people lack even the basic understanding of how to keep their computers safe and secure. By … Read more →