http://www.securityteacher.com Internet Security Tips and Advice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:43:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Computer security is so multifaceted that it cannot be tailored to fit any one specific definition or approach. Comprehensive computer security comprises numerous subcategories that together add up to form a single, coherent structure. One of these subcategories that we haven’t yet touched on is data ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2009/01/19/data-backup-essentials/ ForewordThe term leak test, or leaktest, has become a popular buzzword among the security cognoscenti in the last couple of years. It’s in the news, it’s in the comparison charts, but what does it really mean? Why should regular PC users be concerned with leaktests and their implications in their ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/10/29/all-you-need-to-know-about-security-leak-tests/ IntroductionOver the summer, I started thinking about why people think about security the way they do, and what might be causing people to make elementary mistakes when securing their computers. I'm not talking about the choice of products or the measures they take to keep their computers secure, but rather ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/09/15/debunking-common-security-myths/ IntroductionThere are some areas of computer security over which a user has almost no control; from involuntary exposure to software vulnerability exploits to hijacked DNS servers that divert visitors to infective locations, there is little that a user alone can do to avoid becoming a victim.These challenges - as well ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/07/23/cross-site-scripting-%e2%80%93-the-web%e2%80%99s-lurking-danger/ In the first of our series of research, we decided to pit against each other three popular security products – Kaspersky Internet Security, Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro and Eset Smart Security to find out which demonstrated the best aptitude to counter threats with the help of onboard proactive protection ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/07/03/welcome-to-the-securityteachercom-research-section/ Malicious Trojan Horse Plagues Apple Mac OS Users20 million Firefox 3 downloads in a week, ~4% market shareTrend Micro's CEO says 'AV industry sucks'Software update snafus block Microsoft patchesCisco IOS Rootkit Demonstrated http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/26/useful-security-links-june-2008-part-3/ Encryption is a way of securely storing or transferring data by using special encryption key or algorithm to cipher its contents. For anyone else except the target recipient, the encrypted source will appear as a piece of unreadable, garbled data, making encryption a valuable instrument to hide private or secret ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/20/encryption/ How to Remove Your Browser Hijacker Trojan Makers Block PC Functions To Promote Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs McAfee CEO: Adware is killing AV blacklisting Keeping our Technology-Savvy Kids Safe Online Obama Campaign Hopes for Better Web Security http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/useful-security-links-june-2008-part-2/ Preface According to some estimates, more than thirty percent of US web traffic is taken up by users interacting on social networks like Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIn. Social networks (SN) can be fun and useful places to be when you want to hang out with your friends online, meet new colleagues, ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/16/the-perils-of-social-networking/ Working with the rights of an Administrator is not advisable because admins are highest in a user hierarchy and therefore are allowed to exercise full control of a system. If the user is logged on with admin's privileges, he/she can start any program, install any driver, register arbitrary service and ... http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/06/13/lower-user-privileges/