Wireless networks are prone to many security threats & pose a significant risk of hacking and identity thefts if not secured properly. The convenience factor and freedom from wires makes them extremely popular. If you have broadband Internet access, a wireless router can give you instant communication...

Windows Task Manager is a very handy utility that helps you in variety of ways. You use Ctrl+Alt+Del to see what’s running on your PC, to close crashed programs and processes, and to check performance. You probably avoid a few processes whose names mean nothing to you, but they’re essential...

In an ideal internet world, threats like viruses, worms, trojans, spyware spam, hacking, cracking, intrusions, stealing would not exist. However, internet threats do exist and they pose a serious danger to your pc if you are not security conscious, let alone secure. Do a free pc security scan...

Anti-spam software will not only weed out those embarrassing e-mails from Svetlana in Russia with information about “male enhancements”, it can also keep you from falling victim to phishing scams that can leave you vulnerable to identity theft. But it doesn’t hurt to be cautious yourself. Here...

Trojan horse malware is one of those nasty creatures who secretely install themselves and stay hidden while still working or causing damage. They are also hard to remove. We’ll discuss about Trojan horse removal in other articles. First, let us understand what a Trojan horse malware is. A Trojan...

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) are a necessary part of any strategy for enterprise security. What are Intrusion Detection systems? CERIAS, The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, defines it this way: “The purpose of an intrusion detection system (or IDS)...

Since virus and other malware threats are on the rise more than ever, you might be wondering about which antivirus software to use to keep your system healthy and infection free. There are several very good antivirus makers in the Market and we see each of them claims to be the world leader in computer...