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   <title>About.com Internet / Network Security: Most Popular Articles</title>
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   <description>These articles are the most popular over the last month.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Packet Sniffer Software]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreepacsniff.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links to free packet sniffer software to capture and analyze network traffic on your network]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Port Scanner Software]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreeportscan.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links to free port scanner software to analyze your system for open ports to help you secure it]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Network Monitoring]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreenetmon.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links to free network monitoring tools &amp; software to analyze network performance and functionality]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transfer Windows XP Activation]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/windowsxp/qt/aaqtwinxp0829.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Since the introduction of product activation in Microsoft products many people have complained. They don't want to have to activate online, or over the phone just to make the product work. I have never had much problem, even when reinstalling. The activation process usually works in a snap. But, for those who dread having to activate the product again with Microsoft just because they reinstall the software, this tip will show you how to transfer the activation data over.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Anti-Spyware Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/spywareadwareremoval/a/aafreespyware.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free spyware removal tools and utilities to help you block, or at least detect and remove spyware and adware that can infest your computer and bog it down severely and may even perform malicious functions like capturing your passwords.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top 5 Anti-Spyware 2009]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/popupsandspyware/tp/top5spyware2009.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Top 5 antispyware products available for 2009 with brief overviews of each and links to learn more or download/purchase the software]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Use &#039;Run As&#039; Option]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/qt_run_as.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Most security experts recommend that you log into your computer system as a regular user instead of Administrator. By using the 'Run As' option in Microsoft Windows, you can still execute programs with Administrator privileges even when you are logged in as a regular user.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wipe Hard Drive]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/erase_drive.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Deleting data or even formatting a hard drive before selling or disposing of it is not good enough. The data can still be recovered. This article describes the steps you need to take before getting rid of a hard drive.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Antivirus]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/antivirussoftware/a/aafreeav.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free software to help you detect and block viruses, trojans, worms and other malware and also to clean-up any infections that may slip into your computer system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Wireless Security Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreewifi.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free tools to monitor and protect your wireless connection or test your WEP encryption. There are wireless IDS (intrusion detection systems), wireless scanners that detect hidden networks and access points and more.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[VPN&#039;s: IPSec vs. SSL]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa111703.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[VPN's: IPSec vs. SSL is an article comparing and contrasting internet protocol security (IPSec) virtual private networks (VPN) with secure sockets layer (SSL) VPN's from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Change Default Password]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktip1/qt/wifidefaultpw.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To secure your wireless access point or router you need to change the default username and password used to access the administration screen and change the configuration settings]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free IDS/IPS Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/intrusiondetectionid1/a/aafreeids.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free intrusion detection (IDS) and prevention (IPS) software to help you identify and respond to malicious or suspicious network activity on your network and stop any hackers, viruses, trojans or other malware from spreading]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wireshark Packet Sniffer]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/wireshark.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile of Wireshark, a fork of Ethereal, maintained and developed by the creator and core development team from Ethereal. The profile provides a brief overview of the features and functions of the application.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Enable Wireless Encryption]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktip1/qt/qtwifiwepwpa.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It is great to be able to transmit data back and forth from your wireless device to your wireless router or access point, but what if someone else intercepts those airwaves as well? You can protect your wireless data by enabling encryption.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP SafeMode]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/windowsxp/qt/aaqt_safemode.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief quick tip article on starting Windows XP in SafeMode using the MSCONFIG utility rather than trying to press the F8 key at just the right time]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disable DHCP]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktip1/qt/qtwifistaticip.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Most home routers, wireless or wired, provide some form of DHCP which automatically assigns IP addresses to devices as they connect. To reduce the possibility of an unauthorized party accessing your network, you can disable DHCP and manually assign static IP addresses to your devices]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Erase Your Page File]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/windowsxp/qt/aa071004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quick tip illustrating how to configure Windows XP to automatically erase the page file when Windows shuts down to remove any sensitive information]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction Packet Sniffing]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa121403.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief article introducing the concepts of packet sniffing- how it works, what information can be gathered, what you can do to protect yourself and how you might use packet sniffing information to help protect or secure your network]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Change Default SSID]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/change_ssid.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The SSID is one of the pieces of information needed for a wireless device to attach to your wireless network. You should change the default SSID to something unique, but not something identifiable like your last name. This step-by-step guide will walk you through how to do that on a Linksys wireless router.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Steps Secure WinXP Home]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/windowsxp/a/aa042204.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Windows XP Home, like most Windows products for home users, is sorely lacking in security. It is better than past Windows operating systems for home users, but there are still some things you need to do. These are 5 quick steps you can take to make your Windows XP Home operating system more secure]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to IDS]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa030504.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief article introducing the concepts of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)- how they work, what sorts of things they monitor for, what the results mean to you and how you might use an IDS to monitor for and detect suspicious or malicious activity on your network and alert you so that you can respond]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Information Leakage Part 4]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/perimetersecurity/a/4_leakage.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A series of articles to help you understand the issues with 'Google Hacking' and losing private or sensitive information via the Web, and some steps you can take to protect your data]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Profile: Nmap]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprnmap.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nmap is a powerful open source utility. It is a port scanner, security audit tool and, as the name implies, network mapper. It is very versatile and is a tool that network and security administrators should be familiar with.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reset Passwords]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/ss/resetpassword_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you can't remember your Windows XP password and even the password hint isn't helping, you can use an account with Administrator rights to reset the password so you can once again access your account.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intro to Wireless Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/aa072004b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A short article to provide you with the basics you should know about securing a simple wireless network.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Email Encryption]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/emailsecurity/a/aa051004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief article describing why you should encrypt your email communications and some tips on how to do it]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CISSP Study Tips]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/cissp/a/aacisspstudytip.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This is part of an article I wrote for CertCities.com describing my top 10 tips to help people study for and pass the CISSP certification exam. Excerpted from CertCities.com with permission]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Security Gadgets]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/tp/vistagadgets.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the semi-frivilous new features of Vista is the Sidebar, which can hold a variety of &quot;Gadgets&quot;. There are gadgets to display the time, the local weather, your calendar, and a wide variety of third-party gadgets for monitoring all aspects of your computer system. These are the top picks for security-related Gadgets for the Sidebar.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Password Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa112103b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Article on password security. Passwords need to be long enough and complicated enough to protect you, but not so complicated you forget them. Also, due to password cracking algorithms and the format of the encrypted password hash, sometimes a shorter password can be better than a longer password]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disable AutoComplete Passwords]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/iestorepassword.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Internet Explorer AutoComplete feature can remember Web addresses you have typed and form information such as your address. It can also remember your username and password for various sites. This may seem convenient, but it is also a huge security concern. Anyone who sits down at your computer is able to access your personal sites and information. This Quick Tip will show you how to turn off the AutoComplete feature, or at least disable the storage of usernames and passwords]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Support Spam]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyouremail/qt/outlookspam.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Spam / phishing attack email titled 'Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook' (or sometimes 'Critical Update for Microsoft Outlook') allegedly from Microsoft Customer Support claiming to link to a Critical security update for Outlook and Outlook Express]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows Vista Backup]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/ss/vistabackup.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A visual, step-by-step tutorial to illustrate how to backup and restore data in Microsoft Windows Vista]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prevx Edge 3.0]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/prevxedge.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the Prevx Edge 3.0 antimalware and PC security software from Prevx.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Pop-Ups]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/popupsandspyware/a/stoppopups.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Tips and tools to help you block pop-up ads while browsing the Web. Using these techniques can help you to reduce or eliminate pop-up ads and other Web-surfing annoyances.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Encryption Software]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreecrypt.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links to free tools to help you encrypt your data to secure it from prying eyes]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Port Scanning]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa121303.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Introduction to Port Scanning is a basic overview of TCP/IP port scanning - how to do it and what the results will or won't tell you- from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[P2P Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/p2psecurity.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A tutorial article providing tips to use peer-to-peer (p2p) networking sites such as BitTorrent or eMule safely and securely.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Configure UAC in Vista Home]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/homeuac.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Configure or disable UAC (User Account Control) in Vista Home or Vista Home Premium. The home versions lack the Local Security Policy console for configuring these settings, so users of these operating systems have to dig deeper and edit the registry to make changes.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[IP Sniffer]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aapripsniffer.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile of IP Sniffer, a free protocol analyzer or packet sniffer by Erwan's Lab]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Filter MAC Addresses]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktip1/qt/qtwifimacfilter.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One way to protect your wireless network is to establish MAC address filtering. By only allowing the devices with the MAC addresses you identify to connect to your network you greatly reduce the ability for an attacker to gain unauthorized access.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is A Bot?]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/qt/pr_bot.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An overview of what a &quot;bot&quot; or &quot;zombie&quot; is from the perspective of computer or network security]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP SP2 Firewall]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/firewalls/a/aa081804b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Microsoft has improved the capabilities of the built-in firewall by leaps and bounds. Is the new firewall sufficient? Should you replace your 3rd-party personal firewall with the built-in Windows firewall?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Enable Security Auditing in...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/tutorials/ht/ht040503.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A how-to tutorial for enabling security auditing and logging in Windows XP Professional]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Vulnerability Scanners]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/freesecuritytools/a/aafreevulnscan.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free software and tools to perform vulnerability scans and proactively find the holes in your systems before an attacker or malware does.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unix / Linux File Permissions]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/aaqtunixfile.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of file and directory access rights in Unix and Linux operating systems and using the chmod command to alter or modify file and directory permissions.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ad-Aware Pro AE]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/adawareproae.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Ad-Aware Pro AE (Anniversary Edition). Lavasoft released new versions of Ad-Aware dubbed AE for Anniversary Edition in honor of 10 years of leading spyware and malware protection.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is A BHO?]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/f/faq_bho.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A frequently asked question (faq) explainin what a BHO (browser helper object) is and how they can be used to attack your computer system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SnoopAnalyzer Standard]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprsnoopanlzr.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of the freeware protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) SnoopAnalyzer Standard.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intro to Vulnerability Scans]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa030404.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief article introducing the concepts of vulnerability scanning- how it works, what sorts of things it checks for, what the results mean to you and how you might use a vulnerability scanner to detect weaknesses in your network and fix them before they are used against you]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows Live OneCare]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/msonecarelive.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Microsoft's comprehensive security and PC health suite, Windows Live OneCare]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disable Remote Access]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/ss/disable_remote.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quick step-by-step guide to show how to disable Remote Desktop and/or Remote Assistance. If the services are not being used, they are just another door for an attacker to access your system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top 100 Security Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/top1002006.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fyodor, creator of NMap, polled the readers of the NMap-Hackers mailing list for their favorite or most useful tools. With 3,243 readers responding, the Top 100 Security Tools list has been created.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Configure Internet Explorer...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/tutorials/ht/ht020203.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[How-to configure Internet Explorer Security will walk through a tutorial of basic steps required to configure security settings in the Internet Explorer web browser]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer and Network Securi...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/topbooks.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A list of top Computer and Network Security books from your Guide, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foundstone Vision]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/portscanners/p/aapr_vision.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile of Foundstone's free Vision utility, a host-based computer forensics tool for the Windows platform.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Right Of Privacy]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/aaprivacyrights.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is an assumed or implied Right Of Privacy in the United States. Many think it is rooted in the Constitution, but not without a good deal of interpretation. There are many statutes and regulations that guard personal information, but security and privacy generally come at the expense of freedom and convenience. It is up to you to make an educated choice about where you want the balance to be.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Profile: Nessus]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/toolsutilities/p/aapf100403.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[profile of freely available Nessus open source vulnerability scanner from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[HijackThis Logs]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/popupsandspyware/a/aahijackthis.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[HijackThis is a free and powerful tool you can use to analyze your computers Registry and files on the hard drive to identify components of spyware or browser hijackers. This How To, which is the official tutorial from the HijackThis web site (http://www.spywareinfo.com/%7Emerijn/htlogtutorial.html), will show you how to interpret the information generated in the HijackThis log file.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wireless Networking Protocols]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wirelesssecurity/qt/qt_wifiprotocol.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Quick Tip covering wireless networking protocols such as bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g and more]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[WinXP SP2 Firewall]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/qt/aaqtwinfirewall.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Windows XP SP2 firewall may not offer the best protection, but it offers better protection than no firewall at all and it is built-in to Windows XP systems. This tip will show you how to configure the Windows XP SP2 firewall.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure Password Storage]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/storepasswords.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This article examines the challenge of trying to remember the passwords and usernames to a wide variety of sites and applications and discusses the tools available to help users securely store and remember their passwords]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is A Rootkit?]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/f/faq_rootkit.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A frequently asked questions (FAQ) entry describing what a rootkit is and how they are used legitimately and maliciously to control computer systems.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Predators]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditoria2/a/socialpredators.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Social networks are a popular method of meeting and communicating with like-minded persons, but they also pose a risk as predators and perverts stalk users]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sub7 Trojan / Backdoor]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa032603a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief description of the capabilities of the Sub7 Trojan horse hacker utility software]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NetStumbler]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprnetstumbler.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile of NetStumbler, a beggarware software utility to locate and identify wireless access points]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Security Software]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreetools.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free tools to help you secure and protect your network from the following categories: firewalls, antivirus, virus removal, miscellaneous security, email spam blocking, spyware removal, pop-up and messenger spam blocking, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection (IDS), packet sniffer, port scanner, encryption, enumeration, network monitoring and wireless network security.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foundstone FPort]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aapr_fport.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief profile of the FPort port scanning utility available for free from Foundstone, a division of McAfee]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Protected Mode]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/a/ieprotected.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of the new Protected Mode of Internet Explorer in Vista ad how it helps to protect your computer]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disable SSID Broadcast]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktip1/qt/qtwifinossid.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Wireless network equipment generally has a beacon which broadcasts information, part of which usually includes the SSID, about the wireless network every few milliseconds. Disable the SSID broadcast so that random wireless devices won't have it announced to them.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Network Probe]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprnetprobe.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile and overview of the free Network Probe network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure Your Wireless Network]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwifinetwork/a/securewifi_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Secure Your Wireless Network: Understanding the threats and how to protect your network against them]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Use NTFS]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/qt/aa071804.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While Windows XP is capable of using FAT, FAT32 or NTFS as the file system on hard drives, only NTFS natively supports encryption, compression and superior security such as the ability to protect individual files and folders. If you aren't already using NTFS you should be and this tip will show you how.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intro to Firewalls]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/aa072004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An article on the basics of firewalls- what is it? how does it work? Talks about firewalls as the first line of perimeter network security to restrict access to your network.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Encrypt MS Office Files]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/f/faq_encryptms.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Short of encrypting or securing every single file on the system, you can also use the built-in encryption capabilities of Microsoft Office to protect specific files.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using EFS]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/efs.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Windows EFS (Encrypted File System) can help you add extra security and protection for your files to make sure that unauthorized users are unable to view or use them.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer Security 101]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/c/ec/1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[computer security 101 lessons introduce basic computer and network security concepts, technology and terminology]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Password Policy]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/winpasswords.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A step-by-step tutorial for configuring Password Policy in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Account Policy settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Closing Pop-Up Windows]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/popupsandspyware/qt/aaclosepopup.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Pop-Up windows often appear to look like normal message windows. Users may feel that simply clicking &quot;No&quot; or &quot;Close&quot; or clicking on the &quot;X&quot; in the upper corner of the box are sufficient to make it go away. But, doing so may unwittingly download the very malware you are trying to avoid.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Personal Firewalls]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/personalfirewalls/a/aafreefirewall.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free personal firewall software to help protect your computer and shield it from unwanted or unauthorized traffic. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Laptop Airplane Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/laptopairsafety.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Many travelers these days carry a laptop whether for business or personal reasons. These tips will help you secure and protect it so that both it, and the data it contains, arrive at the destination safely.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[mSecure App]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/iphoneipodtouchapps/fr/msecure.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief profile of the mSecure app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Profile: Sub7]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/p/aapr092004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While there are slicker and more expensive backdoor or Trojan programs that can be used to monitor and control remote systems, Sub7, a.k.a. Backdoor-G, remains one of the most powerful and widely used. This profile offers a look at some of the functionality built into this tool.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure iPhone Apps]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/iphoneipodtouchapps/a/SecureiPhone.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief article discussing the need for protecting sensitive and confidential data on the iPhone or iPod Touch and links to some Apps available to do just that]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plastic Sniffer]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprplastic.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A profile of the small, fast protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) Plastic Sniffer.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sniphere]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aaprsniphere.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A short profile of the Sniphere protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Spam-Blocking]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/emailspamblocking/a/aafreespam.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[According to MessageLabs spam accounts for more than 60% of all email traffic. These free tools and utilities can help you to reduce and eliminate unsolicited spam email from your computer system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Help! I Think I&#039;ve Been Hacked]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/disasterrecovery/a/aa061603.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An article on incident response when you think you've been hacked. how do you collect clues and evidence of your perpetrator- when they attacked? what they did? How do you restore your system and how do you protect yourself from future occurrences??]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norton Internet Security 2009]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/nis2009.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Norton Internet Security 2009 from Symantec- providing antivirus, antispyware, personal firewall, antiphishing, identity protection, browser security, and more.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AnalogX Packetmon]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aapranalogx.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief profile of the freeware AnalogX Packetmon protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Comp Security 101 (tm)]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/compsecurity101/a/aa112903.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A series of articles on computer security for home users. Computer Security 101 (tm) is a 10-part series of lessons about basic computer, network and Internet security. Lesson 1 introduces hosts, IP addresses, DNS, ISP and backbone.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Internet / Network Security...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa050203a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Forums section of the Internet / Network Security site had been neglected and fallen into disarray while there was no Guide for the site. I have reorganized the folders to provide specific categories and help to make the Forums into a valuable resource for our visitors to use to get and share information.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Parental Controls]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/ss/VistaParents.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A visual step-by-step guide to configuring and using the Parental Controls features of Windows Vista]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows 2003 Settings - 1]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/a/aawin2003secA_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In this two-part article, we&#146;ll look at how the out-of-the-box server differs in its defaults from previous versions and how the new defaults make the OS more secure (while at the same time causing frustration for some admins and users who find themselves unable to gain access that was available without any reconfiguration in earlier operating systems). In Part 1, we&#146;ll focus on how the default permissions have changed, changes to the membership of the Everyone group, and ownership of objects.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using System Restore]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/qt/sysrestore.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If antivirus, firewalls, anti-spyware and other protective measures don't work, you can simply go back in time to a point before your computer had problems by using System Restore.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista UAC Policy Settings]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/tp/uacpolicy.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Explanations of the User Account Control Policy Settings available in Windows Vista Local Security Policy]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Internet / Network Security - QuickTips]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/qt.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An index of QuickTips for the Internet / Network Security guide site.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ComSec 101 - Quiz 1]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quizzesandpolls/a/aacomsec101_a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A short quiz to test how much you learned from the first lesson of the Free Computer Security 101 course.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Steps To Block Spyware]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa050204.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quick, down and dirty hit list of the 5 easy steps you can take to protect your computer system or network from being infiltrated by spyware and adware]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prevent Identity Theft]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/aaidenttheft.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It seems like almost weekly a major security breach is announced involving the compromise of hundreds of thousands or even millions of customer's personal information. Some look to network security as the solution. Some look to legislation and penalties as the solution. The reality is that most identity theft is actually very low-tech and it is up to you to guard your own identity. These ten tips will help you protect yourself from identity theft.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zonet Wi-Fi Camera]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/zonet7630w.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the Zonet ZVC7630W wireless IP camera with 2-way audio communications and night vision. Monitor inside or outside of your home and communicate with visitors using the audio capabilities of the camera.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Basics of Wireless Networking]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wirelesssecurity/qt/qt_wifibasics.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of the basics of wireless networking- the technology, terminology, protocols and equipment. This is provided as a beginning point before moving on to the concepts of securing wireless networks in the Free Wireless Network Security Class]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Port Knocking]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa032004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Port knocking is all the rage these days. As with almost anything in computers- what can be used to provide a convenience or feature can also be turned against you. Both good guys and bad guys are discovering new ways to use port knocking.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows 2003 Settings - 2]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/a/aawin2003secb.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has made a number of changes to the default settings in Windows 2003 to make it more secure &#147;out of the box.&#148; In Part 2, we&#146;ll examine the changes that have been made to the default settings for common services and changes in the authentication process, and we&#146;ll discuss some areas in which some believe that Server 2003&#146;s defaults are still too open.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ZA Force Field]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/ZAForceField.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zone Alarm, a division of Checkpoint, has released a new tool designed to protect users from malicious web sites. Zone Alarm Force Field provides a toolbar and some simple tools to help users surf the Web safely.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nessus Scans]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/nessus_scan.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A visual step-by-step tutorial on performing a vulnerability scan using Nessus 3]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Security Certification Prep...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/getcertified/tp/aatp090603a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[top books for preparing for security certification exams like Security+, CISSP, TICSA, SSCP, GSEC, SANS GIAC and others]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pop-Up Ad Blockers]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/aatp042603.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A list of top picks for applications and utilities designed to block or control pop-up, pop-under and other advertisements on web sites from your About.com Guide, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wireless Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wireless/a/aa112203_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[article regarding wireless network security for the home including ssid, essid, wep, wpa, firewalls, passwords, firmware updates and more from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secret Passage]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/perimetersecurity/a/aa060304.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Remote network access opens a backdoor or secret passage to the corporate network that is difficult, if not impossible to secure and protect.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is UAC?]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/UAC.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[UAC is the most controversial and maligned feature of the Windows Vista operating system. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Learn what UAC is and what it isn't so you can understand why it works the way it works.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spector Pro 6.0]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/spectorpro6.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[review of Spectorsoft Spector Pro 6.0 monitoring software. Spector Pro 6.0 captures keystrokes, screenshots, instant messages, email, and more, stealthily, to allow a parent or employer to monitor a computer system and control how and when it is used.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Depth Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/indepth.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In Depth Security. Using a layered approach to network security provides better protection. An attack that compromises or bypasses one security layer will be detected and blocked by another.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hacking Exposed 6 Review]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/8/gr/hackingexposed6.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Hacking Exposed 6, the 6th edition of the #1 best-selling computer security book of all time. Written by George Kurtz, Stuart McClure, and Joel Scambray, Hacking Exposed 6 is also the 10th Anniversary of the original title.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Da Vinci Code]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/cyberfiction/fr/aabrdavinci.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the best-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. It has only loose connections to cyber security or cyber fiction through some code-breaking and cryptography, but it is an excellent book.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hacker Technique and Defens...]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/aatp090603d.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[top picks for books about hacker and cracker tools, techniques, tricks and tips and how to protect and secure your computers or network to defend it from being vulnerable to attack]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Security Basics At Home]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa100803.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[a short article describing basic computer and network security steps for home users and small office home office (SOHO) users]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wireless Networking Equipment]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wirelesssecurity/qt/qt_wifihardware.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Quick tip or brief overview of the equipment or hardware required to establish a wireless network]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hacker Defense Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/aahackdefense.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This is a listing of software to help you secure and protect your computer from various sorts of malware or malicious hacking attempts.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pandemic Business Continuity]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/disasterrecovery/a/pandemic.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[New cases, or at least potential cases, of swine flu continue to pop up around the world and the swine flu death toll continues to rise in Mexico. What should businesses do to minimize any impact to productivity and to be prepared in the case of an actual pandemic]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Myths of MP3&#039;s]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitylegislation/a/mp3myths.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are many misperceptions and much confusion about where the legal and ethical line is for buying, downloading, sharing or copying music. This article addresses some common myths.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Step-By-Step McAfee AV]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/aastepmcafeeav_4.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Configure McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005 (v 7.0) to automatically run a full virus scan of your PC on a scheduled basis.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Disable ActiveX]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/webbrowsersecurity/ss/disableactivex.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A step-by-step guide, with screenshots for visual aid, for disabling active scripting in the Internet Explorer web browser. Turning off ActiveX can protect your computer from malicious JavaScript, VBScript and other Active Scripting malware.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Proxy Server]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/g/def_proxy.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A definition of the term proxy server]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Analyzer]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securitytoolprofiles/p/aapranalyzer.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Profile of Analyzer, a free public domain protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for Windows platforms.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[iVault App]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/iphoneipodtouchapps/fr/iVault.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief profile of the iVault app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Password Complexity]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/complexpw.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Account Policy - Password Policy settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CISSP All-In-One]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/3/fr/cisspallinone.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Book review of CISSP All-In-One Exam Guide (3rd Edition) by Shon Harris from McGraw-Hill / Osborne publishing]]></description>
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            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/windowsxp/a/aa100903.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[quick overview of basic steps to take to secure your microsoft windows computer system including using strong passwords and a firewall]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secunia 10-16-06]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secuniaadvisories/a/alert101606_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A summary of Secunia advisories rated as Highly Critical (or higher) from October 16, 2006 with links to the full Secunia Advisories for more details.]]></description>
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            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/webbrowsersecurity/p/chromesecurity.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of Google Chrome security features and issues. Google jumped into the browser market with the Beta release of Chrome. Learn about the security ]]></description>
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            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/virusesworms/a/aa052103.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An article on the newly formed Virus Information Alliance created by Microsoft with Network Asociates AVERT and Trend Micro TrendLabs to share and collaborate on virus research to be communicated on the Microsoft Virus Information Protection Strategies web site. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP Hacks]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr120503.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Book review of Windows XP Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips &amp; Tools by Preston Gralla from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Password Policy Settings]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/tp/passwordpolicy.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Explanations of the Password Policy Settings available in Windows Vista Local Security Policy]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[WiFi Security 101]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/c/ec/13.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[free class on wireless network security including 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11x, wep, wpa and other things you need to know to secure your wireless lan from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Digital Fortress]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readbookreviews/fr/aabr081504.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the cyber-thriller novel Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. An excellent novel highlighting encryption and high-technology espionage as well as some government / privacy issues.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer Security 101 (tm)]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/tutorialsandclasses/a/aacomsec1012.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Lesson 2 of the 10-part Computer Security 101 (tm) series covers a range of topics including the concept of protocols, TCP/IP, DHCP and NAT  protocols, TCP/IP, DHCP and NAT]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intrusion Detection With Snort]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr091603.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[book review intrusion detection with snort: advanced ids techniques using snort, apache, mysql, php and acid by rafeeq ur rehman from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Internet Explorer 7]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/p/aaprie7v1.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quick profile of Internet Explorer 7 and the new security features and functionality introduced in the Beta version]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[GFI LANguard NSS]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/aafrgfinss.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of GFI LANguard N.S.S. (Network Security Scanner) version 6.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[&#039;Statement Request&#039; Spam]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyouremail/qt/spamstatement.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Spam / phishing attack email titled 'Statement Request' with link that runs rep_7330.exe, an executable program]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SplashID App]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/iphoneipodtouchapps/fr/SplashID.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief profile of the SplashID app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Personal Firewall Top Picks]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/firewalls/tp/aatpfirewalls.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A listing of my top choices for personal firewall software you can employ on your system to restrict unauthorized traffic and protect it from malicious network activity.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[eBlaster 6.0]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/eBlaster6.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of SpectorSoft's eBlaster 6.0 remote computer monitoring software. eBlaster allows parents or employers to monitor computer activity via email by generating periodic reports.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hacking For Dummies]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readbookreviews/fr/aabr091204.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A book review of the book Hacking For Dummies by Kevin Beaver, CISSP with a foreword by Stuart McClure, President and CTO of Foundstone and primary author of the best-selling Hacking Exposed. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP Security &quot;Flaw&quot;]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/windowsxp/a/aa112103c.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[article about windows xp security &quot;flaw&quot; allowing a user to bypass password security requirements by using the windows 2000 installation disc to boot a windows xp computer system]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer Security 101- Quiz 1]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/library/blquiz1-1q.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quiz based on Lesson 1 of Computer Security 101 on the About.com Internet / Network Security site]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windows XP SP2]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/a/aa052304.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A preview of the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), particularly to review the security updates and Security Center features.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[iPhone Security Benchmark]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/iphoneipodtouchapps/a/iphonecis.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief overview of the Center for Internet Security (CIS) security benchmarks for the Apple iPhone (OS 2.2.1)]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AV - What To Look For]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/antivirusandmalware/a/lookforav.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A description of the various features and functions commonly found in antivirus software so that you can understand their use and know what to look for when making an antivirus software purchase]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Firefox 3 Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/webbrowsersecurity/ss/Firefox3.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This article provides a step-by-step look at the security features of the Firefix 3 web browser, with screen shots.]]></description>
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            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/23/gr/VistaSecurity.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Windows Vista Security: Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks by Roger Grimes and Jesper Johansson from Wiley &amp; Sons Publishing]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MySpace.com Safety]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/p/myspace.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Viral networking sites that allow people to share personal information and link to other people with similar interests or backgrounds, such as MySpace.com, may be a privacy and safety concern, especially for parents of young teens.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Virus Hoax]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa033104_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A joke hoax email message that pokes fun at the spam chain letter hoaxes that go around and how gullible users are when they open attachments and follow the directions of such messages]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[HIPS Checklist]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/firewallbooks/a/aa050804.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A short list of features to look for when choosing a host-based intrusion prevention system application]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Security Suite]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/freesecuritytools/a/freesecsuite.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are a variety of threats attempting to compromise your computer and it takes a variety of tools to protect against them. Many vendors sell security suites, but many people don't have the $50 to $100 to invest. This article will show you how you can put together a security suite even with no money at all by combining tools and applications that are available for free.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secunia 9-4-06]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secuniaadvisories/a/alert90406.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A summary of Secunia advisories rated as Highly Critical (or higher) from September 4, 2006 with links to the full Secunia Advisories for more details.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Pop-Up Blocking]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/popupadblocking/a/aafreepopup.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Free software and utilities to block pop-up advertising including blocking the Windows Messenger Service spam that pops up even when you are not browsing the Web.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Packet Sniffing]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/g/def_pacsniff.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A definition of the term packet sniffing]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Security Programs]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/a/vista_security.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista, is the most secure version of the flagship operating system yet, it still requires protection from malware and other threats by antivirus and other computer security software. This is a quick look at some of the first security products available for Vista]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Degunking Windows]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readbookreviews/gr/aapr071304.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the book Degunking Windows by Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann from Paraglyph Press.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Enumeration Software]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aafreeenumtool.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Links to hacker enumeration tools. These tools will help list out valuable information about users, hosts, services, ports and more.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hack Proofing Your Wireless]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr082603a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[book review of Hack Proofing Your Wireless Network by Christian Barnes, Tony Bautts, Donald Lloyd, Eric Oullet, Jeffrey Posluns, David Zendzian and Neal O'Farrell from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cover Your Tracks]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/advancedsecurity/qt/cover_tracks.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you want to secretly monitor or check up on what an employee or child, or even a spouse, is doing on their computer, you need to take some precautionary steps to make sure your actions are not discovered.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NeWT Vulnerability Scanner]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/aaprnewt.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nessus is acclaimed as one of the best vulnerability scanners available. It is an open source project, but its sole sponsor has been Tenable Network Security. Nessus is great, but for Windows users it still requires a *nix machine to run the backend scan engine...until now. NeWT, from Tenable, is a port of Nessus to the Windows platform so that Windows users or administrators can scan their systems without the *nix server.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Misc Security Tools]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/miscellaneoustools/a/aafreemisc_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A listing of freeware that you can use for a variety of miscellaneous network security tasks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building Secure Wireless]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readbookreviews/gr/aabr112304.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the book Building Secure Wireless Networks With 802.11 by Jahanzeb Khan and Anis Khwaja from Wiley Publishing. A great resource for implementing a secure wireless network.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ZoneAlarm Z100G]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/gr/z100g.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of Checkpoint's ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router Z100G. The Z100G straddles the home use / business use fence and aims to provide a more secure wireless networking solution for home users and SOHO or telecommuting users. Does the reality deliver on the vision? Check out the review to learn more about my experience and opinion. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAC Admin Approval Mode]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/uacadminapprove.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator Account setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Security Options - User Account Control settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minimum Password Age]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/pwminage.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Minimum Password Age setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Account Policy - Password Policy settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Metasploit Framework]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/hackertools/a/aa041004.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On April 7 the Metasploit Project released version 2 of the Metasploit Framework. Ostensibly designed for penetration testing to help administrators secure their systems and networks, the Metasploit Framework provides working active exploits for a variety of vulnerabilities. In the wrong hands it is a fairly powerful weapon rather than a useful security tool.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BitLocker Drive Prep Tool]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/bitlockerprep.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[BitLocker is a great tool for encrypting and protecting data, particularly on notebook computers. However, BitLocker requires a specific hard drive configuration that most people won't have by default. The BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool automates the repartitioning process to get the computer ready for BitLocker encryption.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Do I Patch My PC?]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/f/faq_autoupdate.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the mantras of computer security is to keep your computer patched and updated against known vulnerabilities. Sounds simple enough. But, how do you make sure that your computer is patched and updated?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[IDS]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/g/def_ids.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A definition of the network security term ids]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Phishing Protection]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/security101/a/phishprotect.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Phishing scams have spiked recently and have become more of a concern. This article talks about what phishing scams are and illustrates five steps users and companies can take to keep from being victimized by phishing scams. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[April Fool&#039;s Day]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditoria2/a/aprilfool.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[April Fool's Day is a day of jokes, pranks, and general frivolity each year. If you don't lock your PC while you're away, you could find yourself the victim of one of these classic PC pranks.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) Quiz]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quizzesandpolls/l/aaintroquiz2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A short quiz to test the knowledge gained from reading the material in Introduction to Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) from the Free Introduction to Security Tools Course]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do Not Use Real Words]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/qt/realwords.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the main tips when creating passwords is to not use any real words, or close approximations of real words, because they are more easily guessed or cracked by password cracking tools.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Desktop Search Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourcomputer/a/aa102904.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Google recently released a desktop search utility similar to the X1 desktop search tool I reviewed a few months ago. Microsoft and Yahoo are promising similar tools coming soon. These tools are very handy and make searching for information much more efficient, but they also pose some minor security concerns that users should be aware of.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zero Day Exploits]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/aazeroday.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An article about zero day exploit vulnerabilities and how to protect yourself and your computer by your Guide, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MS Baseline Security Analyzer]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/productreviews/gr/aa100603b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[product review of microsoft baseline security analyzer- a free windows platform vulnerability and patch verification scanner based on hfnetchk]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Virus Writing 101]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa060303.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The University of Calgary is offering a hotly debated course on malware and viruses. Part of the class will actually teach the students how to create their own viruses. Many in the security community fear this will just create the next generation of malicious code developers and is not necessary to teach defense and security.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Enforce Password History]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/passwordhistory.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Enforce Password History setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Account Policy - Password Policy settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mac OS X Maximum Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr103103.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Book Review of Mac OS X Maximum Security: A Hacker's Guide to Protecting Your Mac OS X Workstation and Server by John Ray and William Ray from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secunia 4-23-04]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/securityalerts/a/aaalert0423.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A summary of Secunia advisories from April 23, 2004 with links to the full Secunia Advisories for more details]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mixing Email]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditoria2/a/palinemail.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Should you mix business and personal email? Are there any reasons for or against it? Are there any rules that govern it? Is it a good idea?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[LearnSmart CISSP]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/readproductreviews/fr/learnsmartcissp.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A review of the 11-disc set of PrepLogic LearnSmart training for the CISSP (certified information systems security professional) exam. The discs contain over 33 hours of video instruction to help you learn and prepare to pass the CISSP exam.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stored Password Encryption]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/pwencryption.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Store Passwords Using Reversible Encryption setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Account Policy - Password Policy settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using Security Logging]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/forensics/a/aa040503a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An article on setting up auditing to log events on your computer or network. Having logs helps to detect and prevent intrusions as well as providing valuable forensic evidence after an intrusion occurs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Secure Wireless Network]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr082803.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[book review of How Secure Is Your Wireless Network? (Safeguarding Your Wi-Fi LAN) by Lee Barken from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAC UIAccess Secure Desktop]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/qt/uacuiaccess.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief explanation of the Allow UIAccess Applications to Prompt for Elevation Without Using the Secure Desktop setting in Windows Vista Local Security Policy - Security Options - User Account Control settings. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hacker&#039;s Challenge 2]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/aapr072403b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Book review of Hacker's Challenge 2: Test Your Network Security and Forensic Skills by Mike Schiffman, Adam O'Donnell, Bill Pennington and David Pollino from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anonymizer 2004]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minimum Password Length]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With millions of unpatched computers to victimize, the Win32/Conficker.B (also known as Downadup or W32.Downadup) worm continues to exploit the vulnerability in Microsoft RPC identified in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 released out-of-cycle as an emergency update in October of 2008.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A series of articles to help you understand the issues with 'Google Hacking' and losing private or sensitive information via the Web, and some steps you can take to protect your data]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[What is ASLR? This brief article will answer that question and explain the advantages of Address Space Layout Randomization]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A final exam based on all 10 lessons  of Computer Security 101 on the About.com Internet / Network Security site]]></description>
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