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   <title>About.com Internet / Network Security: What's Hot Now</title>
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      <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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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[Windows Vista Backup]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwindowspc/ss/vistabackup_6.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[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[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[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[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[Comp Security 101 (tm)]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/compsecurity101/a/aa112903_2.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[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[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[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[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[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[Configure UAC in Vista Home]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/homeuac_2.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[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[Reset Passwords]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/ss/resetpassword_6.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[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[Windows Password Policies]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/winpasswords_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Explanation of configuring the Local Security Password Policy in Windows to Enforce password history]]></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[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[Intro to Wireless Security]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/aa072004b_2.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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