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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>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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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[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[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[Change Default SSID]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/change_ssid_3.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[change the default SSID to some other unique SSID that is not identifiable to you. Do not use your name or anything obvious like that.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vista Password Policy]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/stepbystep/ss/winpasswords_3.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[Google Chrome Security]]></title>
            <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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            <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[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[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[Disable Remote Access]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/od/securingwindowsxp/ss/disable_remote_5.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[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[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[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[VPN&#039;s: IPSec vs. SSL]]></title>
            <link>http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/generalsecurity/a/aa111703_2.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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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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