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2024-10-25 eBay Account Hijacked
The true story of a friend trying to answer questions for an item he was selling on eBay and became a victim of Cross Site Scripting. In this article we take a deeper look at this vulnerability and what you can do to prevent getting your cookies stolen. If you sell anything on eBay, you'll want to read this article.
2024-11-20 Does a home user need a router for added security?
I have read all of your reviews on
the virus software companies. My question is; does a home user need a
router for added security? I have been told by many who use computers
that it's a good idea. The only one who said that I should "take it
back to the store", was a tech support worker at my ISP. Well what is
your opinion?
Thank You, Mr. Ford
To Have or Not to Have... that is the question.
To
answer the question, should you install a router, we need to address
what functions the router adds, and which of these functions are
security related. Then, look if these services and functions are being
supplies elsewhere.
2024-11-13 Internet Child Safety
I feel on my heart to educate readers about an extremely important subject if you have children. Protecting your children against the obscene and graphic pornography that is so easily accessible on the Internet. On average, pornography is only four clicks away from any given website. The majority of children are surfing the Internet with little or no protection preventing them from harmful material.
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Alcatraz Security is dedicated to the practical testing of computer security software with the purpose of exposing which ones are false facades of worthlessness, and which products actually deliver on their promise. Comparing the products in a format that readers can use to make an educated decision on how to protect their computers against the endless onslaught of online contamination and crackers. The pursuit of confidently knowing your computer is secure begins with using tools to mediate the risk your information will be stolen, destroyed, or worse that your computer will be used as petri dish catalyst to further virus and spyware infections to your contacts. It is our greatest hope that by reading our reviews you feel enabled and confident making a purchasing decision towards securing your computer.
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Recent Reviews
Like a steel brush on a skin rash, we painfully expose which top antivirus products clean the wound and stop infections as we pour ten contaminated viruses over our exposed computers. When we injected the Bacterio61 virus into the leading antivirus products of 2007, not all of them made it.
eEye Blink Personal Security Firewall
The best thing in life are free has echoed into the computer security realm with the introduction of eEye Blink Personal which is intrusion prevention, application and network firewall, identity theft protection, and vulnerability assessment in a single, unified client security solution. Very very impressive. Did I mention it's free for personal use?
Featured Review
Solid, Secure, Reliable...
Reviewing Security Shield 2007
10/16/2006
This year PC Security Shield released a new version of their popular Shield antivirus, and this time it's got a super charged engine while be powered by F-Secure (the world leader in antivirus technology). We tested every facet of Security Shield 2007 from stopping 10 of the most destructive viruses, to attempting to install root kits that contain adware and spyware, to running leak tests and port scans on the firewall. The results... outstanding. Read our detailed review of Security Shield 2007 and you'll understand why it's our favorite PC security software package for 2007.
2007 Firewall Review
What are you going to do when he comes a knockin? The big bad wolf is back, and hundred of attacks are proof enough he's developed some technical skills. Will you get blown away, or is your firewall secure as bricks? Our 2007 Firewall test aims to examine the ability of the leading software firewalls.
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Testing today's antivirus, antispyware, and firewall software can be difficult task.
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