Maintaining Your Vigilance

Protecting Your Computer with a Firewall

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Windows computers can be attacked in many ways — and not just with viruses, worms, or Trojan horses. Another popular way to attack a Windows computer is to attempt to communicate to it over any of the network “ports” found on Windows computers. These ports are kind of like TV channels or radio frequencies: Computers … Read more

Scrutinizing Security Patches

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Before you go grab and install a security patch, you may want to get to know a few basic facts about it — where to get it, what it does, whether it’ll cost you, that sort of thing. Most software makers have this process figured out, more or less, even if they don’t collectively take … Read more