... and which program should not be. Thus, windows firewall should always be kept on as it helps prevent a user from viruses, worms, etc. Although it does not protect a user from Email viruses and phishing scams [4]. 2.2.11 Windows Event Log Viewer It is also an important thing that we usually ignore. In Windows, an event can be defined as any important occurrence ... security is important as data present in a computer can be misused by unauthorized access. A hacker can change the program source codes or data and can also use a user's pictures or email accounts to create offensive content l...

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... also cause a great deal of destruction, in some instances altering information, wiping or corrupting hard drives which contain important information. Since email has become a major way of communicating, hackers are creating and programming viruses to cause havoc, attaching themselves to email and replicating themselves into address books, viruses are easily being spread over the internet. Therefore it is vital that any e-commerce ... ...

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... (including by viruses), and that confidential information stays confidential b. Sensitive information kept on Datacore computers must be protected by setting file access permissions. c. Users should not send sensitive information by email. If there is a situation where this can not be followed, PGP must be used. d. Virus-scanning software must be used on all systems attached to the Datacore network. 3. Reporting a. Any ... -ins to user computer, account, or files, must be reported to the security manager. 4. Accounts and passwords a. Unencrypted passwords must not be stored in disk files...

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... by malicious applets. Information could be sent from one machine to another without the user whose information it is ever finding out. The creator could target information such as financial, email and personal documents. For others to find out this information out could particularly damaging if a competitor is sent data about another company. A common way for these attacks to occur is ... ...

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... this week's discussion and applying it to my life I have discovered many IT security lapses that I have never considered before. For example, most of my passwords for things like my email, school, online banking, and other various accounts are all the same. I set it up like that just so that I would never forget any of my passwords, and have to go ... ...

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... ? What should she do? The Internet is fairly new and the original inventors of it did not envision that it will become an important platform that provides services such as email, e-commerce, and etc. Network security has not been addressed sufficiently from the onset. A lot of people today are not fully aware of all the risk there are exposed to when ... ...

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... hacking or snooping by the government on networks like the Internet was carnivore. Carnivore is a system that is portable and can attach to a working Internet Service Provider's network to intercept email. The only problem that has been raised is that unlike wiretapping Carnivore is not exclusive it has the potential to read all emails not just of the suspect in question ... ...

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