How do I… Block IP addresses with Peer Guardian 2?

How Do I, Security, Windows Vista Comments Off

Network security doesn’t end with the installation of a firewall or any automated security package. There are times when you’ll need to block certain ranges of IP addresses. Jack Wallen explains how to use Peer Guardian 2 for this task.

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Create Microsoft CardSpace personal digital identification card?

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Digital identification and, more importantly, the ability to exchange certified digital information, is the mantra of many network security strategies. Microsoft’s solution to digital identification is CardSpace. Mark Kaelin shows you how to create one.

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It’s Windows Patch Tuesday: October 2008

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Justin James presents a rundown on the October batch of Microsoft Windows patches. He wades through the available resources and brings you the information you need to make the right decision on applying them in your organization.

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How do I… Encrypt files with GPG4Win?

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File encryption has been a key component to safe business practices for a long time. Jack Wallen explains how you can deploy the open source application, GPG4Win, to encrypt your data.

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It’s Windows Patch Tuesday: September 2008

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Justin James presents a rundown on the latest batch of Windows patches. He wades through the available resources and brings you the information you need to make the right decision on applying them in your organization.

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The browser wars just keep going and going and…

General, Internet Explorer 8, News, Security Comments Off

Even though Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is the most popular browser in the industry, no doubt due to the fact that users don’t have to do anything but start the operating system to use it, Mozilla is coming on strong. This type of competition is fantastic when it comes to innovation because it means that […]

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How do I… Scan a hard drive for sensitive data with Spider?

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Large capacity hard drives can be difficult to scan without the right tool and one of the better tools for scanning hard drives is Spider from Cornell University. Jack Wallen shows you how to use Spider 3.

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Create custom event triggers in Vista Task Scheduler

Data Recovery, Security, Windows Vista Comments Off

Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of the new custom settings in Task Scheduler and create a more feature-rich event trigger.

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Take advantage of Vista’s Event Viewer and Task Scheduler integration

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In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of the Event Viewer and Task Scheduler integration feature.

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How do I… Install and use PktFilter to secure Windows?

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TechRepublic Linux and Open Source blogger Jack Wallen explains how to install and configure PktFilter on a Windows PC.

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