Category Archives: Security

Encrypt Page File

Here’s a tip for those who like to keep their Windows Vista computer super-secure. You can encrypt your pagefile so that data can’t be easily extracted from it.

Securing Wireless Networks

Wireless networking has experienced a huge increase in popularity over the last couple of years. The necessary hardware is widely available to consumers, it is very affordable, and relatively easy to install and configure. Gateway devices, common called “routers” or “firewalls” by consumers, that allow users to share a broadband connection with and protect multiple computers on a… Read More »

How To Avoid Online Scams

According to an FBI report from 2003 to 2004 online scams doubled with nearly ten million new victims.  This crime cost those victims nearly $5 billion of money they could not afford to lose.

The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

There is this one law school student whose thesis is about money laundering so oftentimes she would google the term to come up with a ready list of online references. This proved to be useful to her and the entire process of writing her paper. After several months of doing so, she was confronted with problems like being… Read More »

What is a Keylogger?

A keylogger is a hardware device or a software program that records the real time activity of a computer user including the keyboard keys they press.

How To Wipe Disk Drives, And Why

Data security has become a bigger concern as the information age goes into full swing. Computers are becoming more and more commonplace as versatile tools for a wide variety of tasks and uses. This has made digital storage increasingly the data storage format of choice, since digital information is easily accessed and processed by computers.