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• In the trenches of techno-rebellion

  Activist programmers are developing protection against intrusive ads, tracking software, and other mechanisms that piggyback on free software and quietly co-opt consumers' computers.

• Firewalls--as safe as you think?

  Consumers protecting their PCs with personal firewalls should not feel too comfortable in their defence methods, according to a security researcher.

• A rogue's gallery of DoS attacks

  In 2001, even the creme de la creme of network security is vulnerable to denial of service attacks. ZDNet takes you through the latest lineup of DoS suspects. Are you protected against them?

• Lock up your WLAN

  Hackers are having a field day with unsecured wireless networks. Here's how to keep them from snooping around your company's wireless communications.

• Firewalls: Keeping the outside out

  Firewalls protect your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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• In the trenches of techno-rebellion

  Activist programmers are developing protection against intrusive ads, tracking software, and other mechanisms that piggyback on free software and quietly co-opt consumers' computers.

• Database security in your Web-enabled apps

  Web-based applications have numerous entry points that can put your data at risk. See how to restrict access to those points and block potential attacks.

• Firewalls: Keeping the outside out

  Firewalls protect your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? ZDNet Australia investigates.

• Twenty tips to keep PCs out of the junk pile

  Without a conscientious effort to properly maintain older computers, your company could be faced with the unenviable task of investing in new technology.

• Keeping PCs out of the junk pile

  Smaller IT budgets have caused support pros to require computers to work longer than originally intended. Here are some tips to help you develop a strategy for keeping older PCs in tip-top shape.

Reviews (10)

• Don’t fire until you see the whites of their IP

  Firewall software isn’t optional for anyone anymore. Sure, Windows XP has an inbuilt firewall, but for real security you need a meatier option.How well does Zone Alarm Pro 3.0 protect you?

• ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5

  ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is the best software firewall available to PC users today.

• Know thy enemy--you might be surprised who's hacking you

  This week I'd like to call your attention to a report that provides an insider's view of what happens when teenage hackers use hundreds of open-port PCs like yours and mine to shut down Web sites in what is commonly known as a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

• Keep hot-spot hackers at bay

  Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.

• Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

  We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

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