Keeping safe online can be explained in two easy steps: Keep the bad stuff out and the good stuff in. Firewalls can do both, which makes them a vital piece of software in today’s age of hack attacks, adware, and spyware of every kind. A firewall is like a moat around your computer. It...
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Aimed as a supplement to its own SONAR technology and using technology from Sana Security, Symantec released the standalone Norton AntiBot beta in early June. AntiBot runs in the background (Symantec says it doesn’t conflict with other malware-fighting apps) but doesn’t use the traditional signature approach to sniff out viruses. Rather, it keeps an...
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A company called Vervata has released new Pro and Light versions of its FlexiSPY software for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia Series 60 phones. Running invisibly in the background and accessible only via “secret code,†both versions track all SMS messages, call logs, email, and device location, uploading the info to a Web-accessible company...
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Date thieves can’t steal what they can’t get to. That’s the principle behind Secure it Easy, which blocks access to your PC for all USB storage devices except those okayed by an administrator. On install, the software prompts you to examine the list of connected devices and mark those you trust. By default, the...
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Armed with USB storage device, a PDA, a CD or DVD drive, or a FireWire storage device, anyone can steal data. VolumeShield’s AntiCopy Personal Edition 2.5 tries to prevent such hardware from connecting to your PC without authorization. The company hopes you’ll like this free version and will tell the boss to get the...
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Those who want serious endpoint security for one computer or a hundred can get it with DeviceLock. This impressive utility lets you control access to USB and removable hard drives, digital media cards, and floppy disks, as well as writable CD and DVD drives. It seals off unused communications ports and even lets you...
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Malware An odd sounding word created to lump all malicious software programs, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, and other malevolent codes into one cause your computer serious hurt category. In 2006, Computer Economics released a report on malware. The good news was that for the first time since 2002, the total worldwide financial...
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