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Turning off unnecessary services in Windows XP can greatly reduce your exploit risk, while improving system performance. It's a good time to inject that often there are all sorts of "download optimizers" and other cute programs that vendors like to push on users. Most of the time, installing such things slows your computer down at best. It could subject you to potential security risks. The first rule is "If you don't know you need it, you probably don't."
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Submitted by jasonn on April 4, 2005 - 10:14am.
The fact is Linux is much more secure than Windows by any standard. The only excuse to run Windows is that your software vendor is your master, and you are forced to run their software on Windows because they make you.
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Submitted by jasonn on February 23, 2005 - 11:35am.
I don't even read privacy policies. If you want to know what most of them say, here's the lay term condensed version:
We use your private information as an asset, both for our internal business purposes and to sell to others. Our databases are open to any marketing company that wants to pay us for access. We call these companies "associates" or some other name that is intended to make you feel more comfortable about your sensitive personal and financial information being auctioned off to whomever will pay. If we collect your social security number, credit card numbers, banking information, or any other bit of data that may make a transaction take place more smoothly, you can bet we'll sell it at some point to dozens of comapanies around the world.
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Submitted by jasonn on February 22, 2005 - 9:58am.
I'm always chastising someone about their bad passwords. They either use a silly simple password, or none at all for their personal computers, accounts online, etc. Some people will even use numbers for critical accounts like online banking. It's a huge security problem. What's the point in a password if it doesn't stop someone from breaking into your stuff?
More than two in three respondents (65 per cent) quizzed in RSA Security's survey use fewer than five passwords for all electronic information access and 15 percent use a single password for everything. These figures are unchanged from a similar survey last year.
John Worrall, VP of worldwide marketing at RSA Security, said: "The majority of consumers are aware of the problems associated with passwords, but until they are presented with a reliable, easy-to-use alternative, they're going to continue to exhibit poor password management practices." - The Register
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Submitted by jasonn on February 19, 2005 - 11:49pm.
