Your Security Resource http://www.yoursecurityresource.com Computer security information and articles. in Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Studio One Netwoks Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:35:02 EST Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:35:02 EST Computer Security webCOMAND http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Your Security Resource http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/images/ysr_rss.gif http://www.yoursecurityresource.com 88 33 Recent Features: Stolen Lives http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/stolen_lives/index.html Losing your identity to a thief can cause years of headaches. Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/stolen_lives/index.html Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Recent Features: Travel Smart with Your Electronics http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/gadgets_travel/index.html If you plan to travel with your laptop, cell phones, and other electronics, there are steps you can take to protect your data and gadgets. Here's what to do before and during your next holiday to keep gadgets from getting lost. Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/gadgets_travel/index.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Recent Features: Five Safety Rules for Xbox Live Online Gaming http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/game/index.html Xbox Live, with its online game features, is wildly popular among children and teens. Here are five safety rules that every parent should put in place before letting your children play. Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/game/index.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Recent Features: Book 'Em: How Safe Is Your e-Book Reader? http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/ebook/index.html The Amazon Kindle may get all the press, but there are other e-book readers out there, too, and they're growing in popularity. But since these are essentially computers, how do you protect the devices and their contents? Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/ebook/index.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Recent Features: Why Free Software Downloads Aren't Always Safe http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/freewarerisks/index.html We all love free stuff. But when it comes to free software downloads, "free" could come at a price! Here's what you need to know about freeware and what's at stake. Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/freewarerisks/index.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Recent Features: Five Ways to Speed up a Slow Computer http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/slowcomputer/index.html Your PC may no longer be operating at peak efficiency because of a variety of reasons, from too much software to the presence of malicious code. Here's how to improve your operating speed -- and to help secure your computer from viruses and other Internet threats. Recent Features http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/articles/slowcomputer/index.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT Tech Tip: Protect Backups http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/tech_tips/index.html Keep your backup discs in a different location than your computer, such as a separate room, a fireproof box, or even a safe deposit box to protect them in the event of a fire or other disaster. Tech Tip http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/tech_tips/index.html Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Myths About Security: No Protection After Expiration http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/myths/trialsub_expires.html Once I activate my free trial subscription to Norton security software, my computer continues to be protected from viruses and other Internet threats -- even if the subscription expires. Myths About Security http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/myths/trialsub_expires.html Mon, 8 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Expert Q & A: The homepage for my Internet browser no longer goes to the page I originally set up. It changed automatically. What happened? http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/browser_hijacker/index.html The homepage for my Internet browser no longer goes to the page I originally set up. It changed automatically. What happened? Expert Q & A http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/browser_hijacker/index.html Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Security Quiz: Are you too public with your private information? http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/quiz/private_information/index.html Do you divulge your social security number to anyone who asks? Take this quiz to find out if you are protecting your private data as well as it could be. Security Quiz] http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/in/quiz/private_information/index.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST