Build Your Own Security – Free eBook from IT Security Column

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Good day readers!   Today, I am proud to announce that after 7 months of blogging about IT security on IT Security Column, I had finally come up with my very own eBook where I titled it ‘Build Your Own Security’. Don’t get me wrong that I am going to make money here and leave [...]

How Often Should You Scan Your Computer for Malware?

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There isn’t any security text book or ‘Must Follow’ guide on how often you should get your computer scanned for Malware such as Virus, Trojan, and Worms. It is always good to scan as much as possible to ensure that your are safe from any infection. The situation where you need a scan need to [...]

How to Protect Yourself from Broken SSL Encryption by BEAST

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‘Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS’ or also known as BEAST is becoming the hot topic today as this toolkit is able to break web browser’s SSL encryption. We always taught the end users where for you to have a strong security, you should always enable the SSL or the HTTPS connection. BEAST uses the techniques like [...]

10 Ways to Get Your Computer Infected With Malware

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This entry is the last chapter of my URL Investigation and Prevention series and would like end this series with 10 ways on how you can get your computer infected with Malware. Usually a proper guide will be guiding an individual on how to prevent unwanted things. This entry is special because I want to [...]

How to Use Kaspersky Virtual Keyboard Against Keylogger

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 comes with a virtual keyboard where this application helps to fight against basic keylogger. The virtual keyboard was available since the 2009 version and it is still available until today due to the effectiveness of this application. To some of the readers who are new to keylogger, you might be wondering [...]

Subscribe, Share and Win a One Month Advertising Package

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IT Security Column will run a 10 days contest now where the winner of this contest will win a Free One Month 125×125 (on your right) Advertisement from this blog. To participate in this contest, all you need to do is to subscribe, share and win which I will explain in details on the steps [...]

What is a Two-Way Firewall?

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Traditionally, a firewall with the technology 10 years ago is pretty simple and straight forward where it prevents attacker from entering your computer. Back then, Malwares like Trojan, Virus, and Worms were not widely spread. In addition to that, they were also not so complicated in their functionality. If you still use the security technology [...]

How to Upgrade to Kaspersky 2012 Product Line for Free

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Kaspersky had released their 2012 product line and a good news to share to existing 2011 users is that you can now upgrade your product to the latest Kaspersky 2012 for FREE. This is not any hacking or cracking your existing product. Instead it is just a simple installer that make it work. What you [...]

Why Firewall When You Have Antivirus?

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Before many people have the doubt to question about the difference between a firewall and an antivirus, they got both of them totally messed up. People usually assume an antivirus as  a firewall and it is very common today simply because paid antivirus comes with a firewall as well. Personally I was one of the [...]

Do You Let Your Web Browser to Remember Your Password?

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There are many types of web browser today such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Each of the web browsers comes with their very own password management tool so that it can remember your username and password for a specific website and immediately uses them to log you in automatically [...]