The Importance of Data Media Safes
The Importance of Data Media Safes
Computer data would be difficult or impossible to duplicate if lost. Home and business security systems require the addition of security safes to eliminate the possibility of data and document loss due to fire and climate disruptions. While paper records secured within a fire-rated safe can withstand temperatures up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, computer media is damaged beyond use by temperatures above 125 degrees and 80% humidity. Microfiche film, tapes, diskettes, CDs, DVDs and computer media require the added protection of a data media safe. Data Media Safes are specifically designed for data media storage. Protect against fire and climactic changes “a requirement for a small business or home office. A data media safe must keep the internal temperature below 125 and the humidity level below 85%. Several fire testing laboratories have tested our safes at a temperature of 1,832 degrees F for over one hour with internal temperatures remaining below 122 degrees F. The safes were awarded the one-hour label. In addition, the safes are manufactured under ISO 9002 quality standard requirements. Data media safes are the most secure vital record storage safes on the market today. They carry the UL 125 1 hour fire and impact rating. Fire could destroy your business! In fact, eight businesses burn almost every hour in the U.S. resulting in over 2.3 billion dollars in annual losses.* Unfortunately, seven out of ten businesses have not adequately protected their vital records. When that information is destroyed a business often fails. Don’t become a company that incurs fire damage resulting in critical loss of data (customer, personnel, accounting files, etc.) by not utilizing quality fire and data media safes. Survival is possible but preparation is necessary. The investment in media protection will pay enormous dividends in the future. Procrastination can result in an irreplaceable loss of core data.
Lawrence Hilliard is the Pres. of Data Media Safes. http://www.datamediasafes.com
History Cleaners Software Tools
With an internet eraser software you get a number of advantages such as ease of use, powerful cleaning as well as very fast speeds of scanning and most important of all, the programs all have fluency in carrying out sensitive information. No doubt, there are many programs available and these have their own plus and negative points, but you should choose only the one that has adequate safety features in-built so that nothing that is of use gets erased. The scanning capabilities of the internet eraser software should be able to locate files that the user may not be aware of it as well as those that are known to exist. In addition, it should allow for customization so that the user can set up his or her application according to particular needs, and there should also be a preview feature to ensure that the user gets trouble free cleaning. Stealth mode should also be allowed for the software to have added punch. Any personal as well as private information that resides on your computer can lead to compromising your privacy as any third party may be able to access your computer and lift your confidential information regarding credit card numbers, history of how you used the Internet, banking information as well as access any personal documents left on the computer. You may use manual deletion to get rid of your surfing history, but this may still leave the information on your PC undeleted as it only removes files from your view. Using good Privacy Control may help scan the computer for deleted files and allow you to eliminate them completely from the computer. Privacy Control can remove the files containing your credit car as well as banking information and shred sensitive information before unauthorized people can lay their hands on this sensitive personal information. Majority of the internet eraser software offers a free/limited version for users to download and try the software. After downloading the free version from the site, you can install it in your system and see how it works. This helps you to evaluate the performance of the software and make sure that internet eraser software is worth investing for.
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Identity Theft: Phishing in Dangerous Water
Have you received one yet? You know. The email directing you to visit a familiar website where for some odd reason you re being asked to update your personal information? The website asks you to verify your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account. You recognize the company name as one that you ve done business with in the past, so you click on the take me there link and proceed to provide all the information they ve requested. No problem right? Except you find out much later that the website is a fraud. It was created for one reason: to steal your personal information. Welcome to the world of phishing. Phishing (pronounced as fishing ) means to send an email to a recipient falsely claiming to have an established, legitimate business. By fooling the recipient into giving their private information, the phisher has in effect stolen their identity. It s not easy to spot an email phishing for information. At first glance, the email may look like it is from a legitimate company. The “From” field of the e-mail may have the .com address of the company mentioned in the e-mail. The clickable link even appears to take you to the company’s website, but in fact, it is a fake website built to replicate the legitimate site. Many of these people are professional criminals that have spent considerable time in creating emails that look authentic. Users need to review all emails requesting personal information carefully. When reviewing your email remember that the “From Field” can be easily changed by the sender. While it may look like it s coming from a company you do business with, looks can be deceiving. Keep in mind that phishers will go all out in trying to make their emails look as legitimate as possible. They will even copy logos or images from the official site to use in their emails. They also like to include a clickable link which the recipient can follow to conveniently update their information. How do you check to see if the link is authentic? Point at the link with your mouse, and then look in the bottom left hand screen of your computer. The actual website address to which you are being directed will show up for you to view. This is a fast and easy way to check if you are being directed to a legitimate site. Also never and I mean NEVER click the links within the text of the e-mail. Delete the e-mail immediately and empty the trash box in all of your e-mail accounts as well. If you are truly concerned that you are missing an important notice regarding one of your accounts, then type the full URL address of the website into your browser. That way you can be confident that you are being directed to the true and legitimate website. Phishing is a major weapon of choice for online identity thieves. Don t get hooked.
Daryl Campbell s website http://fightidtheft.winthemarket.com provides free tips,resources, featured articles from experts and up to the minute news concerning identity theft and fraud
Viruses, Spyware, Adware And Alike: How Can You Totally Protect Your Computer?
We all love our computers, right? It doesn t matter if you are using an IBM ThinkPad or a neat Mac PowerBook; the chances are this is your best friend. I know first hand that I can’t survive without mine. Hey, my writing career depends on it. I’m certain there are many others who share my opinion/viewpoint. We’ve pretty much conformed to the computer age and I can t see any of us wanting to revert back to the old-school methods. This is the exact reason why I take my computer’s health very seriously in deed. The last thing I want is for my computer to fall victim to one of the many viruses and forms of spyware and adware out there. So, this is where virus and spyware scanners come in to play. Are you performing a regular scan on your PC? If not, it’s about time you did.
Around pre 2000, I had never heard anything about computer virus and spyware scanners and on top of that I knew very little about computers in general. I really couldn’t tell you what software did what or how to differentiate between a USB port and a LAN connector. And I had hardly ever used a browser. When I think back, it was sad really, I just didn t know what I was missing. Fortunately I signed up for a couple of computer courses and got to know the basics. It was refreshing to know the different hardware parts that make up a computer and how to use the most important software packages. The fact is we all should know these things now days. Computers are way too great an asset to be left in the dark on this topic. Anyway, I currently use a desktop computer that I built, with the windows operation system installed and a MAC notebook computer, both on a daily basis. The desktop with windows on is really more for play and my hobbies in general. Where as my Mac is more for my work. I never have a problem with viruses, spyware and adware on my Mac, but I m afraid that I can t say the same thing for my desktop running windows. It is constantly picking up viruses, spyware and alike. I am always seeing my virus and spyware software popping up to tell me that it has encountered spyware or a virus trying to access my computer. It is just as well that I keep up to date spyware and virus software on my computer, but it does sadden me to know that my computer is affected by viruses and spyware. I just wish it could be more like my Mac. But as long as I keep my virus and spyware software up-to-date and keep up on my reading about spyware, viruses, adware and alike on a good content web site dedicated to this subject, I know that I shouldn t have too many problems with them. You should up date your software at least every week and preferably every day!
About once a month it is always a good idea to do a full scan of your hard drive/s, by doing so you can be certain that nothing that your software knows to be a virus or form of adware/spyware will be missed. This can take a little bit of time, especially if you have a lot of data on your drive/s, so don’t expect it to be completed within a few seconds. Take care of your PC or suffer the consequences of a crashed system.
Jayen Woods is a web publisher and owner of several sites that Inc www.SpywareFreeZone.com; www.FunDigitalPhotography.com; www.BizArticleZone.com and others. When he s not working on his sites he enjoys photography, video editing and playing around with music.
What Is Spyware And How Did I Get It?
There are three types of software you are likely to encounter whilst using your PC online. Spyware, adware and malware. Most people use a collective term to describe them. Either a virus or spyware. Strictly speaking they are designed differently to perform certain functions. Spyware. Spyware does what it says. It spies on you. It can monitor your activities, surfing habits, credit card information, passwords etc. and send this data back to a central location so some unscrupulous people can use this data. Unlike adware, spyware usually runs silently in the background without making you aware it s there. Obviously the longer it goes undetected the more information it can retrieve from its victims. Spyware is a very serious risk and should not be taken lightly. Once an attacker has got your personal details such as credit card information, passwords for online banking etc. you stand a very real chance of identity theft and financial loss. Adware Adware is generally used to force adverts in front of you. It will monitor your surfing habits and when you visit a site it recognises it will force a relative advert or pop-up. Let s say you visit a site that is selling second-hand motor cars. If the spyware recognises the site you are visiting it may well force adverts in front of you that are relative to that site. For example car insurance, vehicle recovery services etc. Other types of adware just force advertising in front of you whether it is relative or not. P*rn sites are of common use and can pop-up at the most inconvenient of times (usually when the wife is stood behind you) ! Some adware will change your home page, add links to your favourites, add shortcuts to your desktop. Not such a major security risk like spyware. But it can become extremely annoying to have adverts popping up when you least expect it and having to constantly change you home page. Malware Malware is short for malicious software . It is designed to destroy data on your PC or cause havoc on a network. Trojans, viruses, worms etc usually fall into this category. Obviously a major security risk and the results can be catastrophic. Unless immediate action is taken to remove you will more than likely lose some, if not all, data on your PC. It s not uncommon to have to completely reformat a hard drive to remove them. How Did I Get Infected? There are umpteen ways it could have happened. But here are a few of the most common: Attachments sent in e-mails. Downloading free music. Downloading free utilities. Installing untrustworthy software. Visiting certain types of websites (p*rn, warez etc.) Installed when using instant messaging services. Iain Williams is the owner of www.Spyware-Aware.com which gives free advice and reviews of spyware removal software.
Iain Williams is the owner of www.Spyware-Aware.com which gives free advice and reviews of <a href="http://spyware-aware.com/">spyware removal</a> software.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Spyware
John Locke said that “no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions”,Yet as I sit here at my computer this morning, I get the feeling that the attempts being made to keep the Internet’s safe will not come to fruition soon. Yes, I can hear you saying, “don’t be such a downer, Doug” Well, hear me out. Lets explore John Lockes quote shall we? Life. Yours, mine, your loved ones. Its yours, to do with what you will. Well, sometimes your will is to use the Internet’s. But how secure are you? Is your AntiVirus, AntiSpyware and Firewall working and up to date? Do you know what is a Spam email is and not to click on the URL they provide? These decisions can affect your life if you are online. Next, Liberty or as I prefer to think of, Freedom. To have access to particular resources without constraint. If online threats are making your life hectic, would you consider your rights violated? I would if I found out that some drive by download had installed a keylogger on my computer and then cleaned out my bank account. Or how about while you’re trying to conduct business online and you keep getting these awful pop=ups telling you about the sale at Harveys Fish Emporium. Are your Liberties/ Freedoms being constrained yet? Now we come to the best part, the pursuit of Spyware. Ok, so John Locke didn’t say anything about Spyware, Write your own article, this ones mine! Threats to our online safety are growing in leaps and bounds by the day. I learned long ago, there is always someone out there who is better than anyone previously. The attacks on servers, the Bot networks, the phishing, the URL re-directs, Keyloggers, Image Spam, it just goes on and on. Your personal information is at risk every minute you are online. I know, you have the best AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, Firewall there is. But is it really? How do you know? When was the last time you ran “Hijack This” and uploaded the results to a help Forum like MajorGeeks, Bleeping Computer or DaniWeb? Its the only way to make sure your computer is clean. And theres no guarantee it wont become re-infected two minutes after you leave the Forum.I know it happens because I frequent these Forums and I see hundreds of freaked users pleading for help. Many are repeat submitters. Which brings me to the whole purpose of this article. To bring into the spotlight those out there who fight everyday to help keep us safe. They sit at their computers for hours at a time, examining postings in Forums to help others they don’t even know stay out of the clutches of those who would benefit from the misfortune of others. Ever get that feeling of helplessness that comes when your computer wont work right. Remember? Not fun huh? These people read your postings and know your pain. Its hard to do this also, they have to help you fix your computer thru posting instructions for you to do. Miscommunication and frustrations can cause it to take longer and compound the repairs. Then there are the organizations that go after the meanies that cause your pain. They put out alerts and issue fixes. These include The Alliance of Security Analysis Professionals, The Anti-Spyware Coalition, The Council of Advocates for Relief from Malware Assimilation, The Spamhaus Project, just to name a few. There are plenty more out there that are fighting the good fight every day. The goal is a communication arena where all can participate without concern of malicious intent. Kind of like the old days when the Internet first existed. Back then there were “Hackers”. They were mostly driven by ego and competition to see who was the best. Now its mostly about money. Legions of Bot captured computers sending out Spam and ads going to millions and millions of unprotected servers, computers and of course, into your email. Theres also the Pharming of websites, waiting like a spider in its lair for you to show up and give you a lil driveby download of something special. You name the evil that people do and you can find it online. Thank goodness the goodness of the Internet’s is on the other side of the scale. So, the solution? Make another one and try again? I don’t have the answer, I do know that there are good people out there who want safety for all and are making a good show of it. They deserve our thanks. I believe there is alway bad that comes with the good. A balance or whatever. And like the other saying goes, Retaining Freedom for all requires constant vigilance. So be vigilant.
About the Author: Doug Woodall has a website at http://www.spywarebiz.com There he provides free information and recommended products to combat Spyware, Viruses and other Online Nasties. Copyright SpywareBiz 2007
It's War I Tell You!
As you may or may not know, a new computer is extremely vulnerable when you first get online with it. There are ways to insure security though. You can get the Windows Update CD from Microsoft and install that before you get online. You can also get most Antivirus Definitions dnloaded and save em to disk and then install those before you go online. Course you have to be using that Product in the first place. And you can get AntiSpyware on a disk and do the same. But how many people do that in their excitement to take it out of the box and hook it and see what She’ll do. Sans Internet Storm Center says those people will have their Puter infected with adware or worse in less than 20 min! Virgin Puters online stick out like a sore thumb. And the pain from that sore thumb will be considerably less that the person who soon realizes their brand new puter is sick. First comes the shock, then the anger, then the question. How do I fix it? If they are lucky they can fix it fairly cheaply. It might involve a lot of time listening to elevator music while you’re in the hold queue. Either way it s no fun. Education is what s needed here folks. In this Article I plan on touching on simple easy steps you can take to keep your Puter Happy and safe. First lets talk about your online connection itself. Dialup, Satellite, DSL, whatever you have, make sure they are secure. Call em and ask em. What kind of Security do they employ to keep your Websurfing secure? Most often they have the info at their site. Read their Privacy Policy. Ok, now the Browser part. A touchy subject with many. I use Firefox mostly and IE only when I have to. Unless you’ve been living in a hole you know IE has its Vulnerabilities. Nothing against IE folks. It gets targeted so much because that s what people use most. Hackers, Spammers, Phishers, and the rest know this and swarm like sharks. Firefox has its problems too. They are getting noticed and they are having to work harder too at keeping their browser safe too. Whatever you use, keep it updated. Whatever you use, get some monitoring software, like Bigfix or Winpatrol. Learn how they work and you’ll be a happy Websurfer. While we’re talking about software products, let s think about what you do online. There are many Products out there that try and cover all aspects of protecting your puter. It s hard to write software though to do all that. I’ve found a mixture of products do well for me. Right now I use Win patrol, Sygate Firewall and AVast Antivirus with Ad-Aware SE to cover my bases. But what works for me may not work for you. So how do you find the right combination or if you’re lucky the single product that will do the job? Education. Pure and simple. You have to become educated in what is going on out there on the WWW and be prepared for it. We’re not talking a lot of money either in most cases. There is some great products out there that are free! The Web is diverse, with Forums, Blogs, Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, and of course Websites. Especially the new .XXX ones. Each has its own uniqueness as far as vulnerabilities. Whatever your preference, make sure you’re safe. Chances are though, you’ll pick up some spyware. It s hard for the Hardware and software Suppliers to keep up to the minute patches available. Although I’ve seen patches available in under 3 hours from some suppliers. Hopefully what gets you will be harmless, just annoying. This kind just puts a cookie on your puter and tracks you as you go from website to website. Marketing info is what they are after. But some Spyware can be Nasty. They log your keystrokes, and this means your logins and Credit Card numbers. And now for Email. How the human race ever did without email we may never know. Its one of the greatest conveniences ever and what a timesaver. You don’t need a stamp and there s no dash to the mailbox in the rain. But as always, along with the good comes the bad. People want to use your Bank account to put money in, They want you to open this attachment, and please just click on this URL! Spammers, Hookers, Phishers Oh My! My advice, scan anything that is not from someone you know with Anti-Virus. Never click on a URL from your Bank. Go there yourself from your Browser. Check to see if your Mail Program has an option to warn you if there is anything in the email that may be a virus, like in Outlook Express. It can be inconvenient sometimes, but worth it. Some of the better Web based services like Yahoo have a Junk Mail Folder that helps immensely. I never even open the folder, I just delete the contents everyday. Remember, you need to become educated if you’re going to be on the Internet. I hope to see in my lifetime the end of Spyware.
About the Author: Doug Woodall has a website at http://www.spywarebiz.com There he provides free information and recommended products to combat Spyware,Viruses and other Online Nasties.
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