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POPSGet Top Rated Bullguard Internet Security Suite for FREE!
Note: Following this link and downloading the program before the offer period begins will not enable you to obtain a free license. 2) Download BullGuard Internet Security. (Disregard the fact that the download says "Free copy for 2 months". Following the link directly from techsupportalert.com ensures that the download provides a full, 1 year licence). 3) Install the product Although this offer comes with full support from Bullguard we will also endeavor to answer any general queries ourselves via the this thread in the Gizmo's Freeware forum. http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum/security/2223-bullguard-i... Bullguard Internet Security contains all of the features you would expect from a suite of this type: On-access and on-demand scanning Security updates every 2 hours Webfiltering for proactive website scanning Rootkit detection capabilities Protection against identity theft A powerful firewall Intrusion and transmission detection
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POPSBreaking: Treasury I-G Agrees to Probe ACORN those dollars were misused in anyway." "I am heartened by the agreement of the Treasury Department's Inspector General to examine the troubling financial questions that have been raised about ACORN," said Senator Collins. "This is the first step in the right direction toward much-needed transparency. As I've noted before, at a time when so many American families are facing difficult economic situations, it is completely unacceptable that even one penny of taxpayer money be misused. We must bring all agencies and groups that use taxpayer funds into the spotlight of accountability." Last week, Senator Collins and Rep. Issa made a formal joint request that seven Offices of Inspectors General, including Treasury, probe the activities of ACORN, a community advocacy organization. By Matthew Vadum
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POPS13 Doctors Demand Inquest Into Dr David Kelly's Death Mr Halpin said that he lost more than 6,000 pieces of correspondence - many relating to Dr Kelly - during his investigation, explaining that the mystery began when the 'firewall' on his computer, which all similar machines are fitted with as a security measure, became inactive without warning. His emails started disappearing as though they were being sifted remotely. 'I believe this will have been done by a state-sponsored agency and not by an amateur acting singly,' he said. Dr Kelly's death may have been linked to the secret world of germ warfare research. Until his death Dr Kelly was privy to some of the state's most sensitive information and worked closely with the intelligence services of all the major industrialised countries.
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POPSWhat Olympics leave behind: Police State 2.0 US companies, formerly forbidden from selling police tech to China, equipped 660 Chinese cities with spycam networks, under the guise of Olympics security. They'll find their real use after the Games move on.
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POPS 492,000 Database Servers Unprotected A survey by renowned database hacker David Litchfield has found a whopping 492,000 Microsoft SQL and Oracle database servers directly accessible to the Internet without firewall protection
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POPS Computers::How Firewalls Work And Much More Viruses - Probably the most well-known threat is computer viruses. A virus is a small program that can copy itself to other computers. This way it can spread quickly from one system to the next. Viruses range from harmless messages to erasing all of your data. Spam - Typically harmless but always annoying, spam is the electronic equivalent of junk mail. Spam can be dangerous though. Quite often it contains links to Web sites. Be careful of clicking on these because you may accidentally accept a cookie that provides a backdoor to your computer.
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POPSPrivate internet access-How to Bypass firewall restrictions Employer and school networks, often have restrictions, and firewalls, which prevent access to certain sites, or protocols, simply because they're popular.eg(Myspace). Most traffic is monitored, and while the application is subject to particular situations, the tips can provide a means of private unmonitored access, with a few qualifications, like keylogging programs, after all the work has been done. The page continues with the links to further steps, and can also provide a greater understanding of firewalls, and their weak spots.
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POPSSearching the net? You might want this... McAfee Site advisor is a free download toolbar that checks the website urls you type against its updated database. It is a fairly simple way for those lacking in firewall, security and prevention skills to help protect thier computer. The Coolest feature is that it integrates with Google searches, and lists its own approval rating (safe, bad, unknown) next to each search entry.