Pc Solution

Techniques for Strong Passwords

2009-08-05T23:29:00.000-07:00

The more difficult a password is to guess, the more secure it will be. For example, if you choose a one-character password that can be any upper- or lower-case letter or a digit, there are 62 possibilities. A cracking program can guess it very quickly. Using the same possible characters, an eight-digit password has about 218 trillion possibilities. Unfortunately, people generally put the odds in the program’s favor by choosing easily-guessed combinations. Therefore, security specialists recommend these guidelines:

* Use as many characters as possible (minimum eight)
* Include uppercase and lowercase letters
* Include digits and punctuation marks
* Don’t use personal information, such as names or birthdays
* Don’t use words found in a dictionary

Techniques for strong passwords:

* Use a vanity license plate; for example: “GR8way2B”
* Use several small words with punctuation marks: “betty,boop$car”
* Put punctuation in the middle of a word: “Roos%velt”
* Use an unusual way of contracting a word: “ppcrnbll”
* Use the first letter of each word in a phrase, with a random number: “hard to
crack this password” = “htc5tp”

Passwords must be changed periodically to reduce the likelihood of a particular password being compromised over time. As a reliable best practice, passphrases should be a minimum of ten characters in length, and have three of the four additional attributes –

1) uppercase letters
2) lowercase letters,
3) a number
4) a special character.

For more information visit here

Windows Messenger sending links automatically!?

2009-02-15T18:01:00.000-08:00

If your friends told you that he/she receive an automatically link send by your msn. please change your password.

Maybe your msn already been manipulated by others.

Its important to change your password regulary.

Don't use simple password.

Use password that more complicated, with combination of alphabet and numbers.

Virus Detection and Prevention Tips

2008-05-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Do not open any files attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy source.
Do not open any files attached to an email unless you know what it is, even if it appears to come from a dear friend or someone you know. Some viruses can replicate themselves and spread through email. Better be safe than sorry and confirm that they really sent it.
Do not open any files attached to an email if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. If the need to do so is there always save the file to your hard drive before doing so.
Delete chain emails and junk email. Do not forward or reply to any to them. These types of email are considered spam, which is unsolicited, intrusive mail that clogs up the network.
Do not download any files from strangers.
Exercise caution when downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source is a legitimate and reputable one. Verify that an anti-virus program checks the files on the download site. If you're uncertain, don't download the file at all or download the file to a floppy and test it with your own anti-virus software.
Update your anti-virus software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month, so you'll want to be protected. These updates should be at the least the products virus signature files. You may also need to update the product's scanning engine as well.
When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute any files or email attachments. Not executing is the more important of these caveats. Check with your product vendors for updates which include those for your operating system web browser, and email. One example is the security site section of Microsoft located at http://www.microsoft.com/security.

Spam: Definitely Not Kid’s Stuff

2008-05-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

http://us.mcafee.com/root/identitytheft.asp?id=safe_teens

How to Protect Your Computer Against Virus and Worm Attacks

2008-04-20T21:53:00.001-07:00

http://us.mcafee.com/root/identitytheft.asp?id=prevent_combine

AVG: Protecting you from today’s rapidly evolving, Web-borne threats

2008-04-20T19:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.windowsecurity.com/uplarticle/networksecurity/white_paper_US_28_02_08_2.pdf

Protecting your Email from Viruses and Other MalWare

2008-04-20T19:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Protecting_Email_Viruses_Malware.html