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Internet security is just like home security. You think about the risks and decide what you want to do about them. This site intention is to give you information about risks first of all and ways to meet them. Unfortunately, there is no way, yet, to get insurance against hackers taking over your PC (just like insurance against common burglary). You have to think about the risks and decide what to do yourself.

SOHO Data Defence

Best Practices and Advisories

08 November 2004

Windows XP Service Pack 2 and how it can help you (from MS)

A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows is what it is - the best advice for home security - list of things to check regularely.

MS Security Readiness Kit is very useful collection of links to Security Updates, patches, Service Packs and other MS Security resources.

  • Get to this place before you install new OS on your computer
  • Download what you need
  • Burn it on the CD
  • Use it to secure fresh installation offline

  • Advanced Troubleshooting of Interoperability Problems with IPSec Products (PDF) Excellent guide how to configure IPSec products so they would work together.New

    FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions on Worms and Worm ContainmentNew

    Microsoft Guide to Security Patch Management! Must read! New

    AusCERT National Security Bulletins - AustCert security bulletins.

    Packet Defence - Info Network Security News, Advisories, Tools

    Good advice how to protect your financial identity. It is very nice simple and straight to the point advice. Follow it.

    The Anti-Spam Cookbook .

    List of vulnerabilities in various software.

    Over the net penetration test and port scan.

    Microsoft Security Bulletins.

    Microsoft advisory how to protect your PC.

    A few good advices how to keep Internet con artists out

    Attack classification

    Best Practices from SANS

    SOHO Security Papers from SANS

    USA National Institute Of Standards Small Business Corner

    Computing-related security standards(USA and international) for
    small business survival

    National Security Agency Security Recommendation Guides (big guys!)

    The Encyclopedia of Computer Security

    Trojan FAQ

     

     

    Site news:
  • Site is back and will be updated regularely!
  • Updated: New link in Standards; Why XP SP2 is a MUST, News, Links to free Anti virus added, Dangers updated, Link to the new Personall Firewall review, IPSec advice
  • Added: MS Security Readiness Kit link added , Protection against Computer Hijacking,
  • Energy Secretary fires nuclear security chief apparently for bad information security. More here.
    13 January 2006
    No big virus out breaks for long time.
    3 January 2006