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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

Updated 11/12/2004

Security Standarts

Advice on BS7799 (ISO 17799, AS/NZS 17799) NEW Information Standards.com sets out requirements for BS7799 British Standards governing Information Security and Management Systems (ISMS) in business. As the standard for Information Security BS7799 complies with ICT/IS-related legislation such as the Data Protection Act, IT Disaster Recovery and Computer Misuse Act.

Current Information Standards and Guidelines from government of Queensland

Standards Australia

Defence Signals Directorate and ACSI33

National Office for the Information Economy, Commonwealth of Australia

Standard of Good Practice for Information Security, from Information Security Forum

The Internet Engineering Task Force

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