Just because a computer isn’t connected to the internet doesn’t mean that you don’t need an anti-virus program. Here’s how you can keep its anti-virus up to date by using a computer that is connected to the internet to download the updates to copy across. Antivirus Signature File Download

While escaping your data can potentially be as secure as keeping it separate, it isn’t always so in practice. People make mistakes and one possibility if you just escape data is that someone amending the code for some completely separate reason will accidentally remove the code to escape some of the data. This can’t happen [...]

There are a number of free backup programs around so there is no excuse for not having backups of your computer data. AOMEI Backupper has a range of useful features.

Storing passwords in a database in plain text is never a good idea. Even if you don’t care if people can easily break into your password protected content, some people will be silly enough to use the same password at other sites. You wouldn’t want to be the one responsible for some idiot’s bank account [...]

Not all cookies are bad. While most of the publicity that cookies get relates to their bad uses, there are also many other uses that cookies have, some of which are essential to providing proper security. There are three different types of cookies. Here we look at these different types and how they can be [...]

Just what is it that makes one password stronger than another and how can you modify a weak password into a strong one without making it harder to remember? Password Strength

Sometimes security software makes the mistake of introducing new features that you don’t need (because you are already running another program that better covers that feature) but they forget to provide the option to not install the new feature during the upgrade process. Permanently Remove Avast Software Updater

There are three ways to send an email. The way most people use is to send their email as if it were a postcard. Anyone can access the email along the way and see what it says (and perhaps alter what it says) and there is no guarantee that it came from whoever it says [...]

In this article we consider the security aspects of what might happen if someone is able to access and run any of our includes independently of the web pages they are normally included in. Prevent Includes Running Separately

One thing I overlooked in prior discussions about password hashing and its affect on system security is the idea of hashing the password in the browser before sending it to the server. In this article I look at this alternative and how it may in fact have the opposite effect to what you intend. Client [...]

Despite all the security issues that Microsoft introduced into windows with hiding the extensions of known file types they persist in configuring this option that provides harmful software with a way to disguise itself. Here’s how to correct tis setting and make your computer more secure. Showing File Extensions in Windows 7

A VPN (virtual private network) provides access to computers at a remote location as if they were a part of your local network. This particular VPN allows you to choose between using a server in the UK or one in the USA as the computer providing your network connection to the internet – when it [...]