Security is the condition of being protected against danger or loss. In the general sense, security is a concept similar to safety. The nuance between the two is an added emphasis on being protected from dangers that originate from outside. Individuals or actions that encroach upon the condition of protection are responsible for the breach of security.
Defining the word security
The word "security" in general usage is synonymous with "safety," but as a technical term "security" means that something not only is secure but that it has been secured. For example, in telecommunications, the term security has the following meanings:
SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:54 -0700
SaaS CRM vendor Entellium is phasing out its browser-based offerings in favor of a smart client version that it says sells faster, better and at one-fifth of the marketing costs of the old version. by Phil Wainewright
Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:45:24 -0700
Hamilton "Hammett" Verissimo, the founder of the open-source Castle Project, is joining Microsoft on August 11 as a program manager on the Microsoft Extensibility Framework MEF team. by Mary Jo Foley
How to make Microsoft Silverlight enterprise fit
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:42:02 -0700
A father and son team think they've found a way to make Microsoft Silverlight more enterprise friendly. Navot and Gai Peled who run Gizmo, Ltd., an Israeli startup, have enabled their Visual WebGui environment to redirect Siliverlight calls across the network,...
A solar cooled air-conditioning system
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:30:20 -0700
Spanish scientists have developed a new eco-friendly air-conditioning system. The researchers are relying on solar energy for cooling their devices. They claim that their technology does not harm the ozone layer and reduces the use of greenhouse gases. The research team has 'designed and built an absorption chiller capable of...
The fastest way to learn open source
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:00:49 -0700
Tim O'Reilly has taken everything he and his company have learned training people in programming for two decades and condensed it into the format of this series. Even I can learn with it. by Dana Blankenhorn
Eclipse gets its first Russian member
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:37:17 -0700
Eclipse got its first Russian member today with Excelsior LLC of Novosibirsk joining as an add-in provider. by Dana Blankenhorn
AVG Free Edition - The free version of Grisoft's anti-virus programs, for personal use with Windows or Linux.
BeClean - Cleans registry, internet history and temporary files.
EasyCleaner - small program which searches Windows registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. Also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups, can search for duplicate files and you can view some interesting info about your disk space usage.
HostsMan - application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. Prevent other programs of writing to the hosts, scan hosts for errors, find how many host names, create encrypted backups of your hosts file, scan hosts for duplicates.
KeePass - is an open-source password safe. Passwords can be stored in highly-encrypted databases, that can be unlocked with one master key or key-disk.
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KL-Detector - Software to detect keylogging activity on the computer and information on how to remove a keylogger installed on the system.
NetID - Program that lets you automatically login in web services and safely store your private information such as passwords, personal settings and confidential data.
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PassView - is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and MSN Explorer. The passwords are revealed by reading the information from the Protected Storage.
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PhishGuard - Detects and disables Internet phishing or spoofing attacks designed to steal critical financial data. Protect Against Internet Phishing Scams.
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R-Firewall - is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware, and other external and internal threats.
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SpywareGuard - provides a real-time protection solution against spyware. Fast Real-Time Scanning engine, download protection, browser hijacking protection, spyware files are blocked before being opened or run.
TritaFile - Program that shreds any file archive, hidden, system, read only, or folder. [Win32]
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