Computer Security Shopping List

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Computer Security Shopping List

• Major Source Puget Sound ComputerUser May 2004,
  p. 13

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11 Security Tool Categories

• Data Security protection of data in storage,
  access, and in-transit
• DataSecure by Mirage (encryption)
• InterSpect by Check Point
• 2. Internal Monitoring monitoring for
  questionable data transfers and unauthorized
  access requests
• Oversight

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• 3. Wireless Security , hardware is WatchGuard
  Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless ( 650 ).
• 4. Security Education/Training for business
  employees. www.globalknowledge.com/training
  (1400 per course).

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• 5. OnLine Backup LiveVault by U.S. Data
  Trust provides automated online b ackup service
  (166 p/mo., p/server) that continuously backups
  server data, archives it in a secure off-site
  data center, and makes it available for recovery
  anytime.

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• 6. Advertisement Blocking - Adaware 6.0 or
  Spybot (not both because they sometimes clash)
• 7. Content Filtering - acts like parental
  control to prevent pornography and liability
  issues at the workplace.
• Puresight (www.puresight.com) 60

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• 8. Firewall Threat Sentry Small Business
  Edition (www.privacyware.com) 99 p/server.
  Protects Windows 2000/2003 web server and other
  threats to MS-Internet Information Server (IIS)
  has a 30-day free trial.
• For home computer,
• at minimum, free version of Zone Alarm
  software (www.zonealarm.com) for small business

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• 9. Antivirus Norton or McAfee (keep updated!).
  All-in-one software is PC-Cillin by Trend
  Micro which includes spam, spyware protection,
  wireless protection, privacy, firewall, parental
  controls, plus 1 yr. tech support.
• www.trendmicro.com/en/products/desktop/pc-cilli
  n (60).

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• 10. Access Control/Password Changer
• Password Courier (50 p/user) by Courion
  (www.courion.com/products/pwc)