Search: Home Bugtraq Vulnerabilities Mailing Lists Jobs Tools Beta Programs
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows
Scott Granneman, 2004-02-13

Most people don't secure their computers or act in a secure manner, and the main reason is that the average user just doesn't know what to do. Here is a checklist on security for home computer users that you can share with your friends, family, churches and clubs.

Comments Mode:
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-14
Fred Bacon (5 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Alvaro
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Roger
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous
Writing down passwords 2004-02-23
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-14
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2007-08-21
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2007-10-07
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-14
Anonymous
OMG, this might be a better solution then repeating myself constantly at the office. I will definitely send this around to my 9th...I mean engineers.

[ reply ]

Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/columns/220/25059#25059
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-15
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Roger
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-15
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
announcements, not patches 2004-02-23
Paul D
Phishing 2004-02-23
Al Macintyre
Addendum 2004-02-16
Dirk (4 replies)
Addendum 2004-02-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
Addendum 2004-02-18
Anonymous
Addendum 2004-02-17
Anonymous (2 replies)
You need a full CompSci degree to use OSX !? 2004-02-18
Penguinisto (1 replies)
You need a full CompSci degree to use OSX !? 2004-02-20
Anonymous
Addendum 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
Coumpters are not THAT different from anything else 2004-02-23
Paul D
Addendum 2004-02-23
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
David Bala?ic (2 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous
Software that requires Administrator rights 2004-02-23
Anonymous (1 replies)
Software that requires Administrator rights 2004-02-24
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
Arthur Tvikrok (3 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows (Scott read this) 2004-02-19
Anonymous
Registry editors removed 2004-02-20
Kelly Martin
Norton Doctor 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-16
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-20
Anonymous (1 replies)
Alternatives 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Bob
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Patrick Balleux (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-20
Patrick Balleux
Safer OS 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Ron O (1 replies)
Opt-out 2004-02-23
Anonymous
Nice Windows Advert at the bottom... 2004-02-18
Penguinisto (1 replies)
Nice Windows Advert at the bottom... 2004-02-19
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Bob
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
Email attachments and FTP 2004-02-23
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-18
Cob
A shorter checklist for the lazy user 2004-02-19
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-19
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-20
MGibson
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-23
Al Macintyre
Passwords 2004-02-23
Al Macintyre
forget about - disabling unnecessary services 2004-02-24
phreeb
Disconnect from the Internet 2004-02-25
Cornelius (1 replies)
Re: Disconnect from the Internet 2005-09-19
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2005-07-23
Vaceituno
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2005-10-11
nietsec@gmail.com
Shared folders 2005-11-04
Eric the Addict
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2005-12-27
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2007-11-16
Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2006-04-10
john







 

Privacy Statement
Copyright 2009, SecurityFocus