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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.

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A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-14
Fred Bacon (5 replies)
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Writing down passwords 2004-02-23
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Anonymous (1 replies)
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
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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
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Anonymous
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
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Anonymous (1 replies)
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Anonymous (1 replies)
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Anonymous (1 replies)
Alternatives 2004-02-24
Al Macintyre
A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows 2004-02-17
Anonymous
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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
I've made some reasearch in last December and I found out that here, on securyty focus there are around 70 vulnerabilities for Mandrake, Suse, around 200 for Red Hat et 500 for Windows.

Just do a filter on vulnerabilities for each vendor (MS, Mandrake, Suse, IBM, etc...)

You will be suprised of the results...

Macs are nice, and with the new MAC OS X, based on Unix, then they are not alone anymore...

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