Windows Security is a topic which is talked by many but understood by few. There are so many security options and tweaks that it is sometimes very difficult for an average user to understand them fully and use them appropriately in best manner.

Do not think that if you have installed latest Antivirus, Antispyware and latest firewall, then your computer is secured. Computer Security is lot more than that.

WinPatrol is one such utility, which try to make this easier for you. It is a free software, which continuously monitors your computer for any modifications to the critical areas and alerts you as soon as something like that is attempted. Read the full story

Protection against the cases of identity theft is an issue, which is gaining huge importance in this Internet era. With the ever increasing number of cases of identity theft and newer methods being devised, this issue becomes extremely important.

And remember, Identity theft is something, which is not always online. The data stored within your PC is also extremely vulnerable.

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Wireless Keyboards are getting popular day by day due to the convenience offered by them. But the data transmitted by them is always susceptible to sniffing and people have been working on methods to catch the data transmitted by these Wireless Keyboards for the purpose of keylogging.

The data transmitted by a wireless keyboard fade considerably after a distance of about 10 meters and it gives a sense of security to the user. But the fact is that powerful receive antenae can easily catch these signals beyond that distance and this makes the use of wireless keyboards susceptible to wireless keylogging.

Way back in 2007, a small swiss firm had been able to break the encryption code of Wireless Optical Desktop 1000/2000 keyboards. Now the same firm, in collaboration with remote-exploit.org, has announced the development of a remote keyboard keylogging device, which can snife and interpret the keystrokes of a wireless keyboard.The present version requires the device to be placed in close proximity to the wireless keyboard, but who knows that soon they will be able to catch the signals of a wireless keyboard from a distant place also.

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Why You Need Data Encryption on USB Drives

USB flash Drives are meant for portability. By their vary nature they can be easily carried away by you, and if you lose them, then by somebody else.

If you happen to carry sensitive and personal data on your USB drives, then you can imagine how easy it is for somebody to get access to that data, in case you lose a USB Drive. Consider using data encryption tools for safeguarding your data in case of any enatuality.

Rohos Mini Drive – A Free USB Data Encryption Tool

Many times data encryption sunds something geeky to an average user, and that is the reason precisely people do use it. But believe me, data encryption is not so dificult. There are specialized tools, which make your life easier and allow you seamless usability. You may not even be knowing that your data is getting encryption before getting stored on your drives.

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Free VPN Client Software

If you are looking for a free VPN Client software to establish your own VPN or peer to peer network in an encrypted secured manner over Internet, then Comodo EasyVPN may be the right choice for you.

This Free VPN software is easy to use and configure and uses 128 bit encryption giving you complete secrecy just like your own cabled LAN right on top of Internet. The features of this great VPN software are huge, just like any other paid software for establishing VPN over Internet. Just take a look at the features.

Features of Comodo EasyVPN

• A secure instant messenger client that allows you to chat and send/receive confidential files over an encrypted communications channel
• Remote desktop control over the computers of other users or to securely telecommute into your office computer
• Allows colloborative working, sharing access to local servers and to to provide access to internal networks for remote workers
• Uses industry standard technologies and protocols so no additional software or hardware reconfiguration is necessary.
• Easy to configure

With this useful free tool, the possibilities are just unlimited; use EasyVPN to share your iTunes music, your photograph collection or even setup a multi-player gaming session.

How to use this Useful Free VPN Software

There are just five simple steps any novice computer user can follow.

• Install the software and create an account
• Create a network
• Invite others to join your network
• Joining an existing networking
• Initiate Secure IM conversations, share files and printers or take remote desktop control of another PC

Commercial use (which is any non-personal use) of EasyVPN requires payment of a fee to Comodo prior to the use of the services.

Free Spyware Checkers and Online Malware Scanners will always have their place in a robust Internet security plan for any computer. It is fact that every security software, howsoever efficient and effective, can never be complete and detect all types of malware and spyware.

There are lots of security software vendors fighting the daily growth of malware and spyware. And it is always good to take a second opinion when it comes to Internet Security.

We suggest to choose a good Security Software for your machine and regularly scan your system with some good online Spyware Checker Tools. In case you want, we have already covered about 6 Best Free Online File Scanners for Malware and Virus on this blog.

BitDefender Online Scanner is one such online malware and spyware checker. Today I just visiting their website, and I noticed that they allow you the scans only if you are browsing Internet with Internet Explorer.

It is strange, and very pre-2005ish.

In this period, when people are becoming fan of Firefox for its addons and extensions, Google Chrome for its raw speed, Safari for its elegance and Opera for its versatility, it is really hard to believe that a security software vendor, which strive for updating your software regularly, keep their own processes so late to update.

When you are employing some lazy practices, how can you expect your customers to be updating your software regularly.

Its simply lame and lazy.

Or is it some marketing tactics hand-in-glove with Microsoft?