Stop Internet Terrorism Now

Added : ( Wed Sep 12 2001 )

Given the events of September 11, 2001, most people feel powerless to stop terrorism themselves while they support the efforts of governments to find terrorists and root them out. But there is more than one type of terrorist. You can help stop terrorism on the Internet now.

It is clear that a small number of hackers around the world are terrorists, not bored teenagers or independent thinkers. Now is the time for computer users to think about information warfare. Don’t let an Internet terrorist take over your computer and use it for a denial of service (DoS) attack (for example). If you have not installed Internet security software on your computer, do it now. Cost is not an acceptable excuse, there is excellent freeware available. Protecting your computer with security software and hardware is a small thing that you can do to help stop Internet terrorism.

If your Internet service provider (ISP) does not have a resource page on Internet security, send them an email now demanding that they add one as soon as possible. Too many ISP’s have been pretending that there is no Internet security issue or that it is not their problem. There is and it is time for them to take action.

Personal Firewall Software – Firewallguide.com is tracking independent, third-party reviews of twenty-four personal firewall software products. The top three products that are free for personal use are Sygate, Tiny and ZoneAlarm. The top three payware products are BlackICE Defender, Norton and ZoneAlarm Pro.

Firewall Hardware – Use a low-cost router with firewall features to connect two or more computers to the Internet. The best site on the Internet to get information on available products is PracticallyNetworked.com.

Anti-Virus -- Two freeware products to consider are AVG and F-PROT for DOS. The top payware products are Norton, Panda, PC-cillin and McAfee.

Anti-Trojan -- Shareware and payware products include BOClean, The Cleaner, PC Doorguard, Pestpatrol, Tauscan, and the Trojan Defense Suite. Use these products in addition to, not instead of, anti-virus products.

Privacy -- For protection from commercial data collectors consider WebWasher and Ad-aware which are free for personal use. Good payware for privacy protection includes IEClean and Window Washer.

Macintosh -- Firewalls include IPNetSentry, Net Barrier, and Norton. Anti-virus includes VirusBarrier, Virex and Norton. For privacy, look at MacWasher.
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