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Internet Security IssuesReturn Address. Websites hold on to your computer address (IP address) and can use it, together with other information, to put together a profile of you. Anonomizer Service – gives you anonymity when you are moving around the Internet. It is not ethically required by the Bar. Change your IP address frequently. You can set your modem to do this automatically. HTTPS. A secured HTTP interface which scrambles information to prevent theft of online information. When on a secured page, your browser will indicate it with a little lock. Always On Connection. If you have a DSL or Cable connection, your connection is "always on". Use a filter of some sort to prevent your computer from being used by hackers. You can use a Firewall to protect yourself. See Gibson Research's Shields Up!, a test for security weakness in your connection and helps you become aware of the information you are giving out about yourself GRC.com . Metadata. This is data about data, a code hardwired into your computer that gets captures by documents to identify which particular computer the document was creatred on. Visit the Microsoft Knowledge base www.Microsoft.com, click on Knowledgebase) to read more about minimizing metadata in Word. Woody's Office Watch http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/index.asp also has a good newsletter on problems in Office products. Web Bugs. Commands to access files, typically too small for you to notice, hidden in web pages, web-enabled email, etc. for the purpose of ... well, almost anything. Tracking when you read the email is the least of it. http://www.bugnosis.org/
Who is Reading your Hard Drive Tonight? Do "Cookies" Pose any Security Risks? http://www.w3.org/Security/faq/wwwsf7.html#Q66 http://www.w3.org/Security/faq/wwwsf7.html#Q67 http://vil.nai.com/VIL/newly-discovered-viruses.asp When I try to view a secure page, the browser complains that it doesn't recognize the authority that signed its certificate and asks me if I want to continue. Should I? |