With an always-on connection such as DSL or cable, your computers are open to the world on a permanent basis, giving any malicious person the opportunity to attack them. Firewalls, which are also useful for dial-up ...

We're big fans of encryption here at IT Reviews, thanks mainly to the UK government's increasingly misguided attempts at privacy invasion (see here for example). So convenient data encryption software such as this is right up ...

One doesn't need an 'always on' connection, such as ADSL, to be wary of connecting to the Internet. The threat from hackers and other malicious entities is real enough and a state of paranoia is healthy ...

Hard on the heels of our review of MailSweeper comes another offering from the big brother school of IT tools. This time it's Web use that's under scrutiny. The number of people in the UK who ...

E-mail viruses. Can't stop people writing them, can't trust users not to click on any attachment that purports to contain porn, money or a profession of undying love. So what can you do? Security patches for ...

The recent spate of scripting viruses, including the notorious ILOVEYOU virus, has been a stark reminder of the importance of protecting your PC from external attack. Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus is one of the most well-known anti-virus ...