| Management of security features and
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| | run Windows, hackers tend to develop
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| assurances via control of changes to
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| | viruses and worms for Windows
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| hardware, software, firmware,
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| | vulnerabilities and for the major
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| documentation, test, test fixtures and
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| | software programs run on Windows based
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| test documentation of AIS, during the
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| | PCs. So one simple solution to the
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| development and life cycle of a system.
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| | majority of security threats, for those
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| Internet technology specialists widely
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| | who don't need a specific Windows only
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| agree that security is becoming the
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| | program, is to switch operating systems.
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| primary concern of those using Internet
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| | Another thing that makes Windows an easy
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| technologies. This is especially true now
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| | target for hackers is the way it is
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| for Internet novices who hear stories of
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| | assembled with a standard set of helper
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| rampant identity theft, Trojan horses,
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| | applications and applets. For example,
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| worms, rootkits, and general spyware.
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| | Windows Mail or Outlook Express come
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| Internet novices don't know what these
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| | pre-configured to automatically open
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| terms mean, but they know disaster will
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| | files. If a file has a virus, you're in
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| strike if they don't have a premium
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| | trouble. This is just one example of the
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| Internet security software suite.
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| | many holes built into Windows when it is
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| However, even those with a fair amount of
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| | freshly installed. Instead of being built
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| Internet experience find it difficult to
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| | securely from the start and then adding
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| know what to look for to protect
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| | on features, Windows is built full of
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| themselves and how to configure it when
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| | features, and then bug fixes are added as
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| they find it. As partakers in the
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| | people find the holes. Until the bug
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| Internet, we are left to whatever advice
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| | fixes are released and installed on your
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| we can get and whatever software we can
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| | computer before the hackers find the
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| find. We have little in the way of
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| | holes, your computer is at risk. You can
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| resources to tell us which people to
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| | also find out more at
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| trust for advice. We continue on without
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| | In addition to exploited software flaws,
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| even knowing what causes these Internet
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| | Internet users must take into account
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| security vulnerabilities.
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| | online security. E-commerce is perhaps
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| One of the things many users are
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| | the most crucial area for online
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| surprised to discover is that Internet
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| | security. Even if you have a secure
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| security has a lot more to do with what
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| | connection to the Internet, a secure
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| programs that are installed and run on
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| | computer and you are able to make a
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| the computer than where they go on the
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| | transaction without any compromise of
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| Web. For example, the relative rarity of
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| | information, you could still be at risk.
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| the software used on Apple computers
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| | If the company you transact with keeps a
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| makes it a less common target of viruses.
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| | database of online transactions, you are
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| So doing the same things on an Apple that
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| | as vulnerable as their database. If you
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| you would do on a PC would expose you to
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| | transact with many companies, you are as
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| less security threats. This is also true
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| | vulnerable as the weakest link among
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| of the various Linux platforms available.
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| | them.
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| Because an overwhelming majority of users
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