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  1. Power Undelete Wizard – Another file recovery.

    September 15, 2011 by ahmed

    A file recovery software may be able to recover accidentally deleted files on a computer system. Situations where the software may be able to do that include files that have been deleted from the recycle bin by the user, by third party applications or malicious software.

    The chance of recovery depends highly on the time between the deletion and recovery attempt. (more…)

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  2. Just what is Intelligent Explorer? For your safety, you really need to know

    September 6, 2011 by ahmed

    I recently hit, by mistake, what I thought was an Explorer upgrade option.  It turned out to be a pop-up appearing legitimate but really was not. It uploaded a product called Intelligent Explorer on my machine.  What a nightmare!

    I did some research on the web and found messages like this one from a BullGuard Antivirus Forum, (more…)

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  3. About Encryption and Making Your System Secure

    September 5, 2011 by ahmed

     

    What does encryption do for me?

    Encryption and cryptographic software has been used in many different ways to make systems more secure.  This article discusses only a few ways that such software can make your system more secure, including:

    1) Encrypting your email

    2) Encrypting your files

    To programs are mentioned that will help encrypt information. There are many more programs out there that will help, but these programs are good and a good place to start as any. They have the added benefit of both being free with source code available. (more…)

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  4. Security Watch – What is this year going to have in store for us?

    September 5, 2011 by ahmed

    There is a lot going on in the information security space.  Below are some things to watch for,  some of them are good and, unfortunately, some aren’t.

     First the good news:

     - We are getting a lot more serious about our security. (more…)

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