Security

Every now and then I see an article or site about Internet privacy issues. Here's the list...

Privacy related sites

• Zero Knowledge Systems (01/10/04)
  Canadian firm providing privacy related services.
• PGP (01/10/04)
  Self-explanatory.
• Anonymiser (01/10/04), Safeweb (01/10/04)
  Sites that encrypt web pages
• Gibson Research Corporation (00/02/24)
  Steve Gibson is really paranoid about unauthorised user access
• Privacy.net (00/02/24)
  "Privacy" will tell you what information is available about your PC via its Web connections: Click here to have your PC analysed.

Downloads: firewalls

• Zonelabs (00/02/24)
  Zonelabs do a product called ZoneAlarm 2.0. Download the 1.5 megabyte file called zonalm20.exe onto your hard drive and double-clickit to install the firewall
• NetworkICE (00/02/24)
  They do a firewall called BlackICE Defender

Downloads: cover your bottom

• Webroot (00/02/24)
  They do a cover-your-bottom device called Windows Washer
• Disk Cleaners (01/06/14)
  Gives details on things like BCWipe, East-Tec Eraser and Terminus
• WipeDisk (01/06/14)
  Another CYB device

Port testing

• Open a DOS window, type netstat -a and hit Return. This gives you a list of which programs are using which ports. If something's using ports 12345 or 31337, start worrying.

More info about security

• See this article (00/02/24)