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2. Do I need a third party software firewall if I have a router with built-in firewall? 3. How do I secure my computer? 4. Do I need to have firewall software if I have a dial-up Internet (narrowband) connection? 5. What is the minimum and recommended Internet protection? 6. What is the minimum and recommended privacy protection? 7. How do I get complete protection? 8. Is it better to buy integrated security suite product solution? 9. Do I need to buy antivirus software for PDAs - Palm/Pocket PC? 11. How do I secure my USB or thumb drive or hard disk? 12. How do I secure my e-mail? 1. Do I need a third party software firewall if my computer is running Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista? Even though Windows XP SP2 has a built-in firewall, this software firewall only protects against unwanted incoming traffic. Third party software firewall such as AVG Plus Firewall Edition or Lavasoft Personal Firewall protects against both incoming and outgoing traffic. Any malicious program running on your PC can potentially send out confidential data using legitimate outgoing traffic such as e-mail or web and not be blocked by Windows XP SP2 built-in firewall. Also, your computer can be used as zombie to perform denial of service attacks on websites (outgoing traffic) if not protected by third party software firewall. For Windows Vista users, third party software firewall is easier to manage and configure than the built-in firewall. 2. Do I need a third party software firewall if I have a router with built-in firewall? The answer is yes. Any malicious program running on your PC can potentially send out confidential data using legitimate outgoing traffic such as e-mail or web and not be blocked by the router built-in firewall. Also, your computer can be used as zombie to perform denial of service attacks on websites (outgoing traffic) if not protected by third party software firewall. 3. How do I secure my computer? If your computer has no Internet connection, you will need at least antivirus software to protect against viruses, worms or trojans from infected diskettes, CDs or USB drives. But if your computer has Internet connection, you will need at least antivirus, firewall and antispyware software. For data security, you will need NMS for PC which will encrypt your files, folders or whole drives. 4. Do I need to have firewall software if I have a dial-up Internet (narrowband) connection? The answer is yes. Even though the Internet connection is not always-on as compared to a broadband connection, it is still safer to install firewall software as you may download malicious software unknowingly. 5. What is the minimum and recommended Internet protection? The minimum Internet protection is having antivirus and firewall software. The recommended Internet protection is having antivirus, firewall and antispyware software. 6. What is the minimum and recommended privacy protection? The minimum privacy protection is having computer & internet washer software. The recommended privacy protection is having computer & internet washer and antispyware software. 7. How do I get complete protection? By having antivirus, firewall, antispyware, computer & internet washer, antispam and content filtering software. 8. Is it better to buy integrated security suite product solution? The answer is no. When choosing IT security products, a best of breed approach is better than one for all, integrated security suite product solution since any vulnerabilities that affect a product will most likely affect the whole integrated product suite. Also, a single vendor may be an expert in only antivirus or antispyware solution but not both solutions. If you purchase the software from us, you can still get support from a single vendor of certified professionals. This will eliminate multiple queries to different vendors. 9. Do I need to buy antivirus software for PDAs - Palm/Pocket PC? The answer is no. If you visit the websites of antivirus vendors who develop antivirus software for PDAs, either there is no updated version for their antivirus software and virus signature on PDAs or those with virus signature updates do not reveal the viruses detected on PDAs. Currently, there are not many viruses found on PDAs. But if you are concerned, you can still install any free version of antivirus software for PDAs. If you have Microsoft Windows Mobile or Pocket PC 2003 PDA, you will need NMS for PDA. All data can be set to be wiped clean if it is stolen or lost. Any external storage devices such as CF/SD cards can also be encrypted beyond recovery. 11. How do I secure my USB thumb drive or hard disk? You can use the password protection software which comes with some USB thumb drives. If you do not have this software, you will need NMS for PC which allows you to encrypt the data on your USB thumb drive or hard disk automatically. 12. How do I secure my e-mail? The first option is to install Digital Document Encryptor for the sender to encrypt the attachment with a password. This password will need to be revealed to the recipients through other means. The recipients just need the free SafeIT Encryption Reader to open the attachment. The second option is to install NMS for nCode for the sender to encrypt the attachment with a password. This password will need to be revealed to the recipients through other means. The recipients just need the free NMS nCode reader to open the attachment. The NMS nCode reader is available for PC and Pocket PC users. To protect against spam, you will need antispam software. [ Home | Antivirus | Firewall | Antispyware | Privacy | Secure E-mail | File Encryption | Antispam | Content Filtering | Mobile Security ] |