Awebus Tech News » Security http://www.awebus.com Discussing Computer Hardware, Software and Other Stuff! Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:04:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 DVD- HD http://www.awebus.com/dvd-hd/ http://www.awebus.com/dvd-hd/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:23:10 +0000 Admin http://www.awebus.com/?p=1412 High definition television has become one of the latest technological waves to hit the consumer marketplace. As consumers have  been looking to copy DVD’s that are in HD format, they have beem running into problems if they were trying to use their old products. The DVD industry had to adapt to meet the growing demands of consumers and the changing needs for DVD technology. HD DVD or High-Definition DVD is a high-density optical disc format that is designed to be compatiable with the very popular high definition video and televisions. These DVD formats can store up to 3 ¼ times more data than the previously launched DVD. This will allow consumers to consolidate their movie selections onto fewer discs.

HD DVD’s are required if you are looking to copy your latest HD DVD movies for home viewing, as the original formats will not be compatible. If you would like to create a back up DVD copy or share a DVD copy with your friends, ensure that you have the right discs and the right DVD copy software to ensure that the quality of the picture and sound are maintained. There are many different software solutions and the choices can be confusing. Be sure to review the availble products and ask lots of questions so that you get the best software for your home needs. HD DVD is currently in a format war with the new release of Blu-Ray to see which of them will become the industry leader in HD.

]]> http://www.awebus.com/dvd-hd/feed/ 0 Computer Security http://www.awebus.com/computer-security/ http://www.awebus.com/computer-security/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:58:44 +0000 Admin http://www.awebus.com/?p=1374 In the present world of advanced technology computer has been introduced in all the spheres of life. Be it banking sector or school course or accounts management or library books management, computers have become quite important. With the computers the Internet has also become dominant in the present age. For conducting the research or establishing an e-commerce business or if you just want to chat around with friends then internet provides it all. Internet has been adapted by the people in all the walks of life. But surprisingly some people are monetizing this situation in a miserable manner. So you should become a security wiz by taking a security quiz to ensure that you are not trapped by such people.

These people are spreading viruses which are programmed to attack your computer in such a way that all your files get destroyed. The processing of your computer slows down and crumbles your computer in a miserable manner. It gives away all the important information to the person who has hacked your computer. It can be your credit card information or your passwords of important accounts. Computers having internet access are attacked by these hackers every 39 seconds on an average. To ensure that your data remains safe and you browse the internet with safety you should visit this site: http://www.agnitum.com/vote/stquiz/start.php. They give you a simple quiz to ensure that you learn the security terminology etc. You can become a security wizard now by visiting this site. So hurry up! This is sponsored post.

]]> http://www.awebus.com/computer-security/feed/ 0 An Introduction To Log Management For Computer Security http://www.awebus.com/an-introduction-to-log-management-for-computer-security/ http://www.awebus.com/an-introduction-to-log-management-for-computer-security/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:25:43 +0000 Admin http://www.awebus.com/?p=1292 Systematic record of all the events that takes place in any organization’s networking process and system administration is called a log. Entries are made in the log and each one of them relates to a particular occurrence in the network or in the system. Log management was originally a tool for troubleshooting your system or networking related problems. Over the years it has assumed a much wider dimension.

To day, logs are also vital for the enterprise security management in any networking or for any database system. For example, while the log would be essential to guide you towards taking effective steps to optimize the performances of your network or the system administration, it will also enable you to find out how best you could secure your database, network, and system from unwanted intruders or other external and internal threats.

Since the log will record the actions of the users, it would also be very useful in your security information management and investigate all sorts of malicious activities taking place internally or threats that endanger your systems externally. One pertinent example of the security related information is the track user authentication attempts.

Such security related information may also have a major influence on your accepted usb Policy and you may be able to find out which of the peripherals attached to your system requires monitoring and constant vigil. Such decisions can be taken on the basis of computer security log data now made available to you by the log management process.

]]> http://www.awebus.com/an-introduction-to-log-management-for-computer-security/feed/ 0 Learning The Basics Of The Computer Security Logs http://www.awebus.com/learning-the-basics-of-the-computer-security-logs/ http://www.awebus.com/learning-the-basics-of-the-computer-security-logs/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:24:53 +0000 Admin http://www.awebus.com/?p=1290 In these days of information technology boom, you will find widespread uses of network servers, client machines, several types of advanced devices now used in computer technology and with all these a seriously growing threat to all such networks and computer based systems. Such threats could be attack by virus, or unscrupulous intruders trying to steal information or data from your system. Such threats require that you build up a fairly comprehensive enterprise security management for your system or network and support it with appropriate usb Policy.

Most effective tool that you could use is the computer security log data to thwart such threats. By generating, transferring and building up a storage of such data and information that could be analyzed to find out the true solutions for addressing the security threats faced, you can meet most of the challenges. The logs generated by security software will be those that would be used by you for security information management. Other security related information and data shall also be available with the logs on your Operating System.

Similarly, the logs that are coming from network devices like the switches and other access points may also provide data required for security of the network or system. Many of the software that provides logs run continuously and make regular log entries. Many of them generate such entries in batches. To be successful in your operation, you must understand the relevance of log management and the requirement of designing a log management infrastructure for your system or network.

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