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by lblin28

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I would like to know more about security threats as well as how can one protect themselves from being harm by security threats. Thank you.

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by b_pope

if this is your home PC, make sure you have antivirus like NORTON & check for updates regularly.
add a firewall the best free one being ZONEALARM.
make sure you update whatever version of WINDOWS your running + EXPLORER & OUTLOOK if your using MICROSOFT.
don't open E'MAILS if they aren't from someone you know, just delete them.
and don't visit PORN sites to often, thats pretty much it.

by penguinsrule

Run your applications in an OpenVMS environment. (Ok go ahead and reject my answer)

even though it's been going away for decades there are "No known penetrations", and ruled "UNHACKABLE" by DEFCON9

If it works, it works. I've been working with VMS since 1984, and I spent 3 years on the Security team at Digital, and a significant amount of time spent working with the defense industry - I think you are relatively safe from penetration in an OpenVMS environment - especially if you run SecureVMS configured to B2 security. I don't know of any other environment that is up to B2 security. OpenVMS is for sure C2 compliant, and as far as I know none of Microsoft's environments (despite what they say) have ever been C2, and Unix certainly isn't C2 compliant.

www.isc2.org

www.nsa.gov

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