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5 Free Tools to Password-Protect Your Website
http://mashable.com/2008/05/03/5-free-tools-to-password-protect-your-sites/
5 Free Tools to Password-Protect Your Website
It’s rare that we would want to lock up our website with a password. However, there might be few occasions when we need to protect a few pages of our site (or whole) from the general public and made accessible to a selected group of users.
For such times, here are 5 neat free tools that will help you get started.

Biometric systems in schools
http://tinyurl.com/2wyz6q
Guidance on the use of biometric systems in schools
Guidance on how the (UK) Data Protection Act 1998 applies to the use of biometric data in schools is now available.
It advises schools to fully involve parents in any decision to introduce biometric or fingerprint technology to run cashless lunch queues, school libraries and attendance systems.
The guidance also underlines that headteachers and governing bodies should be clear and open with all parents and pupils about this and all aspects of their education.

Ip Address Lookup Locator
http://www.ipaddresslocation.org
Find location of any ip address and ip ranges for any country. Useful if you need to find proxy from specific country.

Get a free PC safety scan
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?redir=true
Get a free PC safety scan
Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC.
* Check for and remove viruses
* Get rid of junk on your hard disk
* Improve your PC's performance

Windows Personal Firewall Analysis
http://tinyurl.com/wkpnk
Windows Personal Firewall Analysis
As a part of our Windows Personal Firewall Analysis project we have performed our own leak-testing. This page contains results of these tests and a comparison of anti-leak features of the most popular personal firewalls. To learn more about leak-tests, we recommend you to read our Introduction to Firewall Leak-testing.

Password Generator
http://www.safepasswd.com/
Password Generator
This is just a simple way to generate good secure passwords for use on various websites, business systems, or any other place where you may need a password. It allows you to choose various characteristics of a good password.

How to use CAPTCHA
http://www.captcha.biz/
How to use CAPTCHA
How to understand, use and implement captcha to protect your web site against spam and form spamming.
A recommended site to start learning about captchas

Comparisons of Captcha Software
http://www.softwaredevelopment.ca/captchas.shtml
Comparisons of Captcha Software ... Open Source
A captcha (an acronym for "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart") is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human. The term was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, and Nicholas J. Hopper of Carnegie Mellon University, and John Langford of IBM. A common type of captcha requires that the user type the letters of a distorted and/or obscured sequence of letters or digits that appears on the screen. Because the test is administered by a computer, in contrast to the standard Turing test that is administered by a human, a captcha is sometimes described as a reverse Turing test.
A number of open source (free) captcha solutions are available -- some of which are listed below for comparison. Please check with the developer's web site for software updates and more detailed information.

3 Steps to Protect a Web Form From Spam with Captchas
http://www.protectwebform.com/howprotect
3 Steps to better protect a web form from spam

Drupal : captcha
http://drupal.org/project/captcha
Drupal : captcha for Drupal, an open source content management platform.

FITS OM: Assessment
http://becta.org.uk/fits_om/assessment.cfm
FITS OM: Assessment
Becta have developed a spreadsheet tool to help schools assess their current ICT operations management. The tool is based on FITS OM (Framework for ICT Technical Support Operations Management) and asks a number of yes/no questions on key activities that should be carried out for each of the functions.
After all of the questions are answered the spreadsheet will produce a graph that shows the percentage of the implementation of each function in your school. The tool can be used to plan to improve current practice by identifying gaps in the schools ICT operations management.
http://becta.org.uk/fits_om/documents/assessment.xls

Captchas (video explanation online)
http://tinyurl.com/pe87y
Captchas (video explanation online)
Tasks like image recognition are trivial for humans, but continue to challenge even the most sophisticated computer programs. This talk introduces a paradigm for utilizing human processing power to solve problems that computers cannot yet solve.
Human Computation | Luis von Ahn | online security |

McAfee Site Advisor
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
McAfee Site Advisor
We test the Web to help keep you safe from spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
To get a security report on a particular website then just enter the URL on this page.

ComputerTime
http://www.softwaretime.com/
ComputerTime is parental-control software that lets parents set limits on the amount of time and the time-of-day when their children can use the computer.
SoftwareTime believes that the computer is an amazing tool for children, both for educational and social purposes.
You no longer have to keep track of the time your children spend on the computer. ComputerTime does that for you! It takes just a few minutes to set limits for each child.
Free trial ... then US$40

Sandra : P.C. diagnostic utility
http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/
SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. It should provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software.
It works along the lines of other Windows utilities, however it tries to go beyond them and show you more of what's really going on. Giving the user the ability to draw comparisons at both a high and low-level. You can get information about the CPU, chipset, video adapter, ports, printers, sound card, memory, network, Windows internals, AGP, PCI, PCIe, ODBC Connections, USB2, 1394/Firewire, etc.

The captchas.net CAPTCHA-Service
http://captchas.net/
The captchas.net CAPTCHA-Service
This server provides CAPTCHA images you can use in your web page. CAPTCHA images can prevent html-forms or web pages to be used by robots.
A CAPTCHA image shows a random string which the user has to type to submit a form. This is a simple problem for (seeing) humans, but a very hard problem for computers which have to use character recognition, especially, because the displayed string is alienated in a way, which makes it very hard for a computer to decode. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha.

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
http://tinyurl.com/c7ylb
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
Shared computers are commonly found in schools, libraries, Internet and gaming caf?, community centers, and other locations. Often, non-technical personnel are asked to manage shared computers in addition to their primary responsibilities. Managing shared computers can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. Without restrictions, users can change the desktop appearance, reconfigure system settings, and introduce spyware, viruses, and other harmful programs. Repairing damaged shared computers costs significant time and effort.
The Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP provides a simple and effective way to defend shared computers from untrusted users and malicious software, safeguard system resources, and enhance and simplify the user experience.
Disk changes made are cleared with each restart unless the administrator chooses to save them.

The Network Box
http://www.network-box.com/
The Network Box is a complete Internet Threat Protection appliance. It includes all the essential components required for computer security (firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, anti-virus, anti-spam, virtual private networking, web content filtering and company policy) - as standard - at an affordable price.
Computer security is a process, not just a box. Network Box experts install, configure and remotely maintain every single Network Box around the world. Network Box Data Centres also keep you updated by continually installing new virus signatures and security patches for you - currently, an average of eleven updates each day.

What did your staff do today?
http://www.3ami.com/
What did your staff do today?
3ami Monitoring & Audit System : For continuously monitoring your employees activity and tracking changes to hardware and software throughout your organisation now captures and securely stores all incoming and outgoing emails and attachments.

Is Your Computer Under Attack?
http://www.zone-h.org/
Check here to see if your server has been hacked ... or is under attack ...

Drive Vaccine PC & Mac
http://www.drivevaccine.com
Drive Vaccine is the first Desktop Security solution to provide cross-platform protection of both PC and Mac workstations. Regardless of what any user does?ncluding erasing files, installing software, downloading viruses, or deliberately tampering with desktop settings?orkstations will rollback to their desired configuration upon restart. And the workstations will be perfectly configured and available for the next user... Without the need for any IT troubleshooting whatsoever.
Drive Vaccine is designed for organizations that demand optimal availability and functionality of thier public access computers.

Biometrics
http://www.biometrictracking.com
Biometric Systems - Fingerprint scanners

A Dozen Primers on Standards
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/feb04/primers.shtml
A Dozen Primers on Standards
This useful article from Computers in Libraries demystifies those mysterious acronyms for standards, like ARK, DOI, METS, etc. It explains each standard's purpose, who's behind it, whether it replaces an existing standard, what stage of development it's in, and its pros and cons.

Computer Crime and Security
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/compcrimetb.html
Computer Crime and Security

Symantec Security Check (free online)
http://security.symantec.com/
Symantec Security Check is a free service designed to help you understand your computer's exposure to online security intrusions and virus threats.
Scan for Security Risks - Test your computer's exposure to online security threats and learn how to make your computer more secure.
Scan for Viruses - Examine your computer using Symantec's award-winning virus detection technology to determine if it is infected by any known virus or Trojan horse.
security | virus | antivirus | hacking | attack |

Ad-aware 5.83 (detect spyware on your PC)
http://www.lsfileserv.com/index.html
This software scans your hard drive for "spyware." Spyware is software which tracks your every movement and reports this information back to its maker.
Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove them safely. It is updated frequently.
security | spyware |

SmoothWall
http://www.smoothwall.org/community/about/
SmoothWall was first released to the world in July 2000. Founded by myself and Lawrence Manning it was designed to produce a hardened internet firewall device, turning a server, workstation or reduntant PC into a replacement for a hardware firewall router often costing several thousands of dollars.
SmoothWall was designed from the ground up with specific aims.
- to be easy to manage via a webbrowser
- to support and compliment existing ISDN cards, Modems and network hardware seamlessly and support a vast array of connection methods and ISPs in over 40 countries
- able to be installed by everyone from a home user to an IT technician
- to offer support for webservers and servers having to live securely in a de-militarised zone
firewall | security | network |

WebShield Appliances : gateway viral protection
http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/products/
The McAfee WebShield appliances are integrated solutions, combining award-winning anti-virus and content management software with enhanced hardware. Tuned for performance, the WebShield e250 and e500 appliances offer award winning McAfee anti-virus protection that quickly resolves your major business security worries. Both appliances scan e-mail traffic (SMTP), web traffic (HTTP), file transfers (FTP) and dial up mail traffic (POP3).

IT Manager
http://asia.cnet.com/itmanager
Lots of updates and news on the latest IT.

Microsoft 'Security Analyzer'
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/Tools/mbsahome.asp
As part of Microsoft's Strategic Technology Protection Program, and in response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).
MBSA includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems. MBSA runs on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems and will scan for missing hotfixes and vulnerabilities in the following products: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0, SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01 and later, and Office 2000 and 2002.

Belarc
http://www.belarc.com/
Belarc, Inc. develops and licenses Web based products which help make personal computers easier to use and maintain by both large and small business users and individual consumers.
Check the configuration of your computer, including a list of software installed... with serial numbers .. impressive and useful free utility. Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit | BelManage - Intranet product |

Internet Explorer Security Patch
http://securitycheck.passport.com/
Internet Explorer Security Patch ... install this patch to ensure that your browser has the latest security patches.

SamSpade.org Tools
http://www.samspade.org/
the address digger
It takes a hostname or an IP address, guesses at the domain name, and then runs some whois queries to find out who owns the domain and the block of IP addresses it lives in, and traces the route packets take to the host.
obfuscated URLs
A lot of spam includes pointers to websites. Often the URL is obfuscated in a variety of ways - by using %-encoded characters, bogus authentication information, IP addresses written in strange ways
This tool will decode any legal URL, showing you how it was obfuscated, what the real URL looks like and who hosts the website.
the safe web browser
This is a secure webbrowser. It doesn't pass any information about you, it won't accept cookies, it won't run any JavaScript, any ActiveX or Java applets. It won't even reveal the IP address you're connecting from.
traceroute
Traceroute shows the route packets take from this host (samspade.org) to the host you're looking at. Each hop shows the hostname (or the IP address if there's no reverse DNS), the IP address of the system, the AS number of the system, and the round-trip time from samspade.org to the system.
whois
This is a very simple rwhois tool. It asks a single question of an rwhois server. Typically the question is an IP address.

MySpy
http://www.bqe.com/MySpy.htm
MySpy is a small footprint software that runs in the background while you are working on your computer. While running, it uses less than 2% of system resources. It monitors the usage of the computer that it is installed on. It keeps a log of all the software used by the user including the idle time (i.e. knowing when the computer is not in use).
MySpy is visible to the user as an icon in the system tray. Therefore, the user does have knowledge of its use. However, closing MySpy can be password protected.
Why choose MySpy?
-Most of the work that you do involves a computer. It will automatically track what you been working with detailed precision.
-You are a parent and you are concerned that your kids may be using their computer inappropriately by visiting adult web sites or chatting with strangers.
-You are responsible for computer technology in the office. You need to collect data from users to better understand their hardware and software needs.

Cyveillance : Put an End to Online Piracy
http://www.cyveillance.com/
For companies whose digital assets are core to their businesses, online piracy has become a very real and costly issue that requires a proactive and comprehensive solution. Cyveillance helps companies prevent revenue leakage from online piracy.
Cyveillance's Digital Asset Protection Solution helps companies proactively prevent revenue leakage by identifying unauthorized use and distribution of their digital assets.
Brand Protection | Digital Asset Protection | Copyright | Watermarks | Watermark |

Antivirus & PC/LAN Security Links
http://www.harrold.org/rfhextra/antivirus.html
Links to free online antivirus news, scan/clean, pc and network security programs

eBits Ltd Computer/LAN Security in HK
http://www.ebits.com.hk
As an independent consultancy firm, eBits provides IT solutions and services to our clients without bias towards specific equipment or system supplier.
eBits founders have both extensive commercial and IT experience, educated with business and technical qualifications. Our Internet Security Specialist and his team, who are especially experienced of internal auditing within sophisticated banking environment, specialize in providing auditing of any information system, networking system, and e-Commerce platform.

eEye Digital Security
http://www.eeye.com/html/
eEye is your security partner, watching over your networks. We provide security products and services to help you secure your networks and the vital corporate data that resides on your servers.
Most companies naively focus on only a few security elements such as anti-virus, encryption and firewalls, when clients' security needs far exceed such a limited perspective.

HNS Security Database
http://www.security-db.com/
Largest IT Security Database
Help Net Security is a privately owned information security portal which started with its work in 1998. The portal offers various inside information about computer security happenings, news from the InfoSec community with lot of additions like press releases, discovered vulnerabilities and patches, a large security software archive, categorized articles, a virus information database and stock quotes.
Intrusion Detection | Firewalls | Anti-Virus | Biometrics | PKI | SSL | Encryption | General | VPN | Content Security | Web based | Security services | Management |

Internet Junkbuster Proxy or Guidescope's
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/guidescope.html
Which ad blocking software is right for you?
Guidescope is the name of a new software company that provides an advanced real-time ad-blocking service. The company is separate from Junkbusters, and their flagship product, also called Guidescope, is separate from the Internet Junkbuster (though the two products do have certain compatibilities). Junkbusters assisted Guidescope to establish its service and highly recommends it.

SafeWeb
https://fugu.safeweb.com/homepage/Webmaster_inst.php3
Give your users complete privacy! Deliver all of your content encrypted for free with SafeWeb. By inserting one snippet of HTML you obtain the following button which links to an encrypted version of your site:

NeoLock Express
http://www.neoworx.com/products/neolockx/
NeoLock Express technology allows you to encrypt, compress and wrap any Windows program or executable file. You can use NeoLock Express to take any Windows program and protect it with a password.

Neoworx
http://www.neoworx.com/news/
NeoWatch is our unique personal firewall that integrates our award winning NeoTrace Technology. NeoTrace Express, which is included with NeoWatch, allows you to locate the source of any intrusion on your PC.
SpyAgent is the award winning, powerful monitoring tool that allows you to record how your PC is being used. Rest easy knowing that your PC is not being used without your knowledge - or being used inappropriately!
NeoTrace Express is a cool new version of our popular NeoTrace utility with browser-integrated features. It provides a basic set of NeoTrace features in an attractive and easy to use package.

Patchwork
http://grc.com/pw/patchwork.htm
Internet Anti-Intrusion Patch Verification and Intrusion Evidence Scanner — for Microsoft Windows NT

System Mechanic
http://www.real.com/accessories/systemmechanic/
Keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free, and now even speed-up your internet connection with System Mechanic's full suite of 15 powerful tools!
Speed up your Internet and network connection by up to 300%
Safely clean and optimize your system registry
Hunt down and remove junk and obsolete files and drivers

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