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- 10+ reasons why people write viruses
- Why do people write viruses and other mobile malicious code? The answer isn't as simple as it used to be. Here are some possible motives suggested by security expert Chad Perrin and several TechRepublic members.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Virus, Chad Perrin, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Download resources 2009-05-04
- 10 tips for secure computer disposal
- If you're in charge of IT resources at an organization with more than a handful of users, you might need this advice for secure equipment disposal.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Information Technology, Computer, Chad Perrin, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2009-04-08
- 10 ways to protect yourself when you leave a job
- Employers aren't the only ones who have to look after security when an employee leaves. If that departing employee is you, make sure you pay attention to threats to your personal privacy and security.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Job, Employee, Chad Perrin, Blogging, Security, Internet
- Download resources 2009-03-04
- 10 ways to protect your company from employee transition risks
- Employment transition is an often overlooked danger to company security. Make sure you have policies and procedures in place that will protect your business from security compromises when someone leaves your company.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Chad Perrin, Employment Transition, Security, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2009-02-19
- 10 essential e-mail security measures
- E-mail security is about a lot more than just using a good password on your POP or IMAP server. Perhaps the most important part of e-mail security is ensuring you don't shoot yourself in the foot. These best practices will help you avoid any mistakes. This download is also available...
- Tags: E-mail Security, Chad Perrin, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Download resources 2008-12-21
- 10 security tips for Microsoft Windows XP
- Installing Windows XP is only the first step to using it. Chad Perrin advises these additional measures to ensure that your XP systems are protected from proliferating security threats.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Chad Perrin, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-12-11
- 10+ reasons to treat network security like home security
- Strategies for effectively securing your network map pretty closely to those for securing your home. Chad Perrin looks at the parallels and offers a takeaway for each point of comparison.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Network, Network Security, Chad Perrin, Security, Networking
- Download resources 2008-10-24
- 10 common security mistakes that should never be made
- There's no shortage of difficult security challenges -- so why take chances and overlook the easy stuff? Chad Perrin describes some of the worst and all too common security oversights he sees on a regular basis.This download is also available as an entry in our IT Security blog.
- Tags: Chad Perrin, Security
- Download resources 2008-08-20
- 10 things you should do to ensure basic Web site security
- Using a security procedures checklist is your first step toward securing a resource -- a means of aiding your memory before you apply your critical thinking skills and imagination to the task of improving security for each item. Chad Perrin shares his list of far-too-common security failures on Web sites...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Chad Perrin, Security
- Download resources 2008-06-03
- 10 things you should do to secure every general-purpose operating system
- There are key considerations for system security that apply no matter which general-purpose operating system platform you happen to be using. As Chad Perrin explains, you should always consider these 10 precautions when securing your systems against unauthorized access and unfortunate disasters.
- Tags: Operating System, Chad Perrin, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-12-13
- Boost security by disabling these 10 Windows XP services
- As long as Microsoft Windows has been a network-capable operating system, it has come with quite a few services turned on by default. So it's a good idea for security-conscious users to shut down any of these services they aren't using. If you're running Windows XP on your desktop system,...
- Tags: Security, Service, Chad Perrin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-11-26
- 10 common Web design mistakes to watch out for
- When you start designing a Web site, your options are wide open. Yet all that potential can lead to problems that may cause your Web site to fall short of your goals. Whether you're building a commercial Web site, a personal or hobby site, or a professional nonprofit site, you'll...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Web Design, Chad Perrin, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing
- Download resources 2007-10-26
- Get professional image editing for free with GIMPShop
- Professional quality image editing tools are not quite as expensive as you may think. The open source image editing application called GIMPShop is every bit as powerful as the expensive standard application, PhotoShop, but GIMPShop is free. Chad Perrin reviews GIMPShop and shows how feature-rich this open source application really...
- Tags: Open Source, GIMPshop, Image-editing, Chad Perrin, Professional Quality Image-editing Tool
- Download resources 2007-04-24
- Take a tangible step toward sustainable software development with TortoiseSVN
- Subversion is perhaps the single most popular version control system for open source developers, and its popularity with developers in proprietary software development teams is nothing to scoff at either. It defies the limitations you may have come to expect from proprietary version control systems: not only is it free,...
- Tags: Window, Chad Perrin, Subversion, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Software Development, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Software/Web Development
- Download resources 2007-04-03
- Use open source Subversion for personal document management
- The open source version control system Subversion has rapidly become a developer favorite. It enjoys an excellent reputation and a wealth of free, online documentation, as well as a growing body of published texts on the subject of its efficient and practical use. It is stable, flexible, capable, security-conscious, free,...
- Tags: Chad Perrin, Document Management, Open Source, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Download resources 2007-03-14
- Update Linux and FreeBSD systems for new Daylight Savings Time settings
- Daylight Savings Time starts three weeks earlier in 2007, which may cause problems for some companies as they scramble to alter their IT networks so scheduled software and clocks will remain accurate after the change. Linux users will need to ensure that their computers are compliant with local Daylight Saving...
- Tags: FreeBSD, Daylight Saving Time, Chad Perrin, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-02-28
- Linux 101: Use Knoppix to resize partitions for dual-boot installs
- Someone new to Linux-based operating systems, coming from the world of Microsoft Windows, might want to ease himself into using Linux rather than quitting Windows cold turkey. In those cases where multiple systems or virtual machine environments for multiple operating systems isn't appropriate, the option of installing a Linux-based OS...
- Tags: Operating System, Knoppix Linux, Chad Perrin, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, UNIX, Software
- Download resources 2006-08-16
- Linux 101: Installing Debian GNU/Linux
- Installing any operating system on a desktop computer, whether it be Microsoft Windows, MacOS X, Debian GNU/Linux, or anything else, can occasionally be an exercise in frustration. That is particularly true if you are unfamiliar with the installation process for the operating system you're installing or, worse yet, unfamiliar with...
- Tags: Frustration, Operating System, Debian, Chad Perrin, Operating Systems, Linux, Open Source, Software
- Download resources 2006-08-14
- Linux 101: Efficient software management with the Advanced Package Tool in Debian
- Package managers were developed for Linux distributions to solve problems such as dependency issues and the difficulty of software installation without a unified package management system. Developers of open source software for Linux-based operating systems generally need only write the software itself; at that point package maintainers for various Linux...
- Tags: Linux Distribution, Debian, Tool, Chad Perrin, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Management
- Download resources 2006-08-10
- Linux 101: Making manpages work for you
- One of the most important skills to have for navigating the command line in Linux is the ability to use manpage. The term "manpage", also sometimes spelled "man page", is short for "manual page". It refers to the online UNIX "manual", the traditional and most commonly available form of electronic...
- Tags: Chad Perrin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- Download resources 2006-08-07
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