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Security software

General information on security

Newsletters: Security Pipeline and Brian's Buzz will keep you up to date on what's happening on the Wide Wooly Web.

Symantec provides an alert service, as do other antivirus companies. [example]

Microsoft now has a fresh new Security & Privacy site which that is well worth a visit. It's easy to read, and covers the topic nicely.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/ -- main page
http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/ -- page for home users

http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/compsecurity101/index.htm?PM=ss13_netsecurity -- Computer Security 101 -- a basic course, along with quizzes to check your understanding. (Be sure to scroll down the first page past the advertisement, and also click the "Next" link to see the whole table of contents.) You can also sign up to take the course online (by email) if you like.

http://www.cnet.com/software/0-352108-8-9828194-1.html -- a concise and not too technical explanation of online threats and security. A good place to start [alternate link]

http://www.staysafeonline.info/appendix_c.adp -- Stay Safe Online -- comprehensive website on security.

"UK Security Online" has excellent coverage, both of the major Internet threats and of defenses. They take a network point of view, but most of the content applies to home systems as well. The writing is very clear and straightforward.

More resource collections

	This site	Recommended Security Software
	Norton and Trend Micro	See the links on the Antivirus page
	Microsoft	Microsoft links on the Updates page
	Spyware	Links on the Spyware and Anti - Malware pages
	Trojans	Links on the Trojans page
	Instant Messaging, IRC and P2P file-sharingnetworks	Information and links on the Attack Vectors page.
	Anti-Malware in general	Links on the Anti - Malware page