Social Engineering: The Biggest Risk to Internet Security

Published on April 27, 2006 to Networking

We rely on security walls to keep intruders out, while leaving gates so that we can get in and out ourselves. Most hacking involves trying to break down or otherwise sneak past these gates, but the easiest way to get in is to convince the gatekeeper to open the door. In networking security circles, this is known as Social Engineering, and it's something you need to understand. Read more

Who Designed This Crap? The Dark Side of the Internet

Published on June 26, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

The Internet is a wondrous place that some misuse in a way that can be especially devastating for us all. Read more

ASUS SL1000 Internet Security Router reviewed

Published on May 7, 2004 to Networking

Simply put, ASUS' SL1000 is one hell of a powerful little router and our test bench is still smoking! But it has a user interface that only true networking techies can love. ASUS agrees on this last point so it'll be awhile before you can buy it, but you can at least read about it now. Read more

QuickView: Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard with Skype

Published on March 15, 2005 to Networking

If you can use your regular phones with VoIP services such as Vonage, why not also with Skype? Actiontec's IPWS lets you do just that. Read more

How To: One Internet connection - Two Private LANs

Published on November 12, 2003 to Networking

There are times when having two separate networks - both sharing the same Internet connection - can come in handy. For example, I recently helped a community center with its network setup. They needed to provide Internet connection to tenants who were renting space, in addition to their own shared Internet. They also shared a number of folders on the network, but weren't too careful about password protecting the shares. Read more