Definition of Home Office
The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo, or Small or Home Office or Single Office/Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. Larger business enterprises, one notch up the size scale, are often categorized as a small business. When a company reaches 100 or more employees, it is often referred to a Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
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Home Office
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The Real Cost of Free Programs such as Instant Messaging and Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Applications
As it is becoming ever easier for even a novice computer user to access and use freely available Instant Messaging programs, the security risks to all networks and need for public education increase dramatically. Without the awareness of the public as well as IT Managers, and the implementation of strict policies in regards to these programs, everyone is vulnerable. This paper discusses specific technical details and security risks of the four most popular Instant Messaging clients as well as several peer-to-peer file sharing programs. It then examines specific threats that are present for both these types of programs. Last but not least, it provides steps to ensure network security, and discusses the added vulnerability of not having policies in place.
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License to Surf?
In this document, the similarity between car and computer evolutions will be used to highlight security shortcomings in today's personal computer usage, as well as hint at possible remedies. This document will also discuss other topics, such as responsibility of ISP's etc.
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An Instant War, Just Add Chat: The Growth of Instant Messaging Technology
The purpose of the information presented here is to provide the reader with a rich synthesis of observations and ideas, encourage the reader to evaluate their current technological environment, and spur one to explore what additional work may need to be done in this security issue.
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Users Wary of Microsoft's .NET
Every day more of our personal information is stored on digital media. Countless advertisers and retailers spend much their resources on identifying their target audience and gearing their products towards those desired individuals. Doctors keep files on your history, allowing them to access it quickly and efficiently. Financial institutions have massive databases outlining your entire financial history. The digital world is becoming a part of every aspect of our life, from oil changes to supermarket buying habits.
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A User's Guide to Security Threats on the Desktop
Everyone who uses a computer has heard of Internet security issues such as viruses, e-mail scams, and hacker attacks. Many computer users don't see the need for security or feel helpless in the face of hacker attacks. Both of these assumptions are false as will be discussed in this paper. This paper is written for non-technical computer users who need to know the security risks of the Internet and how to protect their important digital information.
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Free Tools and Tips to Help Secure Your Home PC
This paper will emphasize free software alternatives to combat viruses/Trojans, protect against spyware, provide safe Internet browsing, prevent computer intrusions, and eliminate pop-ups. The software will all be for the Windows OS platform, concentrating on users with Windows XP SP1 and SP2. Each category will discuss the inherit risks and include a few pieces of free software that can help mitigate risks. In the second half of the paper, I will discuss Windows SP2 and also provide tools to give a baseline analysis of how "secure" the machine is.
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Secure Your Home Computer
By the time you reach the end of the paper you will have acquainted yourself with all of the basics required to take control of and maintain your privacy and security over the Internet. To the novice computer user this may seem like a lot of information to absorb, yet if you are patient and take each item one at a time you will soon realize how uncomplicated this really is. Above all, don't be intimidated. No one learns everything in a single day.
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