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Country IP Ranges by Continent

September 18th, 2009

Breaking News: We are pleased to announce that you may now select your Country IP Blocks by continent as well as by country.

We have received many requests from Network Managers and Webmasters for additional features on our Access Control Lists. One of the most requested feature is the ability to consolidate our Country IP lists by continent. Read more…

Nine Paranoid Internet Security Tips

September 17th, 2009
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In its must read release of Websense Security Labs State of Internet Security, Q1 – Q2, 2009, whitepaper, Websense reveals several frightening internet trends. It seems no website is safe.

For example, Websense reveals a 233% growth in the number of malicious websites in the last 6 months. Seventy-seven percent of sites spewing malicious code “are legitimate sites that have been compromised.” Even scarier, “61% of the top 100 sites either hosted malicious content or contained a masked redirect to lure unsuspecting victims from legitimate sites to malicious sites.” Read more…

Be Paranoid About Password Policies

September 17th, 2009
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Tip #1

Be Paranoid About Password Policies

Every website, computer user and business must develop and enforce strong password policies. Proper password procedures may not alleviate your paranoia but it will help you sleep at nights.

Use totally random passwords.

Let’s face it, many people use low-tech, easy to remember and easy to guess passwords. Some of the most common are Read more…

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