Top 6 Security Myths and How to Beat Them

You are in: Articles / Security / Top 6 Security Myths and How to Beat Them
Articles & tutorials Backup & Archiving Email Clients Mobility Operating Systems Reporting Tools Security Antispam Antivirus Reports Server Administration Smart Setups Clustering Virtualization Studies & Benchmarks Support Services Web Integration Messaging news Axigen Presents Itself as a Fully Grown Messaging and Collaboration Platform with Version 8 Bucharest, Romania – March 31, 2011 – Axigen... Axigen Enters Indonesia through MTI Bucharest, Romania - February 17, 2011 - Axigen... Experience the Axigen Ajax WebMail with Calendars, Tasks and Notes The Axigen Team (http://www.axigen.com) has added calendars, to do... Upcoming events Switching from Free Open... AXIGEN (www.axigen.com), the professional messaging solution...	Top 6 Security Myths and How to Beat Them Submited by daniela.manolescu, on 2010-03-24, in Security (Kenneth van Wyk, Computerworld) Should it really be necessary for a consumer to be a security expert to safely use a computer? We get disgusted that users keep falling for old tricks. But what are we doing to actually help these people? We should start by better understanding the misconceptions about e-mail and Web site safety that pervade the user base. For example: If an e-mail looks authentic, it is safe This e-mail came from someone I know, so I know it's safe If a friend on Facebook or Twitter posts a link, it's safe If I merely view a message, without clicking on any attachments or links, I'm safe If I go to the URL, but don't do anything while I'm there, I'm OK If my browser displays the locked padlock, then the site is secure Our systems - from their operating system cores and through the e-mail clients, Web browsers, etc. - need to help our users do things securely. Read more by following the "full article" link. full article comments (0) \| email this \| Rating: Leave a comment Full Name * E-mail * URL: Note: all fields marked with (*) are required Comments (0) To: Subject: Body: Verification code:	Why Register? Already a member? Blacklist monitoring alerts Signup for our real-time monitoring service and receive email notifications each time one of your IPs gets blacklisted. Mail Server Operating System Poll .01 What OS do you use for your email server? Linux Windows Other .02 How many mailboxes do you currently manage? 1-50 51-300 300+ .03 Would you like to comment upon the choosing of this particular OS? DNS Tools Get IP status, owner and location, obtain its corresponding hostname or check specific ports. Ping Statistics Reverse DNS Lookup Whois Info (IP owner) GeoIP Information Check Port Open Relay Test Test if your mail server is an open relay for spammers. Blacklist Checker Check if your IP is listed in DNS based email blacklists (DNSBL)