Pros: free, informative, effective Cons: None! It tells you things you don't want to know
Shields up is not really a software application, but rather a web site designed by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research who informs computer users of potential security hazards of the internet and does researches and constructs programs that aid computer...
Hackers aren’t to be taken lightly. These people do it for the challenge. They aren’t looking for you, per se, but if your system is exposed then it’s party time.
What people don’t realize is that hackers just don’t open a phone book,...
Pros: Very detailed, but easy to understand Cons: a bit alarming at first
Okay, so maybe I exaggerated just a tad. The whole Western Hemisphere is not reliant on my PC for it's survival. I don't have any top-secret government documents, but I do have Granny's secret family recipe for melt in your mouth shortbread. She...
Pros: Free and extremely informative and effective. Cons: Doesn't test all ports.
While I've always been aware of security issues on the internet, I had been very lax in worrying about my home PC. Then a site I use regularly was hacked, and I became a target. A friend pointed me at this site and it turned out to be exactly what I...
Pros: Costs NOTHING, lots of information Cons: you find out how exposed your computer is
You could be in for a nasty surprise. I am on a DSL hookup, which means others on the DSL "network" have the opportunity to look at my machine if I'm not careful. I thought I was a wise consumer, I had one product in place that dutifully told...
As users on the global network, we are concerned about our privacy, the safety of data we store and send from our PC and the implications of successful intrusions into our system or network. Over the past years, ingenious...
I've worked on Unix systems for a great deal of time and feel comfortable securing them. When I first heard of Shields Up, I thought I had run into a comprehensive security analysis. What I got, though, was little more than a port scan, which even the...
Pros: Thorough test to see if your computer is accessible to hackers. Cons: None
I read about Shields Up! last year in a magazine article and tried it. I was disappointed to find that I had several shields not functioning properly. When I probed my Ports, I had one of the most important ports OPEN! I downloaded Zone Alarm (see my...
Pros: VERY informative, easy to use, friendly and helpful. Cons: None.
Mr. Gibson runs a website crammed to the virtual rafters with useful utilities and information. Utilities to check your computer to see if you've got any ports hanging open waiting for hAx0r-d00dz to come in and mangle your system, information on how...
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