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Let us pray with the Holy Father Benedict XVI Benoit XVI
The general intention of prayer of the Pope for the month of may is : That, following the example of the Virgin Mary, all Christians should allow themselves to be guided by the word of God and always remain attentive to the signs of the Lord in his own life.
His missionnary intention is : That in Mission territories there may be no lack of good and enlightened teachers in the major Seminaries and in the Institutes of consecrated life.

How to participate in my Christian community pdf

Security and maintenance

Security and maintenance
Forum security and maintenance

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Software security
Computer maintenance needs to become as routine as locking your house and car. Home users need to routinely update their antivirus and Internet firewall software against the latest threats and check for software fixes that software makers provide for free. "If you've got a system out on the Net and it's not patched, there's a very high degree of likelihood that literally in a matter of hours you'll be popped," warns Amit Yoran of computer security firm Riptech. SANS Survival Time History. By being diligent about computer security and following some simple tips, you can better protect yourself from things that go bump on the Internet.

Your computer wired to the internet will certainly be attacked and compromised in a few minutes if you do not follow these recommendations. You must...

Protect from real time intrusions...Use firewalls as gatekeepers between your computer and the Internet. Firewalls are essential for those who keep their computers online through the popular DSL and cable modem connections but they are also valuable for those who dial in.

Material firewall - router such as...

Linksys or D-Link [recommended] firewall router.

Software firewall such as...
- [recommended] Software firewall.

Protect from Viruses and Malware - Buy and use virus protection software. That means three things: having it on your computer, checking daily for new virus signature updates and then scanning all the files on your computer periodically.

Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software such as...

NOD32 [recommended] Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software - We think this is the best Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software available. Real-time protection against viruses, spyware, adware, and identity theft. NOD32 offers the best detection, fastest performance, and smallest footprint available. 64 bit version available.
Anti-Malware software to complete the work... Ad-Aware SpywareBlaster Spybot - Search & Destroy. But with NOD32 it is possible that the anti-malware job left, if any, will generally be light.

Protect from Spam and Viruses

Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus filtering your email on your webserver before downloading on your local machine such as...

MailWasherPro [recommended]

Use strong passwords. Choose passwords that are difficult or impossible to guess. Mix up letters and numbers in your passwords, and use a different password for each account. Never write your password down on a piece of paper.

Do not open e-mail attachments from strangers, regardless of how enticing the subject line or attachment may be. Be suspicious of any unexpected e-mail attachment from someone you do know because it may have been sent without that person's knowledge from an infected machine.

Regularly download security patches from your software vendors, especially from your operating system vendor such as...

Microsoft updates

Software maintenance

[recommended] Optimisation and cleaning suite to be used concurrently with...
CCleaner
ERUNT backups your registry and NTREGOPT defragments your registry
Windows defragmenter

Physical security

Your most important asset is your work, saved on your hard disk.

A battery such as...

SMART hard disk software analysis such as...

ActiveSMART or DiskCheckUp

Make back ups of your hard disk regularly. - Make regular backups of critical data. Backups must be made at least once each day. Larger organizations should perform a full backup weekly and incremental backups every day. At least once a month the backup media should be verified.

Ghost (preferably DOS from Ghost 2002 or 2003 usually included in more recent versions)
Backup on a second removable Hard Drive for a fast return back to work if disaster happens.

Physical maintenance

SpinRite [recommended] Repair and restore your hard disks

Keep the insides of your computer free from dust which eventually can cause overheating and failure of the CPU, Hard disk, Video card, etc.

Products recommended by Missa

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Missa can assist you with the purchase, the installation and the use of routers and security and maintenance software, as well as the eventual purchase and installation of your replacemnt computers and the migration of your data.

Internet security status

green May 2008 black tuesday overview;OpenSSH: Predictable PRNG in debian and ubuntu Linux

green	Everything is normal. No significant new threat known.	If you diligently apply to your computers all the aforementionned security recommendations and updates.
yellow	We are currently tracking a significant new threat. The impact is either unknown or expected to be minor to the infrastructure. However, local impact could be significant. Users are adviced to take immediate specific action to contain the impact. Example: 'MSBlaster' worm outbreak.	It is possible that you are at risk - even if you diligently apply to your computers all the aforementionned security recommendations and updates. Consult the following links regarding specific threats and recommendations.
orange	A major disruption in connectivity is imminent or in progress. Examples: 'Code Red' on its return, and 'SQL Slammer' worm during its first half day.
red	Loss of connectivity across a large part of the internet.

Links regarding specific threats and recommendations

ISC

Secunia

Other useful links

Malware Removal and Prevention: Introduction