Theos-Talk Archives (March 2003 Message tt00233)

Dallas and all,
Needless to say especially in these days and times installation of a 
Professional
Anti-virus Program is absolutely critical to help keep oneself secure 
and safe from
malicious attacks of Viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and a variety of 
other new 
means that are endemic today. additionally I most vigorously encourage 
all the Anti- Virus Program is insufficient in today's world and one should 
as soon as possible
install a personal Firewall to complement your existing Ant-Virus 
Program. I have 
several times int the recent months noticed activity when opening 
e-mail on this Group List that my Firewall actively and repeatedly is 
blocking "unused port blocking has blocked communication." It identified the 
IP Address. Additionally set your 
Browser Security Setting to highest level and keep it there. Use full 
maximum
allowed string length for your Passwords. Be always observant to notice 
"attachments" with e-mail and never open unless you know the sender and also
have previous knowledge that they intended to send an attachment to you, 
if
necessary query the sender to confirm validity before opening any 
attachment.
There is a lot of activity that happened in the background while each 
of us is on 
the Internet however none are aware of it unless you install a 
Firewall that can 
detail the second to second activity and attempts to penetrate user 
systems. Today
we are in the opening period of "Cyber-Warfare" my advise is "Be 
Prepared."

John