Monthly Archives: March 2010

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Size Does Matter…at Least for Passwords

Published on: March 31, 2010 in Security, Tips and Tricks and has 7 Comments

Tape Measure

I have been thinking and talking more about security in recent weeks. For my regular readers you would have noticed that I have been concentrating on securing Windows 7, but one topic I didn’t discuss was that of passwords. It seems everything we do with computers, you will usually need to enter a password at [...]

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How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 4

Published on: March 17, 2010 in Operating Systems, Security, Windows and has 5 Comments

Should You Disable the Windows Pagefile?

So far in my Windows security series, I have looked at securing your system using a hardware firewall to keep your Internet connection secure. I then talked about creating a Windows standard user account, and disabling certain services. In my last post I talked about more methods you can use to secure your Internet connection from within Windows using software and a DNS service.

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How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 3

Published on: March 10, 2010 in Operating Systems, Security, Windows and has 3 Comments

Should You Disable the Windows Pagefile?

This is the third part in my series on securing your Windows 7 system. In part one I talked about securing your system using a hardware router and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). In my last post I discussed creating a standard user account, disabling certain services, and a few other tasks you could perform within Windows to secure your system.

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How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 2

Published on: March 3, 2010 in Operating Systems, Security, Windows and has 8 Comments

Should You Disable the Windows Pagefile?

In my last post titled How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 1, I talked about securing your wireless router and about how to protect your computer with a UPS. While the tips provided in that post can apply to more than just a Windows 7 system, I felt it was important to discuss how to secure you system outside the actual operating system.

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