A proxy server is an intermediate computer between you and the server the request was sent. In this way, the client computer is invisible to the Web server being protected of malicious attacks and keeping itself anonymous.

How does the proxy server work?

When you make a request (http,ssl,ftp,etc), your internal computer connects to the proxy server. [...]

Antivirus applications are something that must not lack from your computer. If you still don’t have one and you cannot decide which one to install, maybe this list will help you a little bit. The antivirus applications listed below are for home users and are free versions.

Avast! Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
BitDefender [...]

Today, I’m the “bad guy” and I will not talk about how to protect yourself online, how to surf anonymously but how to find someone’s IP address. We get over the reasons that push you into getting someone’s IP (but I still hope that are good reasons) and I will just present you a cool [...]

A new report has been provided by SANS institute including the top cyber security risks. The report uses data – covering March 2009 to August 2009 – from organizations that were the target of attacks. The report points out vulnerabilities these companies exploit. It seems that the number of attacks is constantly increasing and companies [...]

I saw that many Internet users are asking on forums if hiding IP address is legal or not. This is something that I would like to clarify. Hiding IP address is both a security measure and an online privacy solution, because it allows you to protect your real IP address and your private information. Hackers [...]

My daily routine includes a short scan for the latest posts of some specific blogs, especially security related. Of course, there are many security related blogs but considering the time that passes very fast, I can only follow specific ones. So here I share with you the top 5 security related blogs that I think [...]

“NSS Labs is the leading independent security product testing and certification organization, and operates the largest security & performance lab in the world. NSS Labs is independent, and does not have a parent company that competes with product vendors or sells advertising.”
During Q3, NSS Labs has made some testes for browsers in order to find [...]