Friends and Family Threats This is Part 11 on Securing Your WHS & Network.  Threats and risks can be experienced by allowing friends and other family to access the files on the WHS via the Internet.   The role of the administrator is explained and methods that can reduce the administrative burden are identified.  Alternative methods to [...]

HTTPS and Secure Web Hosting Threats Welcome to Part 10 of Securing Your WHS & Network which identifies the risks and benefits of using the Internet to share private and personal information.   It is extremely important to protect your privacy by securing this information as a safeguard against identity theft.  It is also important that [...]

HTTP and Web Hosting Threats This is Part 9 of Securing Your WHS & Network.  This part identifies the risks and benefits of using the Internet to share public information.   Security and privacy issues related to the use of computers available for public use and web hosting of non-sensitive information are identified.  We explain how [...]

Email Threats This is Part 7 on Securing Your WHS & Network. In this section we will address: Threats and vulnerabilities that can be introduced by email messages; Identify methods used by hackers to obtain personal information or to place malicious programs on your computer; and Make recommendations as to how all email users can be [...]

Securing Your Network – Chapter 3 This is Part 6 on Securing Your WHS & Network. We have classified the threats to the network into three major categories.  Part 4 addressed threats associated with the computer user.  Part 5 addressed general network threats. This part gives an explanation of how Wireless data is encrypted and decrypted using [...]

Securing The Network – Chapter 2 This is Part 5 on Securing Your WHS & Network. Part 5 looks that the threats and vulnerabilities that are associated with the local area network (LAN).  We provide an explanation of DHCP and NAT.  We explain how an Internet connection is shared by other computers on the LAN.  [...]

Securing the Network – Chapter 1 This is Part 4 on Securing Your WHS & Network. We hope that we are providing a comprehensive explanation of computer security as it relates to your Windows Home Server and network. We introduced many terms and technologies in Parts 1 through 3 and there are many references made to [...]

This is the third part on Securing Your WHS & Network. Internet Service Provider Performance In this part we explain the different types of Internet service provider or ISP interface, service, and equipment that are normally used by home and small business networks.  We explain the different types of Internet service provided by cable, telephone, [...]