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Security and Privacy
Most of these systems are about as secure as a bank bag of money on a bus stop bench at 4 AM. In a recent experiment, a few hackers drove around their neighborhood equipped with a laptop, PCMCIA modem, wirelss networking gear, etc, etc. They were able to log onto the Net five separate times in a 10-square block area through someone else's system. Moral: unless you REALLY know what you're doing with encryption, wireless networking is a Crackers' dream come true. Now, as far as privacy goes, there are so many pieces of stealth software out there that compromise your privacy every time you get on the Net, it's become a scandal. There are, we hate to report, companies out there who plant little apps and routines in your system right along with the software you thought you were installing that do everything from "phone home" to report on your Net surfing habits to making a list of your hardware and software, and sending it back to THEM. We here at Moonlight Systems detest these creatures, and will do eveything possible to make sure your machines, and you have the maximum amount of privacy possible. There is one caveat though: An old philosopher we used to know said that, "It was all right to be ignorant back in a previous era; today, you really have to work at it!" This describes the state far too many users float around in! Now, while no one expects the casual user be on top of every threat that surfaces, users should AT LEAST know that they need security, no matter what sort of system they're running. Unfortunately, once awakened from this slumber, they plow into the software industry's blizzard of bewildering products, some free, some expensive, and some just completely "kludge-kode"; this leads the average user down the garden path once again: "Just install our expensive, fuzzy, cuddly and warm software, and you'll never, ever be bothered by those nasty viruses and hackers again!"
WRONG. In case after case, we've seen viruses, trojans and other nasties slip right by some very well-known and expensive software. Price is no guarantee, the size of the company is no guarantee, and name-brands aren't either. Want to get the best solution for your security issues without hype, inflated claims and a busted budget? Call us! We know what works and what doesn't!
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Unless you've been living on Mars for the past decade, you know that dealing with viruses, Trojan Horse programs and other assorted nasties have become a fact of life for the entire IT community. Unfortunately, FAR too many small businesses and home users level of protection is positively pathetic. In a recent survey, we found that the great majority of home users and many small businesses didn't have a firewall or any virus protection on their machine whatsoever. With the addition of high-speed Internet access, these people's machines are a dead cow on a sunbaked plain with the vultures wheeling overhead, prime targets for Crackers bent on anything from stealing your identity to turning your machine into a "zombie" used for a denial of service attack. And wireless networking? Oh, my: