Comments on: Ten steps to secure yourself online for $50 http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/ You met me at a very strange time in my life. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:52:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nat http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/comment-page-1/#comment-7838 Nat Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=660#comment-7838 Because it's free, fast, it's got a good password reset feature (well, on a relative basis) and it has an SSL option. Granted I haven't tried out every webmail option lately, but I do know that gmail gets the job done. Because it’s free, fast, it’s got a good password reset feature (well, on a relative basis) and it has an SSL option. Granted I haven’t tried out every webmail option lately, but I do know that gmail gets the job done.

]]> By: Sigurd http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/comment-page-1/#comment-7837 Sigurd Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:44:47 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=660#comment-7837 I'm curious as to why you recommend gmail over anything else. I’m curious as to why you recommend gmail over anything else.

]]> By: Nat http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/comment-page-1/#comment-7830 Nat Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:11:13 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=660#comment-7830 I like ZoneAlarm and, of course, I used to like BlackICE. But I don't put it on every computer. I like ZoneAlarm and, of course, I used to like BlackICE. But I don’t put it on every computer.

]]> By: bruce http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/comment-page-1/#comment-7829 bruce Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:38:49 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=660#comment-7829 i assume that you use a firewall? or recommend using one? i assume that you use a firewall? or recommend using one?

]]> By: fatbloke2 http://www.natarem.com/2008/09/17/ten-steps-to-secure-yourself-online-for-50/comment-page-1/#comment-7826 fatbloke2 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:14:21 +0000 http://www.natarem.com/?p=660#comment-7826 I'd personally recommend Password Safe. Seems to do the majority of things that Roboform does for free. See: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ In addition (and for the purist), Password Safe is open source software. Effectively the source code is available for the program and can therefore be checked if desired by the user (and the user is competent enough) to determine whether the program does what it claims to do and no more. Roboform is a proprietary product and the manufacturers make no warranties about the products fitness for use or purpose. Granted, it's a popular product and well rated, but it doesn't provide me personally with much assurance as to the veracity of the product itself. For example, here are some interesting words from the Roboform licensing agreement: (http://www.roboform.com/license.html) "SIBER FURTHER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT PRIVATE INFORMATION THAT BELONGS TO YOU AND THAT YOU STORE IN ROBOFORM WILL NOT BE STOLEN OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED BY THIRD PARTIES." Doesn't exactly inspire confidence does it? I’d personally recommend Password Safe. Seems to do the majority of things that Roboform does for free. See: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

In addition (and for the purist), Password Safe is open source software. Effectively the source code is available for the program and can therefore be checked if desired by the user (and the user is competent enough) to determine whether the program does what it claims to do and no more.

Roboform is a proprietary product and the manufacturers make no warranties about the products fitness for use or purpose. Granted, it’s a popular product and well rated, but it doesn’t provide me personally with much assurance as to the veracity of the product itself.

For example, here are some interesting words from the Roboform licensing agreement: (http://www.roboform.com/license.html)

“SIBER FURTHER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
PRIVATE INFORMATION THAT BELONGS TO YOU AND
THAT YOU STORE IN ROBOFORM WILL NOT BE STOLEN
OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED BY THIRD PARTIES.”

Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence does it?

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