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Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Personal Firewall Day - January 15th, 2004


If you have ever wondered just why anti-virus software and firewalls are a necessary part of your daily, computer life, Personal Firewall Day can help you out.


Here you will find information on the how, why and where of keeping your computer secure from malicious attack.


Share this resource with your friends and clients!


From the web site...



COMPUTER SECURITY LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS FOR PERSONAL FIREWALL DAY ON JANUARY 15, 2004


McAfee, Microsoft, Sygate, TruSecure and Zone Labs Sponsor Industry-wide Cooperative Public Service Initiative Endorsed by the Information Technology Association of America and the SANS Institute


San Francisco, CA – On January 15, 2004, America’s top computer software and security organizations will mark the start of a nationwide public service effort to educate consumers on protecting their home computers. Novice computer users can learn how to find and use tools that
will protect a PC connected to the Internet from hackers on the Personal Firewall Day Web site (www.personalfirewallday.org.) Personal Firewall Day is also a call to firewall experts to share their expertise and advice with the their friends, family, and the public. The effort is sponsored by McAfee, Microsoft, Sygate, TruSecure and Zone Labs. In addition, both the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the SANS Institute, a leading security information and training organization, have endorsed Personal Firewall Day.



Info contributed by Sam at NightsNWeekends.com



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