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For most companies, knowledge *usually* isn't enough. So...even if you're the best WHH (white hat hacker) in the world, there are some/all/one companies/company that will not hire you because you...

It will take you a while to get used to the limited features of a limited account but you'll come to realize that it's a smart idea.

I would recommend only using the administrator account when...

As many *real* hackers will say, hacking your systems is the ONLY way.

As mentioned before, you can setup up virtual networks with products such as VMware. This will give you some confidence as...

First of all, I think you are doing the right thing by questioning these port scans as they are extremely unprofessional.

Although their actions may seem unprofessional and unappropriate, ISOMEDIA...

Although I think that it's a great idea for a date to be given to firewalls, I just don't think it can be enough.

I for one support the idea of "Personal Firewall Day" because it may provoke...

If you're still looking for some FREE firewall books, then perhaps I could help you out. I stumbled upon several great resources while browsing WindowSecurity.com that seem to contain pretty much...

If you're still looking for some links to keyloggers, then these should help you out:

Here's the link to Are You Fearless's keylogger:...

I forgot to mention that I do use KaZaA K++ as it works just as fast as the regular KaZaA and it doesn't seem to come with the spyware and other malicious things that the regular KaZaA comes with.
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Although I don't support the distribution of warez and other forms of copyrighted material, I find that I tend to use P2P clients.

For music, KaZaA seems to be the best. Just remember to filter...

Well...I could suggest TONS of excellent freeware utilities if only I knew what you were looking for.

Do you want AV? Or perhaps another registry checker? Or maybe a dedicated trojan scanner?
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I would say that the only good way of testing your network for security vulnerabilities is to do it yourself. Perform everything manually with the same tools that crackers and script kiddies use and...

I seem to have had no problems at all running Nmap on my WinXP system. I run the latest patches and updates and I've never had any problems at all.

I do agree when others say use the command line...

My vote would have to go with Snort :D

Pros:

-Supports both Windows and *NIX systems
-Free!
-Easily deployed on a small network

Cons:
-Tough to deploy on a large network

The only way to truly test your network is to do the following:

1) Map out your network. This means you need to see if you can access the different computers on your network. Use one computer from...