Safe and secure

The proliferation of computer users and Web sites has happened in tandem with the growth of hacking, viruses and assorted dangers to your computer. To take up arms against this sea of troubles, just log on to the Web site in focus this week to access a wide range of information on everything that compromises the safety of your computer.

www.antionline.com

Despite its name, which signifies a destructive tendency, this is the place that teaches you all about ``knowing your weaknesses'', because that is your most potent weapon in the fight to save your PC.

The site carries on a fight against hackers and other similar destructive forces by empowering lay users with all the tools required for this virtual combat.

As the founder says, hackers have had ``resources to help them learn how to get into your systems, destroy your work, and read your private or proprietary information''.

It's time you have a place where you can go to learn about them, how they operate, what their strategies are, and learn how to protect yourself and secure your data. After all, it's war now.

Having said that, I must add that the site has taken good care to make information as accessible as possible with its clean layout and crisp writing.

One of the highlights is the facility to have a

conversation with a virtual security expert, where you can ask any security-related query and get responses online, real-time.

The site also provides tools and tests to protect your network from vulnerabilities, links to other security Web sites, news on what hackers are up to right now and what dangers lurk on the Web.

Compiled by C. Ramesh

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