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Published on Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008
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Commercial software makers such as Norton, Zone Alarm, McAfee and Trend Micro offer firewalls as part of a ''security suite'' — or bundled programs.
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Your router, the device most of us use to create a home network, provides another protective fence.
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Files you've stored on your own Web site are fair game for computer users, even if they are not linked from any page. Many people with free Web space use it for online storage of family photos and even financial documents or contact lists.
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