Epinions Recent Reviews for Shields Up

Shields Up: Shields Up? Pants Down!

Sat, 16 Mar 2002 16:40:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author j_luster - The Problem revisited

As users on the global network, we are concerned about our privacy, the safety of data we store and send from our PC and the implications of successful intrusions into our system or network. Over the past years, ingenious...

Shields Up: And this is a security check?

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 00:44:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Zeromemory - I've worked on Unix systems for a great deal of time and feel comfortable securing them. When I first heard of Shields Up, I thought I had run into a comprehensive security analysis. What I got, though, was little more than a port scan, which even the...

Shields Up: My Shields Are Up!

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:23:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author justin_scott - I read about Shields Up! last year in a magazine article and tried it. I was disappointed to find that I had several shields not functioning properly. When I probed my Ports, I had one of the most important ports OPEN! I downloaded Zone Alarm (see my...

Shields Up: This is a must visit site.

Thu, 31 May 2001 01:35:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author doreiwolf - While I've always been aware of security issues on the internet, I had been very lax in worrying about my home PC. Then a site I use regularly was hacked, and I became a target. A friend pointed me at this site and it turned out to be exactly what I...

Shields Up: Is your computer hackable and how good is your firewall?

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:15:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maceyr - Shields up is not really a software application, but rather a web site designed by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research who informs computer users of potential security hazards of the internet and does researches and constructs programs that aid computer...

Shields Up: So, you think your PC is secure

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:42:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author michaelw - You could be in for a nasty surprise. I am on a DSL hookup, which means others on the DSL "network" have the opportunity to look at my machine if I'm not careful. I thought I was a wise consumer, I had one product in place that dutifully told...

Shields Up: Shields Up: Internet Port Security Tool

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 15:31:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author psugrowler - Hackers aren’t to be taken lightly. These people do it for the challenge. They aren’t looking for you, per se, but if your system is exposed then it’s party time.

What people don’t realize is that hackers just don’t open a phone book,...

Shields Up: Anonymous PORT SCANNER

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 14:25:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wmahi - First I would like to say that I would have prefered to send this to "SHIELDS UP" but after 10 min's looking for a e-mail link I gave up.

I Have used Shields UP for a very long time, Just to make sure me "ZONE ALARM" is up...

Shields Up: Shields Up [No Not You, Mr. Sulu!]

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:58:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toyman - My name is Friday Yes, Friday. And no, I don't have any connection to the tv guy with the same last name as mine.

From my log book: dated 10-20-00 3:09 p.m.

If your Windows based computer is new; if it a few months or a few...

Shields Up: Shields Up!: The entire Western Hemisphere depends on my PC

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:48:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author auntnono - Okay, so maybe I exaggerated just a tad. The whole Western Hemisphere is not reliant on my PC for it's survival. I don't have any top-secret government documents, but I do have Granny's secret family recipe for melt in your mouth shortbread. She...

Shields Up: Shields Up Helps Prevent Internet Hack Attacks at Home

Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:23:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Schinjay - Until a recent lazy, Aloha weekend, I had no idea how dangerous my sometimes meaningless meandering on the Internet had been.

Sure, I had heard the stories about these gigantic Internet servers like, Ebay, Yahoo, and the sort, biting...