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From an Internet security standpoint,
Broadband is more dangerous than dial-up because you are
always connected to the Internet. It is better than dial-up because it
is much easier to download Microsoft Windows "critical updates" and
updates for anti-virus and other security software
products.
Overview --
See the
Broadband
special report at
PC Magazine, February 1, 2003.
DSL & Cable
ISPs with Security Services
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EarthLink offers dial-up, DSL and cable options. They offer firewall (ZoneAlarm),
anti-virus (Symantec/Norton) and anti-spam online email filters, and their
software has anti-spyware, pop-up blocker, privacy and parental control
features.
- MSN 8
includes anti-virus (McAfee), junk mail filters, and parental controls; $10
for software only (use with your existing ISP); or order with a DSL service
like
Verizon Online.
 SBC Yahoo!� DSL includes a firewall,
anti-virus (Computer Associates), SpamGuard, pop-up blocker, and parental controls.
Internet Connection Locking
Devices
These products automatically disconnect a computer from its external dsl/cable
modem when a user is not actively surfing:
- PathLock e100 NETimer
(TM) $30
- AlphaShield $100
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Putting AlphaShields up assures computer security, James Coates,
Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, February 2, 2004
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Forgoing Software For a Firewall You Can See, J.D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times, January 29, 2004
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With AlphaShield as cloak, security worries few, James
Coates, Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2004
- SC Online
review,
Jayne Parkhouse, SC Online Magazine, December 2002
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Protecting Yourself the Hardware Way, Bob Schwabach, UExpress, June 16,
2002
- TimSoft
review April 2002
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Review by Matt Blackman, thechartmaster.com
Modem & Router Combo
Units
- Motorola SBG1000 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway -- Includes six
typical networking devices in one box: a Surfboard cable modem; a
five-port Ethernet switch; an 802.11b access point; a phone-line
adapter; a print server; and a firewall.
- CNet
review, Brian Nadel, August 8, 2003
- Netgear
DG814
DSL Modem Gateway Router and NETGEAR
CG814M
wireless cable modem gateway
- CNet CG814M
review, Brian Nadel,
December 18, 2002
- ADSL Guide DG814
review, Andrew Ferguson, October 20, 2002
- ZDNet UK DG814
review, Peter
Judge, September 27, 2002
- Hawking AR740
10Base-T ADSL router with modem + 4-port 10/100M
switch
- Toshiba
PCX5000 wireless cable modem 4-port gateway
with SPI firewall, $129 list price. Note: The security upgrade from
SofaWare is $50 ($90
list).
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Toshiba's
Home Networking Play, Bruce Brown, PC Magazine, posted August 20, 2003
- CNet
review, Brian Nadel, February
3,
2003
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Integrating Wireless And Broadband,
Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes, December 13, 2002
Broadband Resource Sites
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