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Your email, facebook login and password, your images, and not the least your credit card information, are in danger on the Internet. We all know about the dangers posed by phishing scams, trojan horses, and malware. Unfortunately, these are just some of the ways scammers and hackers can get your personal information and cause you financial misery. Increasingly, hackers are using unsecured private wi-fi and public hot spots to steal sensitive personal and financial information.

“The risks are intimidating”, notes Oliver Thompson, Corporate Communications consultant for ixDownload.Com, the Internet's leading software and computer security authority website. “In addition to data thieves assuming your identity and emptying your accounts, unauthorized users can also use your network to distribute spam, conduct denial of service (DOS) attacks, distribute spyware and malware, or download illegal information like child pornography,” said Thompson. Moreover, it is a huge invasion of a user's privacy. Given the huge exposure to legal, financial, and privacy damage involved, ixDownload.Com recently released its Wireless Network Security Resource.

The Resource Page lists the most common and dangerous vulnerabilities present in many wireless networks such as: less secure encryption standards, security for wireless devices, user best practices when setting up a wifi network for their home or business, and user best practices when using a wifi network in a public area. “We paid special attention to public wifi hot spot “phishing” scams,” said Thompson. “Data thieves are getting more creative and this is just the latest in their sneaky efforts at stealing personal data.” Data thieves are increasingly creating fake 'hot spots' in order to trick users to use their systems. The phishing network records all users data and attempts to decrypt it. “The 'payoff' is when the unsuspecting user loads a financial or other sensitive site and enters their login and password,” said Thompson.

The recent explosive growth of smartphones has opened another front in the fight against data thieves. “We hope that as more and more people use smartphones to the access the Internet, they keep in mind the proven best practices we cover in our Resource Page. Just as with many things in life, prevention costs way less and is less of a headache than having to get a cure,” said Thompson. It's easy to get alarmed about physical home invasions but a digital home (or PC) invasion is just as damaging and leaves lasting damage.

About Ixdownload

Ixdownload is one of the top sources of software downloading guides, computer and network security tips, and information on the web today. Ixdownload also provides quick access to different software downloads on their site. This software review website guide aims to provide assistance to software customers and users, so they can make smart choices, whether in the download of trial products or making actual software purchases. Those who are planning to download network security software may check out the buying guide and downloading tips on the site. Now, software buyers can easily check which systems are best suited for their computer and wireless security needs, just by checking out reviews and information published on Ixdownload.

Excel Software today shipped QuickLicense 5.0 to help software vendors increase sales. QuickLicense protects thousands of software applications for Mac and Windows by applying a variety of configurable license types and activation processes. The new release adds subscription licenses starting from the activation date, a subscription grace period, delayed activation, quick validate for plugins and multi-threaded software, dual licenses, remote data retrieval, a pre-activation message and powerful programming commands.

QuickLicense protects any kind of software written in any programming language including desktop applications, plugins, spreadsheets, services or multi-media content. Software is protected with a simple programming command added to the source code or by wrapping a compiled executable with the AddLicense tool that requires no programming.

Protected applications support automated activation through an activation server running on the vendor's web site or through the Safe Activation service. An application can easily retrieve vendor-formatted data while running on the client computer to check for new versions, the latest release date or current upgrade pricing.

Monthly and annual subscriptions can begin on fixed calendar periods or based on the activation date. Subscriptions can be managed automatically through Safe Activation. Vendors can configure a grace period for manually entered Subscription Codes, time zone differences or temporary Internet disruptions.

Delayed activation allows a customer to purchase and start using a protected application for a specified time period before permanent activation is required. A license agreement or instructions to the user can be presented before the activation process begins.

Manage a dual license activation for Try/Buy or Student/Teacher editions without additional programming. A product license can reference a trial license during the license configuration process to eliminate the programming effort.

Software running in a complex environment including plugins, a multi-threaded system, DLLs and code libraries can call a simple, yet secure validation command. This command minimizes file and location dependencies and works on software with no user interface. The installer, a simple setup program or the main application can activate and manage the license in the normal manner to control all components in the complex environment.

QuickLicense 5 is $595 for the Standard edition or $995 for the Pro edition on either Mac or Windows. The package includes an integrated help system, programming code examples, AddLicense wrapping tool, SendMessage testing tool, tutorial, step-by-step license setup instructions and a PDF or printed user guide. A QuickLicense purchase includes royalty-free runtime distribution rights for any number of products or licenses on that computer platform.

Data Recovery service provider and specialist Kroll Ontrack reported earlier this year that their data recovery service's recovery volume increased from 3.2 Petabytes to 14 petabytes from 2005 to 2009. This explosive nearly fivefold growth in data recovery by just one company reflects the growth in data recovery worldwide and underlines the problem of data crashes facing consumers and businesses worldwide. Given the expense and hassle of hard drive crashes and the amount of lost resources and productivity this increasing problem causes, the Internet's leading software review and analysis authority, ixDownload.com has released their Hard Drive Crash Prevention Resource and other Data Recovery information.

“Most consumers are still on a local drive data storage model while many corporate users are moving toward a more cloud-centered data storage, retrieval, and recovery model,” notes Oliver Thompson, ixDownload's Media Communications executive. “This doesn't lessen the impact of the logistical nightmare and loss of income associated with hard drive crashes. Whether you have to pull out your drive and take it to a recovery center or a remote technician reviews your virtual storage infrastructure and records, the costs in time as well as the stress are considerable. Our resource page seeks to give users some semblance of control over an ultimately uncontrollable eventuality.”

IxDownload's resource page steps users through several easily doable data crash prevention and data recovery preparation “best practices”. From constantly updating software to prevent data corruption to simple and easy steps to prepare for data recovery, users are given straightfoward options they can take to prevent data crashes. Users are encouraged to be proactive in implementing these steps since the cost of implementation are way lower than the costs of data recovery, new hardware, and the time and labor needed to reconstruct data or reinstall applications.

“Whether you're a home user or a mid-sized office manager, our resource page will help you manage your data crash exposure risks,” said Thompson.

About ixdownload

ixdownload is a highly reliable source of software downloading guides, tips, and information on the web today. Ixdownload also provides quick access to different software downloads on their site. This software review website guide aims to provide assistance to software customers and users, so they can make smart choices, whether in the download of trial products or making actual software purchases. Those who are planning to download data recovery software may check out the buying guide and downloading tips on the site. Now, software buyers can easily check which systems are best suited for their hard drive failures or corrupt data, just by checking out reviews and information published on ixdownload.

Contact details

Oliver Thompson
Bellevue Washington
Media Communications Executive