Links concerning security
Varied information relating to computer security and data protection.
V Campaign for Security on the Net: http://www.seguridadenlared.org/es/
Association of Internet surfers: http://seguridad.internautas.org/
Data protection agency: http://www.agpd.es/
Antivirus alert centre: http://alerta-antivirus.red.es/
PC protection
Microsoft (Windows Update): http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
The maker of Microsoft programmes’ web with updates for operative systems and links to other pages of the company relating to security and downloading of updates. General company web in Spain:
http://www.microsoft.com/Spain/
Netscape: http://wp.netscape.com/es/download/index.html
Web for updating the maker’s version of one of the most popular surfing programmes for the web. General company web in Spain:
http://wp.netscape.com/es/es/index.html
Mozilla: http://www.mozilla.org/
Open source navigator, available in Spanish and Catalan.
http://nave.hispalinux.es/
http://www.softcatala.org/navegadors.htm
Virus and surf protection
Symantec: http://www.symantec.com/region/es/
Company dealing with products for the security and protection of the PC, such as antivirus, firewalls, surf protection and back-up copies, and others. Information in English at: http://www.symantec.com/
Panda antivirus: http://www.pandasoftware.es/
Manufacturer of antivirus software and computer security solutions and protection.
McAfee: http://www.mcafee.com/es/
Manufacturer of antivirus software and computer security solutions and protection.
Trend Micro: http://es.trendmicro-europe.com/
Manufacturer of antivirus systems and computer protection.
Ad-aware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Free anti-spy programme, available in Spanish, offering the possibility of updating through internet and of downloading the plug-ins (connectors). Intuitive and easy to install, it eliminates the< em>spy-ware (spy software) that it finds. Valid for all operative systems of Windows.
Spybot S&D: http://www.spybot.info/
Free programme, available in Spanish, offering the possibility of updating through internet. Simple and comfortable to use, it can be saved in the memory and, in this way, receive notification of all the applications that try to inscribe themselves in the Windows register. Capable of eliminating the spy-ware (spy software) it finds, it is valid for all operative systems of Windows.
CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Free programme, available in English, specializing in the elimination of navigation bars that appear without us installing them on our Explorer. Easy to use, offering the possibility of updating through Internet and valid for all operative systems of Windows.
Security and "la Caixa"
data protection agency: https://www.agpd.es/
This is an agency whose principal aim is that of keeping watch to ensure the compliance of the law of protection of personal details and to control its application, especially concerning the rights of information, access, opposition, rectification and cancellation.
Advanced security information
In Spanish:
Hispasec: http://www.hispasec.com/
Source of security information.
esCERT-UPC: http://escert.upc.es/
Security equipment for the coordination and monitoring of emergencies on the telematics nets.
Service of the CSIC Institute of Applied Physics :
http://www.iec.csic.es/criptonomicon/
Articles and recommendations for computer security, cryptography and privacy.
http://www.yoursecurityresource.com/cobrand/es/home.html
Articles and advice relating to security.
In Catalan:
www.quands.info: Source of security information.
In English:
SANS Institute: http://www.sans.org
Centre of Education and Information
Incidents.org (service of alerts in real time.): http://www.incidents.org/
SecurityFocus: http://www.securityfocus.com
News, techniques and articles expressing opinions on computer security, the sector and the law.
European Institute for Antivirus Research (EICAR.org): http://www.eicar.org
Information in English. Organization fighting against the proliferation of viruses on the Internet. There is a section available with a file that can be used to check the functioning of the anti-virus.
