Internet/Network Security/Expert Profile

Dave Mitch

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 12/25/2009
Expertise

Trouble shooting in any of the following areas: Virus / Spy-ware / Mal-ware issues, Windows, Linux, virtual environments such as VMWare, Virtual ToolBox. Vast and varied hands-on expertise in a range of open source network security tools and utilities.Have worked on projects requiring practical implementation and configuration tweaking of Intrusion Detection / Prevention Systems, Enterprise-class Patch Management Solutions, Customization of Network Audit Framework and Penetration Test Tool Compilation. Consultant for corporations, NOCs (Network Operations Centres) in the area of Virtual appliances for office(and home) environments for secure browsing / traffic monitoring / Anti-spam / "anti-phising" with content filtering capability.

Experience in the area

Virus/Spyware/Malware trouble shooting, Windows, VMWare, Linux. With over 10 years of industry experience in the Information Security field, I would be able to offer my experience and time to solve your problem. If any solution requires more time and effort or you require a customized product, I would be able to do so for a small fee.

Organizations

FA Inc.

Education/Credentials

Graduate Degree in Computer Science

Awards and Honors

CCNA

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Recent Answers from Dave Mitch

2009-10-21 Internet connection problems:

You most probably have a virus / worm - which is not being detected by avast/zone alarm/ adware. I can recommend a long term solution - use Ubuntu. Its an extremely friendly Linux. It comes "fully loaded"

2009-10-19 Bizarre Gmail messages, sent and received:

The screenshot does not reveal much. Anyway, enable your spam filter (if it already isnt). Also block the senders (you can do this by creating a custom filter on the basis of sender email address, subject

2009-10-09 orkut:

My first advice is to avoid orkut - atleast while using the college network. It's a major distraction! Ok, if you're still determined to do what the college authorities dont want you to do - try using

2009-10-08 msn security:

it is more likely that if someone compromises your msn account - the chat logs would reside on the attackers system. It is also possible tha someone gains access to your laptop (through the internet) while

2009-10-06 anonymous surfing:

You can use a software like "tor" (download link here -> www.torproject.org/download.html.en )to conceal your IP address from a website. You would also need to give fictitious details (like email id

 

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