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Old 05-09-2005
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Hi, I'm currently in a Technical Writing class and I decided to do a report on network security. I need a primary source for this and decided that I would poll you fine people on your prefrences in security related software to get said primary source.

1. What webserver would you consider to be the most secure, and which one do you use at home or work?


a. Microsoft IIS
b. Apache Web Server
c. Microsoft PWS
d. Other (Please List)

2. What web browser do you consider to be the most secure, and which one do you use at home or work?

a. Mozilla Firefox
b. Microsoft Internet Explorer
c. Opera
d. Netscape
e. Cello
f. Other (Please List)

3. What virus scanner do you consider the most effective, and which one do you use at home or work?


a. Norton
b. McAffe
c. AVG
d. Other (Please List)

4. What operating system do you consider the most secure, and which one do you use at home or work? (I dont want to start a flame war here, but I gotta ask...)

a. OS/2
b. Novell
c. Microsoft (Include verison (3.11, 9x, 2k, etc...))
d. Linux (Include your distro)
e. Unix
f. Other (Please List)

5. Finaly, if you could list any other security related programs that you like to use and could be pertinant to my report, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Old 05-09-2005
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