A friend of mine has asked me to invest in a proxy server to protect myself because I have no idea about security. But be4 i even think about doing this I need to know what a "proxy server" is, how they work, are they safe and is it legal?
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Jump to PostSome descripitions of what proxy servers are and do (and yes- they're perfectly legal):
http://www.publicproxyservers.com/index.html
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/proxy_server.html
Jump to PostI am at a total loss for words. I am devastated. I work in helpdesk and our company was heaven until they installed this thing called 'Websense' well for sometime we were working with the anonymous surfing sites in IE then they blocked it so we configured proxy settings until …
Jump to PostReal men make there own cgi proxies.
Jump to Postthanx dude
Jump to PostOne thing to keep in mind - if you bypass your company's proxy server to gain access to unauthorized websites, you may be violating your company's network/security/Internet access policy, which in some companies is grounds for termination.
Is it worth it to lose your job because you just had …
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