Spybot Search and Destroy
Excellent FREE Spyware and Adware removal tool.

Zone Alarm, Free Firewall
Eudora, Free E-mail Software
Free firewall and e-mail software for your home computer.

Real Time Black Hole Lists (RBL)
Good, but technically challenging for the average user!

Microsoft Windows Update, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Microsoft Office Update, http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/default.aspx
Free Microsoft services that keep your computer patched and up-to-date, including the operating system, Microsoft Office, Outlook, and system drivers.
(Requires administrator control of your computer -- fine at home, but please see your network administrator about workplace patch-management policies.)

Security Focus, http://www.securityfocus.com
A vendor-neutral site that provides objective, timely and comprehensive security information.

Internet Storm Center, http://isc.incidents.org/index.html
Operated by the SANS Institute, provides dynamic graphic indicators of Internet traffic

Sanction, Inc. - 612-486-5000
Call us for assistance setting policies, implementing solutions, and auditing regulatory and legal compliance.
Remember the old saying, "A byte of prevention is worth a gig of cure."