Chapter 1: Introduction to R ealSecure Desktop Protector
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Filtering Information
Introduction You probably won't need to inspect all the information RealSecure Desktop Protector
gathers about the Internet traffic that reaches your system. You can use the configuration
tabs to control how much information appears on the information tabs and how often
Desktop Protector alerts you to potential risks.
You can instruct Desktop Protector to show only events that present risks over a given
level. For example, Desktop Protector determines port scans from your ISP to be of only
informational interest. You can omit those events from the Events tab. For information on
how to do this, see “Filtering the Events List” on page 48.
Severity levels Desktop Protector assigns a severity level to every event, to indicate how dangerous the
event may be to your system. The severity level appears as an icon beside the event on the
Events tab.
Freezing events Sometimes events are recorded so quickly that it can be difficult to keep track of them as
they appear on the Events tab. When this happens, you can freeze the Events tab and
respond to the events at your convenience. For information on freezing the Events list, see
“Freezing the Events list” on page49.
Deleting events Even if you are filtering out events that are not very risky, your events list can grow very
long. You can delete individual events from the Events tab, or you can delete the whole
events list. For information about deleting events, see “Clearing the Events list” on
page 48.
Event alerts Desktop Protector can alert you to events by making a sound or by showing an alert icon
in your system tray. The alert icons are coded to match the seriousness of the event. You
can tell Desktop Protector to alert you only to events of a particular severity. For
information about setting your alarm preferences, see “Setting alarm preferences” on
page 48.
Customizing event
and intruder
information
You can configure the Events and Intruders tabs to show only the columns that contain
the information you are most interested in. For example, if you find that multiple attacks
on your system use the same protocol, you can include the Protocol column in the Events
tab. For information on choosing columns to view, see “Showing and hiding columns” on
page 49.