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All Just about Computer VirusHow to Avoid Acquiring Ripped-Off Online
by:
Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
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Online safety is one of the top catch phrases these days, but hardly anybody knows what it means and worse, most house computer users think safety only applies to corporations and online businesses.
Most folk think online safety means just protective
your credit card data from fraud and theft, but it really goes way on the far side
that.
The potential for mayhem and just plain disruption of your life doesn't just mean credit card fraud - it can mean having your identity stolen, your life discontinuous and disbursement hours cleansing up after an online 'vandalism' attack.
You must protect yourself from everyone from the adolescent computer hacker to the organized crime syndicate exploitation computer worms and keystroke work
viruses.
The great news is that a number of simple techniques should protect you against the huge majority of threats, since the evil doers wish just come on to easier pastures.
Update your anti-virus files
The widespread 'Bad Trans' worm logged keystrokes and transmitted possibly
sensitive data such as credit card and societal safety amount to the 'bad guys'.
Though this virus contained a high level of criminal intent, it was easily blocked by anyone with up-to-date anti-virus files.
If you don't have anti-virus software system with current virus definitions installed, you leave the door wide open for safety problems.
Install a 'Firewall'
A firewall helps prevent unauthorized access to your computer by 'hackers'.
It closes off the entry points (called open 'ports') carried by virtually every computer connected to the Internet.
A common idea is that firewalls are only for folk with cable or another high-speed connections.
Even if you use a dial up connection to get online, a firewall can help you observe and prevent folk from work
on to your computer, stealing files or even as exploitation your computer to break into others!
You can take a free test of your computer's safety by work
on to http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/ and clicking 'Find out now if you are safe'. The results may surprise you.
Use secure sites
Only give sensitive data such as credit cards, societal safety amount and important passwords over a secure connection.
This means the little yellow lock appears in the lower part of your browser and cipher but the website you are connected to should be able to see the data you send.
Change passwords often
An easy way for you to protect your sensitive data and email is to change your passwords on a monthly basis, or even as much often depending on how often you use computers away from home.
If you log on to your email at the library, in 'cyber cafes' or any another remote computer then the possibility exists that computer could have a key-stroking virus present.
This means everything you type into the computer (passwords, birthdays, societal safety numbers, credit cards) could be logged and used by person else.
** Change your passwords at lease once a month.
Though not fool-proof, these safety tips should help reduce your vulnerability and support you safer online.
Just about the author:
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