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Article #353: Computer Security 101 - are you at Risk?

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With the number of identity theft victims you are speaking a foreign language.
growing every day, it is no surprise that Often, they say they've never had a
computer security is a big concern for problem, but a quick check of their
most computer users. With the increase in computers will reveal so many viruses and
attacks on computers and theft of annoying spyware programs that the poor
sensitive information,firewalls and virus systems can barely manage to start up and
protection programs have gone from being do a few simple tasks.
rarely used on home computers to being Of course, not all the dangers are
things even the most technologically online. Offline problems with identity
challenged users want to have installed. theft are also growing at an alarming
After all, noone wants to be the main speed. From withdrawing cash from your
character of a true life made for t.v. ATM to handing your credit card to the
story about hackers breaking into a waitstaff at your favorite restaurant,
family's home computer, stealing their every transaction is somewhat risky.
information, and then wiping the whole Scammers continue to develop techniques
system out with a nasty virus or trojan to steal identities and money, such as
program. taking a quick photo of your credit card
If you are one of the computer users who with a camera phone or putting a reader
doesn't worry about computer security, it on the local ATM machine that sends your
is time to start worrying. Without information to them. Still, online
protection, your computer is as open to problems continue to be a major concern,
attack as a bank that leaves its doors as well.
unlocked after it closes. Without virus Now that you understand why computer
protection and a firewall, it is just a security is such a major concern with
matter of time until you are the victim people who spend time using computers, it
of an attack. Hopefully, it won't be is time to learn to protect your
serious enough that you have to buy a new computer. Don't worry that this task is
computer, or even worse, try to repair only for tech heads. People who are
your credit after someone stole your complete novices to the world of
identity. computers can still keep their
As dangerous as it is to have no security information safe and protect their
at all on your computer, there are still computers. We have designed this site to
many people who simply don't bother to help you do just that by avoiding all of
use it. They don't have even the most that technical jargon that is so
basic anti-virus protection or firewall confusing to new computer users. Learn
software on their computers. Still, they how to protect your computer and the next
happily open every email they receive, time someone asks you about computer
download files right and left and surf security, you will be able to say that
iffy sites as if they have top of the you have spyware detection, virus
line security. If you talk to them about protection and a firewall on your
their lack of protection, they act as if computer.






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