10 Tips Securing Your Computer System
Writing by GuardDog on Wednesday, 11 of June , 2008 at 5:07 pm
Nowadays, more and more people are using their computers for everything from communication to online banking and investing to shopping. As we do these things on a more symmetric groundwork, we open ourselves up to potential hackers, attackers and crackers. While various may be looking to phish your personal information and oneness for resale, others simply objective want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing objects. Below are a few easy, cost-effective steps you can take to make your computer more secure.
1. Always make backups of important information and lay up in a secure place separate from your computer.
2. Update and patch your operating system, web browser and software routinely. If you have a Windows operating system, start by going to www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com and running the update wizard. This program will help you find the latest patches for your Windows computer. Further go to www.officeupdate.microsoft.com to locate possible patches for your Office programs.
3. Install a firewall. Without a good firewall, viruses, worms, Trojans, malware and adware can all easily fit your computer from the Internet. Consideration should be given to the benefits and differences between hardware and software based firewall programs.
4. Review your browser and email sets for optimum security. Why should you do this? Active-X and JavaScript are frequently used by hackers to plant malicious programs into your computers. While cookies are relatively irreproachable in terms of security concerns, they do stationary spoor your stirs on the Internet to build a profile of you. At a smallest set your security setting for the “internet zone” to High, and your “trusted sites zone” to Medium Low.
5. Site antivirus software and set for instinctive updates so that you receive the most current varieties.
6. Do not plainspoken unknown email attachments. It is simply not enough that you may recognize the address from which it originates because many viruses can spread from a familiar address.
7. Do not run slates from nameless origins. Furthermore, do not send these types of programs to friends and coworkers because they contain funny or amusing stories or jokes. They may cool a Trojans horse waiting to infect a computer.
8. Disable obscured filename extensions. By default, the Windows operating mode is set to “hide tier extensions for known queue types”. Disable this alternative so that file extensions manifest in Windows. Some rank sweeps will, by omission, last to remain hidden, but you are more likely to see any outstanding rank extensions that do not belong.
9. Avert off your computer and disconnect from the network when not using the computer. A hacker can not attack your computer when you are uncoupled from the network or the computer is off.
10. Consider making a boot band on a floppy circuit in case your computer is damaged or compromised by a malicious program. Obviously, you need to take this tread before you experience a hostile infringe of your style.
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