he quest for convenience Internet security is of paramount
is a two edged sword. In importance. When you live in a
our quest for speed, city, you lock your house door,
efficiency and walking as little lock the car, engage the alarm
as possible, we strive to make and leave lights on when you go
life as simple as possible. It out.
was not so log ago that business
was done face to face; meetings We speak of a ‘global village',
and paper letters were how we but I think this gives a false
communicated. When we shopped we impression. Life on the internet
walked or drove to a store, is not a village - it's a global
loaded a trolley or basket and city - and city mentality is
checked out. needed.
Now, we can sit in the comfort of So how can you lock up and alarm
our own home and have face to your virtual doors?
face meetings through video
conferencing, send a letter in ANITVIRUS
less than a second and most
importantly, shift our hard For some reason, there are some
earned cash from one bank to people out there who get kicks
another. out of writing little programs
that cause computers problems.
But there is a price some pay and These range from annoying little
it goes beyond the fees and any bugs to complete computer
appropriate software. The more breakdown. It can either be
convenient we make life, the more irritating or catastrophic
potential avenues for theft and leading to a loss of all data.
fraud we create.
The solution - anti-virus (a
virus killer). There are many you're banking online or dealing
programs that can spot a virus with sensitive data, it could be
when it comes via a website or under threat.
email - and kill it outright - is
like cyber-bleach. These programs Like anti-virus software - there
stay in the background, get is a host of good spy ware
updated with the latest threats checkers and removers.
and jump into action when needed.
It pays to get protected before
SPYWARE you need it - there is no use
locking the stable door after the
Although spy ware doesn't usually horse has bolted.
cause computer meltdown, it can
actually be more damaging. Spy "© 2006 Copyright Steve Holloway.
ware are other little programs You may republish this article as
that run in the background of long as it remains unchanged and
your computer - the monitor you the resource box is included.
online activity and report back
to the sender. The threat? If
About the Author:
Steve Holloway has been in online business for several years. For more information and resources go to http://online-security-solutions.com You can see the cyber locksmith at http://online-security-solutions.com
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