Computer Security – A Matter Of Education
Posted on September 10, 2008
Filed Under Security Software |
A great man once said that one day there would be a computer in every household and he was scorned and derided. Fact of the matter is today we all have more computers in our home than we even realise ourselves.
The positive aspect of this is if you are employed as a computer support support technician this day and age, I don’t think there would be any reason that you would be without a job, and the situation can only get better in reality
If I look at my own household I think things are starting to get out of hand because not only do we have the normal clutch of games machines, play station, wii, Nintendo game and DS (I keep resisting the urge to go to mad) but we have our own computer network with three Pc’s and a laptop all connected.
Computers make life go a little bit smoother and routine tasks a tad simpler and lets face it we all hanker after as much convenience as possible but what about the internet and security factor?
Identity theft is becoming an increasing problem and we are constantly hearing in the news about hard drives turning up on e-bay or second hand computers being sold full of data, but this is only one aspect of the problem.
I know, that’s not totally reassuring, but it should relieve you some when surfing the web for Christmas gifts. It’s doubtful that your personal information will be received by third parties. The cool thing about reputable web-stores is their security. The majority of them have very secure transaction pages.
Viruses can also be a threat to your security not only as they could potentially delete your data but also they can introduce keylogging software onto your computer as well.
Of course a little parental intervention goes a long way here, so it is well worth starting to instil good internet protocols into your kids as soon as they start to use the internet. Help them understand the potential dangers with this and viruses as well. If they think there beloved computer is at risk I’ll guarantee that they will take notice of what you say.
Viruses will never cease to exist as long as PCs are around. I continually hear my friends and family members whine about computer viruses, but they are still happy to send unknown e-mails back and forth to each other full of links to goodness knows where.
Start your child’s internet security and antivirus education as early as possible because if the parents won’t listen, you’ll have a tough time convincing a teenager.
For more information about computer support and security contact you local computer specialist at Computer Repair UK.
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