Digital security

1. Digital security By Hyrum Wines

2. What is digital security • This will say that you should have backups of data, virus protection, and surge control to add a level of protection • Theme Meaning: Q1 9.   Digital Security (self-protection):electronic precautions to guarantee safety. In any society, there are individuals who steal, deface, or disrupt other people. The same is true for the digital community. It is not enough to trust other members in the community for our own safety. In our own homes, we put locks on our doors and fire alarms in our houses to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for the digital security. We need to have virus protection, backups of data, and surge control of our equipment. As responsible citizens, we must protect our information from outside forces that might cause disruption or harm.

3. Ways to improve digital security Part 1 • This says and in the next 2 slides that you should make sure you have good firewall, anti –virus, and anti virus and have computer check ups every month. • Ways to improve: q2 Anti-virus : Probably one of the first thing which comes into one's mind when thinking about security. An anti-virus is an inevitable tool for the security of a PC. One can either choose a paid version of the anti-virus of his choice or opt for the equally effective free antivirus. Before choosing the anti-virus, it is necessary to check whether the anti-virus has resident protection or not. Resident Protection automatically detects viruses when they are loaded into the memory and takes the appropriate action thus saving a user from sitting hours in front of the PC scanning for viruses. It is important to check regularly for updates. Also do a quick scan (scanning Windows folder, Registry, Documents and recent downloads) at least once a week and a full scan at least once a month even if your PC appears fine.

4. Way to improve digital securitypart 2 • 2. Anti-spyware: A spyware is a program which collects private information and sends it to its programmer. Spywares are considered more dangerous than viruses as they steal private information like Windows registration number, bank account details, credit card's information, site logins, which can be used to harm a user in all possible ways. Login Accounts to social networks like Facebook seem to be the prime target. Thus, it is necessary to have a good anti-spyware software with resident protection , registry monitoring and browser monitoring. Again it is the user's choice to either opt for a paid one or a free one. It is important to enable the automatic update function in the anti-spyware software and to do a quick scan of the PC once a week. It is also necessary do a full scan once every month for best results.

5. Way to improve digital securitypart 3 • 3. Firewall: A firewall prevents unauthorized or malicious applications from reaching a computer. A firewall is basically needed to protect a PC against Trojans, spyware, worms, hackers, hijackers and other known and unknown threats. However, a firewall must not be assumed an alternative to the anti-virus or anti-spyware software. Before choosing a firewall, the most important thing to keep in mind is the ease of use and the amount of customization possible. An often overlooked factor upon choosing a firewall is the amount of resources consumed by it. Keeping all these factors in mind, a good firewall software(free or paid) must be chosen. It is important to read the alerts displayed by it carefully, and select an appropriate action to do.

6. Digital security consequences • Some people give some one all their trust online that may be pretending to be someoneelse and they might get kidnapped • Consequences: q3Teenagers are not really aware of their surroundings on the internet they are naive and curious and think there is no danger involved. They think the internet is a safe and easy place where they can get away from the real world and just 'chill', but it isn't like that the internet can be a very dangerous place if you don't know what you’re doing. They don't realize who they are talking to and opening up to. People can easily act like they're somebody they're not. Teens, especially girls, think they meet great people who are really just pretending to be somebody else. She/he acts all charming and as they get to talking the victim feels more and more comfortable with him. Near the end of the story, the victim has put all their trust in the person. Then a few months later, the victim could end up either being kidnapped, raped, stolen from, suicidal or even killed.*

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