1 / 5

Computer Security

Keeping Others Out of Your Computer. Computer Security. Internet Security . Buy and install a firewall program: firewall will block intruders from breaking into your Windows PC across the Internet. Buy, install and update antivirus software: Antivirus software is no good if you don't run it.

karif
Download Presentation

Computer Security

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Keeping Others Out of Your Computer Computer Security

  2. Internet Security • Buy and install a firewall program: firewall will block intruders from breaking into your Windows PC across the Internet. • Buy, install and update antivirus software: Antivirus software is no good if you don't run it. • Don't open attachments unless you asked somebody to send it to you: It's child's play for a virus creator to hide a virus in a program that makes a kitty appear on your screen, but you can be sure that the people who pass along "cute" attachments never realize that.

  3. Internet Security (cont.) • Stop using cookies: Cookies are small files on your PC that Web sites use to keep track of you. Sites that pick up e-mail cookies know even more about you than you might think. • Use a Limited account: Administrators can install software and change system settings. Limited accounts don't have these privileges. So, if you use the Internet with a Limited account, and you click on the wrong thing, malware cannot install itself.

  4. Internet Security (cont.) • Watch out for “crush” sites: Spammers send out messages with subject lines like "Someone has a crush on you.“To find out who has the crush, you must guess by entering the correct e-mail address. • Surf safely: Set Internet Explorer's Security and Privacy levels to at least Medium, disable third-party cookies, and never click on a button or pop-up dialog without reading it carefully. Never allow a download that you didn't specifically request. • (http://www.erdtshare.org/hf_resources/inet_basic_10_rules.pdf )

  5. Computer Safety Tips • Never give out our password (you can also periodically change your password to insure safety). • Be vague when setting up online Identities. • Back up files regularly in case of virus outbreak. • Be aware of those using your computer. • (http://www.capital.edu/3044/#internet )

More Related