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Posted by 74k5p9l3
 - December 08, 2010, 05:45:09 AM
Information On The Matter Of Internet Security Myths,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Information On The Matter Of Internet Security Myths
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Sharon Dawkins

                                   
                                   
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Many of us are worried about internet security and would want to be assured that our personal information in addition to any financial transaction we conduct on the web is free from any security threat. It can become quite irritating and disheartening when any malware or virus enters our system and plays havoc to it.However,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, additionally it is an undeniable fact that individuals carry certain myths about internet security as well and this article is an endeavor to bust some of them so that people become more careful and take necessary steps to safeguard our computers from getting attacked.The first one deals with the impression it is only teens and some unemployed youth with large amount of time available that enjoy hacking or placing malware. Truth be told the cyber crime is an organized activity carried out by experts who have a lot to gain financially. They utilize any valuable private information to transact on that consumer's behalf and defraud him.The following deals with the antivirus program. While a good antivirus program is advantageous, we should remember that cyber criminals will always be one step ahead and definitely will find methods to find loopholes in different program. It can be thus necessary to look beyond antivirus programs and possess more security measures being a backup should the program become ineffective.The third one has to do with the rather outdated theory that provided that we keep free from dangerous sites and so are careful about not opening attachments on email without checking properly,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, we should be safe. This has stopped being valid as many website pages are nicely camouflaged and also experts cannot write out pages that have malware hidden included. You thus need a good antivirus program along with anti-spyware and a strong firewall to ensure that one's body is safe.The last one relates to taking no action till we realize that there are something which has gone wrong and depending on the system to inform us. This too is fraught with danger as once we act, it may be too late. The prudent thing to do is to regularly perform a check on the health of the system. You can do this through installing updates,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, making software upgrades and keeping away from dubious You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login addition to the above,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, normal precautions such as viewing or downloading unknown attachments, clearing temporary files regularly, following defragmentation and disk tidy up procedures will ensure how the system remains in good condition.