March 28, 2007

The Internet And Security - How To Avoid The Pitfalls

According to many Internet experts, Internet and security concerns are foremost on people’s minds nowadays. With all of the security and Internet stories about identity theft, Internet worms, Trojan horse viruses, and spyware, everyone wants to make sure that they have the best Internet security available. The problem is that the Internet is still a fairly new technology. Even the most tech savvy of us usually don’t know how it works, or how to adequately protect ourselves. In general, we are stuck taking the advice of anyone who will give it to us. We take their word about what are the best Internet and security solutions without really knowing how to investigate it ourselves. In general, we don’t know where Internet security problems start, or how to fix them.
I have been researching Internet and security lately, and what I have found has surprised me. It turns out that Internet security and privacy have a lot more to do with the programs that you are running than what websites you go to. Users of Apple computers, for example, almost never get viruses. They are rarely exposed to worms, or identity theft problems provided that they adequately protect their passwords. The same […]

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February 20, 2008

Security Worms And Viruses (Trackback)

A Look At How Spyware Differs From Viruses And Worms

If you’ve been noticing a decrease in your computer’s performance if it’s running sluggishly or even crashing, it may very well be infected with either Spyware, a virus, worms or all of the above. You have to be really careful when downloading thing…

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