System Security

Computer security is something that should be important to everyone in the age of the Internet. In the days of "boards" that computers connected to there were not a whole lot of people that could do damage to your system from the outside. Mostly you just had to worry about your own ineptness accidentally messing something up. Now that there are literally hundreds of millions of people on-line there is a lot more that can cause you grief. Of course with the advancement of these problems there have also been advancements in security for your computer.

Whether it is one that comes with your operating system, or one that comes with anti-virus softerware, a firewall can go a long way towards acheiving piece of mind. Firewalls are designed to prevent unwanted intrusions into your system, and depending on how high the sensitivity on it can really help prevent your system from messed up from the outside.

Having a good anti-virus program is a must today. If you connect to the internet without one you are opening your machine up to all types of problems such as worms, viruses, trojans, and spyware. A good program can prevent these from getting onto your system, and can also help prevent you from accidently opening something you shouldn't.

Even with firewalls, and anti-virus softerware, the best security is common sense. If you open email from someone you don't know you are opening your system to attack. Another thing to avoid are websites from unknown publishers. Just because something seems like it may be safe does not mean that it is. The world is full of malicious people that are just waiting to surprise the unsuspecting Internet surfer with a damaging virus.