Category Archive: Computer Security

How to Use caution in downloading files or opening email files

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Use caution in downloading files or opening email files when you don’t know where they came from! E-mail, software, application software updates, e-books, music, pictures, movies, news.  No matter what it is that drew us to the wonderful world of the internet sooner or later all of us realize that the web has the potential …

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How does a firewall work

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A firewall in the world of computers isn’t something you would build around your computer in order to keep it from being destroyed by fire. Instead a firewall is considered to be one of the most important means to defend your computer from threats that lurk on the internet.

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Differences between viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, dialers and scumware

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Differences between viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, dialers and scumware

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Monitoring of Computer Use in Business

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Today more and more businesses out there have computers with internet access on them. The problem though is that they realize employees are using the access for personal things on work time.

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Tips for Backing up your Computer Files

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Most of us don’t back up our computer files on a regular basis. You should be doing this on a regular basis. Mark it on your calendar so you won’t forget because such things can slip the mind with so much going on.

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