Tuesday, March 29, 2011

General Computer Protection Strategies to Employ

Apart from purchasing software to combat piracy and anti-virus protection, I Siano number of additional strategies that can be used in the computer and using the computer in order to protect intruders contraindications and protect your information where you can choose staying leave. Here on a list of some tips that will help.

Shut down or log off your computer when not in use - time, if not in their line equipment, lower perceived by external factors, which may indicate a malfunction.

If you have more than one person at home using your computer, set up a separate account "firewall" for each of them - no let people in his name through their own user name and password to access the system.

Antivirus software Have the sea as possible, updated. Regularly updated, so that you are protected against the newest viruses that have been identified and were being held against their anti-virus software vendor.
 
Increase foot privacy settings on your computer. At the upcoming conference, I'll show you how to update these parameters if you are using Windows System 10. See the video as well, and also want to update your settings Privacy en earlier versions of Windows, if that is what is in the running computer
 
Be careful when opening the PDF files received from external sources. Hackers and virus creators of software in recent times is that we have found an effective platform for sending Dano causing the payload.
 
Pl commercial e-mails, not not be interesting. If you do not know where the e-mail comes in, do not open it. After opening an e-mail from someone who does not know and / or received unwanted way, do not click the links in the email. Sometimes executables are attached to what is only a link CREE else.

As for the authenticity of the e-mail after receiving e-mail, check it out, looking at the drop-down menu "Details", you can click next to the e-mail names. Me on control sometimes even a step further by mail domain with a domain provider to do ", which is" looking for when I'm really asking about where they came from something.

Take care of all download to your computer. Make sure that the source of saber is safe and is in the Real side belonging to the source, to download the contents. Hackers are currently establishing a network of "false" Pages that look like real companies lure you pl, so they can access through their home pages to download.
 
Using the "cloud" storage is risky - even places such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. to be pirated. storage space in the cloud seems to be the main targets of hackers. These convenient storage location for data backup Son, and for many, so if you want to use, here are some tips that could save Privacy its contents do not.

Storage The simplest method of protection is Send only the encryption or zip there for their content. If you are using Zip files, use the password Send a postcard. This aid to protect its contents, even if the site is hacked.

Or encrypt sensitive files on your computer before sending it to the cloud. In fact, it is a good idea only to store important files on your computer en Although encrypted only stay in the computer formats. Encryption products, as well as MEGA SpiderOak can help here. If you are really working with sensitive content regularly, it can also be used as a product encfs - it takes a few hours to install, but the configuration folders on your computer that automatically encode all the files that move there. This folder and its subsets look and behave like normal folders on your computer, so once installed, encryption is performed automatically for you.
 
The use of plug-in such as microphones and web cameras. Kit MA Privacy settings allow applications to use on your computer and disconnect the external microphones and web cameras, when not in use. It is not so difficult, a person from the outside, to get to most systems and take Control, which of these devices to watch or record how things are done in and around the computer.
 
If you are on Microsoft platform, consider installing a free application - Microsoft Quote: "Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is a utility that help to prevent weak points en Software, which is" The Experience Toolkit Enhanced Mitigation ". Effective use EMET achieves this the aim of using technology to limit the security function as security technologies and obstacles that exploit author must defeat .. use special software vulnerabilities. these technology to reduce security ensure that gaps zadných unused can be. however, they work to exploitation as difficult as it feasible. EMET also provides certificate set customizable Caracteristica SSL / TLS that the certificate llama trust. This function is designed to detect (and Parade of Emet 5.0) attacks man-in-the-middle, who are using the public key infrastructure (PKI ). "
 
When browsing web pages, that can be you, by clicking on the content and links, see HTTPS, where you can - but do not just trust (s) at the end of the URL http. Click Safe related to the review of the validity of the security certificate details of the page you are viewing.
 
Escorpion protection system is a product of the anti-piracy software, you can consider buying. Withstands Microsoft, NIST, the Department of Defense and the National Security standards for remote access, this product helps to increase the security of your computer to use the standards of government.
 
Sandboxie protection applications can be purchased both home and professional use. This is a good place for a new course of Software, who have concerns about the use plus it has many other great features. Insulation technology Sandboxie utilization of a separate program for its base operating system to prevent changes of data, programs and personal applications SAFE resting on the hard disk does not happen very desirable.
 
While browsing the Internet, Sin log on the computer in Administrator mode on your computer. You do not want this login information will be distributed there in cyberspace. Just go to Internet accounts configured on your computer.

Pl summary, the use of all or some of these ideas on your computer and your online life will go a long way to protect you. It's all in this article. Bye now.

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