| In
today's crazy internet world it's getting more and
more essential to continually update and protect
your computer. Practically every day a new
virus or a new way to break into your system is
developed. So, we wanted to remind you to
"Update Your Software" on a regular
basis.
There are two main
things that you should do to help protect
yourself:
1) Keep Your Operating Systems Up-To-Date
2) Keep Your Virus Protection Up-To-Date
The majority of the
world is currently running Windows based operating
systems. There are those that have Mac
computers or are running other software like
LINUX, but the majority of us use Windows because
that is what is most commonly available.
Unfortunately, the ruthless hackers out there know
this and are constantly creating programs and
scripts to specifically attack Windows
systems. To them, not only are they going
after the world's largest computer company, but
they can also hit the largest amount of the public
at once.
To combat this,
Windows offers "Live
Updates" on a regular basis.
Some of you may have your computers set to
automatically go out and get these, but the
majority don't even know it exists. If you
haven't updated lately, then you aren't
protected. Just this past month, a
"huge flaw" was found in Internet
Explorer that allows hackers to actually enter
your computer after you've simply clicked on their
links on a website. A whole set of updates
have been released to combat this, but if you
haven't done the "live update" than you
could be asking for someone to steal everything on
your computer including your identity and credit
card information.
The second issue is
Virus Definitions. If you don't have
Anti-Virus and Firewall protection on your
computer, you are really asking for trouble.
Even if you do have the correct
software though, you have to keep it
"up-to-date". Every day new
viruses come out and the virus protection
companies spend lots of time creating new ways to protect you. A lot
of people purchase the software and then never do
the update. They think they are protected,
but they absolutely are not!
In reality, even if
you do the above things it doesn't mean that you
are completely safe. But, it does get you a
huge step closer to protecting yourself and your
computer from the deadly hackers out there.
Don't forget to "update your computer
software"! |
