Protect Your Computers from Hackers!
To protect your computers from Hackers use following guidelines:
- Use anti-virus software and firewalls – keep them up to date.
- Keep your operating system up to date with critical security updates and patches.
- Don’t open emails or attachments from unknown sources – Spam.
- Use hard-to-guess passwords. Don’t use words found in a dictionary? Remember that password cracking tools exist. (Read: Creating Secure Passwords)
- Regularly back-up your computer data on disks or CDs.
- Don’t share access to your computers with strangers.
- If you have a Wi-Fi network, use strong password to protect it.
- Disconnect from the Internet when not in use.
- Re-evaluate your security on a regular basis.
