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Privacy and Security![]() They are all out there, and no matter how difficult it is for you to understand the mentality of people who do these things, ignore them at your peril. Your security, especially if you hold sensitive or personal information on your computer should be of concern. ![]() In order for someone to invade your privacy they must first get into your computer. This access can be done secretly through various ports and connections to your computer, this can be achieved simply by being connected to the internet with an unprotected PC. Others take a more direct route and although unknowingly, you allow them into your computer when you download their software, view a web page or open their e-mail. The methods being adopted are getting increasingly advanced, so are their attempts to avoid detection, they usually include some form of deception, coming packaged behind something apparently useful, needed or desirable. Despite this, do not loose any sleep over it. These concerns can be addressed easily as new and better software is being developed all the time to help you combat any attempt to breech your privacy.![]() The free versions will offer adequate protection and updates to include new vulnerabilities, but if you are in a position to be able to allocate some of your hard earned cash to your security you will get more resources for increased protection, in which case use the free trials and test them before you buy. I am often asked, which is the best software? There are links within this website to applications that are very good at finding their specialised field. There are so many variants of malicious software, it would be almost impossible for one scanner to find everything, so companies tend to concentrate on one or two particular areas. This is why one scanner will find things another one missed. The answer is to use more than one scanner, use the free versions, or free trials to find three of four different scanners which you are comfortable using. The problem is the people who get their kicks doing these things (they really ought to get out more) do have the upper hand. They constantly strive for new viruses and unexposed vulnerabilities in computers and their connections, and fixes for their malicious workings cannot be made until after they have been exploited. We deal with each threat in turn by offering a brief explanation as to the extent of the threat and then direct you to software you can download to maximise your security. A brief word about common sense as this is your front line of defence, many attacks on your privacy can be avoided by following a few simple rules. Apple Mac users, click system preferences (The apple, top left) and click Software update from the drop down menu that appears. ![]() 'connects to our server', 'Promotional/advertising/pop ups may be launched for the duration of time you spend online', 'may also collect certain information online and offline deriving from your navigation', 'this software will automatically update itself from time to time', 'other partners software can be installed', The rule never sign anything without reading it is applied in life almost automatically now by most people, it should have the same regard on the internet. here is a free tool that will read and analyze EULA's, and alert you of potentially dangerous terms EULAlyzer SSL encrypts its contents during transit and descramble it only when it reaches its destination. My personal view is that if someone enters my property via any method, uninvited they are at least trespassing. If they take anything which belongs to me without my consent it is theft. If they deliberately damage my property that is criminal damage. Sooner or later one of these highly paid legal boffins (probably in America) will make some kind of a legal challenge (and probably make a fortune in the process), but sooner rather than later would benefit all of us. So (finally), onto what you can do, we will start with the threat from e-mails. (for no other reason than it came into my head first). Click the next button to discover how to reduce the risk. |
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