Virus Protection. Are you absolutely certain your personal computer has virus protection software running? If yes, what virus protection software do you use?
Password Strength. Go to Microsoft Password Check tool, enter your password to see how strong it is. How strong is your password?
Firewall. Does your computer have a firewall active? If your machine is running a firewall, what kind is it? What's the name of it?
Ad/Mal-ware. Are you absolutely certain your personal comptuer at home has ad/malware protection software running? If yes, what software are you using?
Spam. Do you forward to friends and families strange photos, stories, please for help or security warnings? If yes, how often do you check to see if the messages you forward are true or valid?
Phishing. Do you know what phishing or social engineering is?
Image. Do you monitor your online image? Are you absolutely certain your social network profiles are private? Do you ever do vanity searches on the internet?
Data Backup. Do you have a backup of your data? If so, where do you keep that backup?
Yes, I am absolutely certain my computer has virus protection software running, I have Macaffee Virus Protection.
My Password Strength is a five.
I have firewall active it is Macaffee.
No I am not certain my computer at home has a ad/malware protection software running.
My messages that I forward are always valid. The messages that I receive I know what they are and if I don’t they are put in the spam folder.
Yes, In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
Yes, I monitor my online image. My social network profiles are set for private, and only I can view them. My profiles can only be looked at if the person is one of who I know.
I have a data backup on an external hard drive. I keep all my important documents and pictures on it.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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