Information about Computer Security and Options and tips for backing up your important information

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Stop procrastinating! You probably have thought about ways to enhance your computer Internet
security, but for one reason or another have kept putting it off. Time to get serious and take some
affirmative action. These 6 steps are just what you need to get started.
Step 1: Identify Potential Threats
In order to create an effective plan of action, it is essential the you identify potential threats. This
includes not only ways that your confidential information on your computer could be accessed
illegally without your knowledge, but also where the threats may come from. Generally we think of
the nameless hackers lurking in cyberspace just waiting for the opportunity to invade our computer
and create havoc. While this may be the most common danger, there are also more intimate
people around you such as casual friends, business associates, friends of friends, or even
associates of family members, who if given the chance could gain access to your computer and
obtain some confidential information such as bank account numbers, credit card information, and
other private data. The point here is that you should take steps to ensure computer security from
potential threats both within your sphere of influence as well as beyond.
Step 2: Computer Lock Down
One of the easiest steps, and the most overlooked by most users, is to simply lock the computer
when not in use. Whether using your computer at home or even your business computer at work,
you should never leave your computer running unattended for any length of time without having
some sort of locking system in place. Most computer operating systems such as Windows do have
this feature enabled for when you first start up your computer, however often users leave their
computer running unattended which means anyone can sit down and have access to it. Therefore
it is important to have another layer of security to protect your confidential files when your
computer system is actually running. This means having both a good password to lock you
computer from unauthorized access, along with different passwords to protect files you want to
keep private. Use a combination of letters and numbers, both upper and lower case letters for the
best protection. Never use common every day items like birthdays, kids or pet names, telephone
numbers etc., as these are just too risky if the computer hacker knows you personally.
Step 3: Disconnect
No computer Internet security software or firewall system can be considered 100% safe under all
circumstances, day after day. With new forms of malware such as viruses being invented each
and every day, there is always a chance, perhaps very slim, that your current computer security
could be breached. There is a 100% solution to online threats that is rarely considered by most
computer users which is actually free and very easy to do. Simply disconnect your Internet

2. connect from your modem when not using your computer. This physical break in the path from the
Internet into your computer will solve any type of online threat that currently exists.
Step 4: Onboard Security
It is amazing how many computer users today still ignore the need for good quality computer
protection in the form of well respected computer Internet security software. Either they are totally
naive and believe the myth "it will never happen to me" or they run on the cheap, and figure that
the basic malware and spyware protection and the firewall provided with their operating system is
good enough. Others will take things one step further and download some free PC internet
security software thinking that this is as good as the paid version. Hello? There is a reason why it
is free! You generally get what you pay, or do not pay for, in terms of computer Internet security.
This is not to say that the basic security settings of your operating system and some e-mail
programs, web browsers, and applications should be ignored! These should be activated to add
yet another level of protection for your computer against outside threats.
Step 5: Prepare for the Unexpected
With all the concern about hackers breaking into your computer, physically or online, people often
overlook the less sensational dangers to their computer system such as power surges or spikes
and hardware malfunction. Any of these can destroy or corrupt important files and even make your
onboard security useless. Therefore it is wise to use a good quality power surge protector that will
guard against unexpected spikes in electricity which could fry your computer components and
damage your hard drive containing your data files. If you are really concerned about these kinds of
dangers there are battery system backups that you can use that will automatically protect against
power surges as well as power outages and allow you to save data and shutdown your computer
normally to avoid corrupting any files.
Step 6: Backup Important Data
Anyone familiar with computers generally knows or has heard at least one story of someone who
lost everything in an instant when their computer's hard drive suddenly and without warning...
CRASHED! If you do not regularly backup important data files containing confidential personal
information or even information that has a sentimental value to you and your family, then it is like
playing a game of "Russian Roulette". It is only a matter of time until this happens as computer
hard drives are not built to last forever. Sometimes a good computer techie can still access a failed
hard drive and save the contents to a different hard drive, and sometimes not. Can you afford to
take this chance? External hard drives or "zip drives" are very affordable these days and can hold
huge amounts of information, in most cases the entire contents of your hard drive, and offer an
easy solution as well as "piece of mind" knowing that you have your important data saved in
another place should your hard drive fail. Just remember to backup on a regular basis! Depending
upon the value of our data and how often changes are made to it, you may need to backup
monthly, weekly or even daily.
There is no time like the present to start taking the necessary steps to create a plan of action to
help improve your computer Internet security. Tomorrow may be too late!

3. Time is running out for you! It is not a question of IF, but WHEN will your computer security be at
risk. Take action now to discover your best computer internet security and to learn more about the
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