| When it comes to preserving your Internet security, | | | | computers or infect them with viruses, Trojans and |
| event logs are very important. While anti-viruses, | | | | other online contaminants. If you don't keep a log, |
| anti-spyware and all those security software in place | | | | somebody could have beenu sing your computer to |
| may help you escape hackers, they're still not totally | | | | destroy other computers and you wouldn't know it. |
| foolproof which means you still can end up being a | | | | Having a log lets you in on everything that's happening |
| victim. Some hackers are just so good that they will | | | | in your system, including the hacking. Again, the best |
| manage to go past your security settings and be able | | | | thing that comes out of being able to look into this is |
| to do their thing with your computer. If and when this | | | | being able to avert a similar attack in the future. |
| happens, you need to be able to look into what | | | | There are operating systems that come with an |
| actually transpired and led to the security breach. This | | | | automatic logging function. For those that don't, a user |
| is why keeping those event logs is important. | | | | can simply install additional software that will be able to |
| If you ever have to deal with a situation where | | | | monitor or record all transactions involving the system. |
| somebody stole your private information, for example, | | | | Of course, you can do this manually. But that would |
| you can look into your log and find out how it | | | | take up all of your time and render unproductive in the |
| happened. Of course, it would be difficult to identify the | | | | long run. What you're after is being able to know what |
| person who did what he just did to you. The purpose | | | | you need to know while still functioning in a way that |
| for looking into the logs is to identify the weaknesses | | | | benefits your business or personal life. |
| of your computer which might have led to the hacking. | | | | It's important to remember, however, that some |
| Although it is possible, running after a hacker is quite a | | | | hacking techniques could still allow the hacker to |
| difficult job and the only thing you can count on those | | | | conceal or hide what he has done to your computer |
| logs for is being able to understand how or why the | | | | even with an events log running. This problem can be |
| attack was possible and how they can be prevented | | | | remedied by designating a separate computer that will |
| in the future. | | | | be dedicated mainly to storing log files with totally |
| Just imagine if you didn't have a log and somebody | | | | different security settings. This way, you could prevent |
| tried to remotely access your computer and make it | | | | the intruder from hiding what he could be doing to your |
| into a "zombie." This a term used for a computer that | | | | system. |
| is being remotely used by a hacker to hack other | | | | |