| Over the last 10 years more and more people had to | | | | credit card make sure you write down the order |
| make sure that their home computer was safe to use | | | | number at the time of the order because confidentiality |
| and secure to prevent any major problems. As more | | | | is important and you would not like to have your credit |
| and more people are connected to the internet the | | | | card details or personal details in the hands of third |
| need of having home computer security increases. | | | | parties or unknown people. |
| However, this risk can be minimized if you have the | | | | Another area that is of concern for your computer is |
| right tools and the right planning to ensure your | | | | authentication. This is when someone pretends to be |
| computer runs smoothly. This article will explore how | | | | someone else on the internet. For example, there have |
| you can prevent your personal computer from having | | | | been recent emails by scam Lottery companies who |
| any problems and the best ways to prevent those | | | | promise you that you have made $1 million or "Nigerian" |
| problems. | | | | scam emails who ask you to deposit money in their |
| One of the major security issues that we are faced | | | | bank account. All of these types of examples are the |
| with to do with our computer is confidentiality. For | | | | general problems people are faced with on the |
| example, there are several things people do when | | | | internet. Therefore, to protect yourself from these kind |
| they are online - online banking, communicate with | | | | of problems always make sure you report them to |
| people through instant messaging, email and through | | | | your ISP. |
| social networks. The more we are in contact with | | | | Finally, always make sure whenever you open |
| different people on the internet the more the risk of | | | | documents or receive information through email, run |
| being faced with danger. Therefore, it is important to | | | | your Anti-Virus software to minimize the risks of |
| protect your confidentiality online through installing | | | | viruses. More and more people are faced with |
| software and firewalls so that other people cannot get | | | | computer hackers who manage to send people |
| hold of your data. | | | | viruses through emails. The best way to prevent these |
| More and more marketing companies are "spamming" | | | | problems is to ensure you have the most up-to-date |
| users with their special offers by tracking people's | | | | anti-virus software installed on your system. |
| cookies on their personal computer. To ensure you do | | | | Always stay safe on the Internet as the risk of |
| not have problems like these it is important to delete all | | | | problems increase everyday unless you are fully |
| of your cookies whenever you have finished using the | | | | prepared. Only you can prevent home computer |
| internet. In addition, when you buy online with your | | | | security breaches. |