| Have you ever had a virus?
Have you had people tell you they can access your wireless network?
One thing I hear repeatedly from customers is "Why would anyone want
to give me a virus or get into my stuff?". People used to make
viruses to cause damage. Now they make them because there are
huge amounts of money to be made from people who do not take basic
steps to protect themselves.
Security covers a rather large area. Years ago
most of the problems came from within a network, the individual
using the system does something unknowingly that causes a problem. That is still
a very prominent way for problems to start today. People are
too busy to read that popup in front of them and just click on it.
A program wants to install on my computer - I don't know what it is,
but OK.
The amount of
money criminals are making by scamming people through fake security
software, malicious Trojans used to gather passwords, and phishing
scams, just to name a few, is mind boggling. 8 years ago the
amount was considered to be about 45 million a month. I am
sure it has not diminished, and has instead increased.
People need to understand that this is a problem that is not
going to go away. Having the right protection is key. It
is still very hard to keep sophisticated hackers and criminals from
getting what they want, but there is no reason to make it easy for
them. Many people don't even know what anti-virus is.
Many people have never heard or spy-ware, or malware. In this
day and age anyone who does not protect against all of those threats
is at risk.
Securing your network through a router is also important.
Many people grab routers out of the box and set them up with no
security whatever. You see this in office buildings,
apartments, and houses - they are the networks you see on your phone
when you are looking for a wireless connection and they show up as
Unsecured.
Frank IT will go over everything with you and secure your system
or network. Frank IT will show you how to avoid scams and
protect yourself on a routine basis. You have to be vigilant
about these things, but it is not hard and does not take very much
time. |
