There are three basic protections you can use: virus scanner, spam filter, and spyware eraser. Most colleges, including Concordia College, offer these protections for free. The one we have here is called Cisco Clean Access.
You need to make sure to do certain procedures in order to be better protected. For one, beware of downloading protections from unknown sources. Never open e-mail attachments from unknown correspondents, click on web links sent to you in e-mail, or respond to requests to verify the receipt of e-mail. Always read user and privacy agreements to check for spyware before you download software.
Having a Facebook, I need to be careful what information I put online, what pictures I post for everyone to see, and I should not stayed logged to my account. I do not put where I am from, how old I am, where I have worked, my cell phone number, or my address. I also should not stayed logged in to my e-mail and definitely not my bank account.
In the past, I have gotten my screen name stolen. Someone found out my password and would not give my screen name back. I was forced to create a new account and learned to have a longer, harder to guess password and to never stay logged in. You never know who can be trying to steal your personal information.Having a MacBook Pro, I do not have to worry too much about viruses or hackers because they are already so well protected. Just for a secondary precaution, I installed Norton onto my laptop to scan everything to check for viruses before the items are allowed to be on my computer.
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