As technology grows and changes, internet already becomes one of the daily uses in our society as it given convenience to all the users to make their transaction by online. Besides that, people also use internet to communicate with each other and get more services by online. Therefore, it is important to the users to aware with the threat of online to protect them become one of the victims.
Internet security is one of the main concerns by all the users as they hope to get protection for their piracy. Is this ultimately a good thing if it keeps our information safer? Can we even trust those who have our personal data? It is not as the technology frequently grows and changes in the world today. The personal information could be targeted by thieves and hackers if we didn’t prevent it.
There are some threat of the online security such as viruses, worms, Trojan horse, back doors or trap doors, denial of services ( DOS ) and logic bombs. A virus is a program that attaches itself to other program like I love you virus which had cause $8.75 billion loss in the world. Worms is programs that copy themselves until it interrupts the operation of network or computer system while the Trojan horse is a program that appears to be useful but actually mask destructive program. For an example of Trojan horse is Trojan Xombe where it is a hackers access to computer and steal passwords. Besides that, Back doors or trap doors are typically a password which known only to the attacker, that allows access to the system without having to go through any security. For an example, DOS had caused 3 hours slow performance on e-commerce in feb 6 while logic bombs designed to activate and perform a destructive action at a certain time.
Therefore, it is important for the users to protect their own computer. There are some steps can be taken to protect your computer. First, make sure the firewall is turn on where it can helps to protect your computer from hackers who might try to access in. Secondly, always make sure the computer operating system up-to-date. Others than that, users must use updated antivirus software and antispyware technology to help to prevent it from destroy by others.
In conclusion, it is important to the users to take the prevention and awareness before it cause damage to their computer.
REFERENCES :-
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/mobile/publicpc.mspx
Internet security is one of the main concerns by all the users as they hope to get protection for their piracy. Is this ultimately a good thing if it keeps our information safer? Can we even trust those who have our personal data? It is not as the technology frequently grows and changes in the world today. The personal information could be targeted by thieves and hackers if we didn’t prevent it.
There are some threat of the online security such as viruses, worms, Trojan horse, back doors or trap doors, denial of services ( DOS ) and logic bombs. A virus is a program that attaches itself to other program like I love you virus which had cause $8.75 billion loss in the world. Worms is programs that copy themselves until it interrupts the operation of network or computer system while the Trojan horse is a program that appears to be useful but actually mask destructive program. For an example of Trojan horse is Trojan Xombe where it is a hackers access to computer and steal passwords. Besides that, Back doors or trap doors are typically a password which known only to the attacker, that allows access to the system without having to go through any security. For an example, DOS had caused 3 hours slow performance on e-commerce in feb 6 while logic bombs designed to activate and perform a destructive action at a certain time.
Therefore, it is important for the users to protect their own computer. There are some steps can be taken to protect your computer. First, make sure the firewall is turn on where it can helps to protect your computer from hackers who might try to access in. Secondly, always make sure the computer operating system up-to-date. Others than that, users must use updated antivirus software and antispyware technology to help to prevent it from destroy by others.
In conclusion, it is important to the users to take the prevention and awareness before it cause damage to their computer.
REFERENCES :-
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/mobile/publicpc.mspx
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