Security Workshop
Computer security is more an issue today than it ever has been
before. In the past there may have been one or two viruses a month,
you rarely saw advertisements pop-up and there was a feeling of
safety equal to "not having to lock your front door".
Today new viruses are propagated throughout the internet on a daily
basis, advertisers assault us with a constant stream of annoying
and often hard to kill pop-up ads, and hackers make us scared to
turn our computers on. Thankfully there are some simple and effective
steps you can take to help you keep your computer safe from viruses,
worms, pop-ups and hackers.
- Security Workshop: Learn to be safe
- This is a web-based version of the PowerPoint presentation prepared for the face-to-face workshop. It will teach you some of the tricks that will make your Windows systems safer, including answers to the following:
- What is a secure password and why is it important?
- What steps can you take in your daily routines?
- What is spyware and how do you get rid of it?
- What symptoms should you watch for? and
- What do you do when your computer is compromised to get back on your feet?
- Security Workshop How To's
- This page will help you with the detailed steps on how to do
things like keep your computer system up to date with patches
from Microsoft, how to create an automatic live update schedule
for Symantec Antivirus and how to set up XP's built-in firewall.
It also contains some useful URL references to obtain more information
and helpful software.
- Security Workshop FAQ
- This is a list of some of the more frequently asked questions
with regard to computer security.
- Malware
- This page will give you information about malware prevention, malware cleanup and dealing with browser hijacks.
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