Technology today continues to move at a blistering pace. It can be hard to keep up. There are many benefits to personal computers and the Internet. However, just as most people use it for good, some people use it maliciously for their own gain. Don’t let this happen to you. Here are five easy steps you can take right now to safeguard yourself and your computer.
Educate yourself and be proactive about protecting you and your family. Make sure you have the most recent versions of your programs. Don’t open suspicious looking emails or attachments. Keep an eye on your child’s online activities. A hands-on approach is best for today’s technology.
Protect yourself from spyware. Malicious programs, known as spyware can wipe out precious data in a matter of moments. Defend yourself by installing a high quality spyware removal program. Oversight Technology’s Oversight System Sentinel finds and neutralizes adware, spyware and other malware that may be affecting your computer. The program is updated regularly to combat new threats at no cost to you.
Encrypt your passwords and change them often. Ideally a password should be a minimum of 8 characters. A successful password contains a mixture of numbers, characters, and upper and lower case letters. Change your password every 90 days. Oversight Technology provides free password encryption via their Password Prime software. This program keeps an encrypted list of all of your passwords; this allows your passwords to remain safe but saves you the trouble of having to remember them all.
Hide your files from prying eyes. Banking information, tax documents, sensitive research or work data can all seem to disappear from your computer. Oversight Technology’s Houdini software hides files and makes them appear invisible, even in Microsoft’s File Manager. Unless you know the keystrokes and password to retrieve the files no one even knows they’re there. This is an added layer of privacy protection and safety in the event your computer is ever hacked or stolen.
Back up your data. A simple way to sleep easy at night is to back up your data. Don’t wait until your computer crashes to look into back-up software so that you don’t lose everything “next time.” Ensure that there is never a first time. Oversight Technology’s BackUp Pro software easily backs up your computer to a local folder, local drive, local area network, remote share, email address, or FTP server. The program can also be set to do these back-ups automatically, so you don’t even have to think about it!
There’s no guarantee that nothing will ever go wrong with your computer. But by taking these five easy steps you provide yourself multiple layers of protection against common threats. Don’t wait for something terrible to happen to secure your data. Act today and give yourself some well-deserved peace of mind.
Search Resource Center
Buy Online
