Nowdays there are many threat in the internet that always harm your PC or Laptop security sistem. But don't worry because you can make your PC/Laptop safer.
We will give you some tips that easy to do to make your PC/Laptop safer, here there are :
1. Install Firewall on your PC or Laptop.
There are 2 kinds of firewall, hardware and software firewall. A hardware firewall usually installed on your router and you can configure it using software from your hardware provider. And for software firewall you can get it for free or buy it. Actually, your operating system usually has firewall installed on it. For example if you using Windows from Microsoft, you can activate your firewall by configure it from control panel. Always update your firewall regularly for optimizing your security system. Sometime if you connect your PC/Laptop to the internet, your firewall software will try to reach their update from internet and update it automatically.
2. Always update your Antivirus
Always update your antivirus regularly because it will inform to your antivirus program about new definitions viruses on the net.
3. Practice patch management
Your operating system is not perfect. Sometime there are many holes in the security system that usually attract to be attacked. For this purpose, your OS provider always release new patches to close the holes. Always update your OS security system by downloading new patch update. If you use Windows OS like XP or Vista you can activate automatic update, so when you connect to the internet you will get your OS update automatically when new patch is released.
4. BACK UP your data
Always back up your important data regularly because we don't know when your security system is crash. And you have to know that the most important stuff in your PC/Laptop is your DATA!
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Upgrade your PC's security
How to use your PC or Laptop safely
some data and files, some people maybe don't to be bothered with it. There are many tips for you to make your PC/laptop more
safe.
1. Use password
Use combination of letter, number or character and always use different password for different account. Although it will bother some people if they don't have strong memory, you will safe your account.
2. Clean your PC/laptop from junk files
Make sure that you clean up your PC/laptop from junk files regularly. You can use many free software available at internet for this purpose. Also clean & remove duplicate files from your hard disk. Junk files and duplicate files only reduce your hard disk space.
3. Activate your firewall
Internet world nowdays is not a safe world anymore. There are many scammer & spyware that always watching for you. So you should activate your firewall because it will block all acces which don't have permit from you.
4. Update your antivirus
Beside firewall, you need to install antivirus program. But that is not enough. You should update it regularly. Good antivirus is antivirus which can update automatically.
5. Limit your program
Limit your installed program. Just install programs/software that you need and avoid installing software from unknown source. Scan your file with antivirus after you download and remember read the license carefully:)
6. Beware of email
Do you accept email with attachment? Beware of it! Although your email is from your friends or relations, make sure that you scan it first with your antivirus. There are many kind virus and malware which are using attachment file for their medium.
7. Beware of click
Do you always click when you curious about something? Wait! Beware of it! Make sure you know the extensions (.exe, .txt, etc) first. If they have .exe extension, you should scan it first before you click it because maybe you will click a virus:( And make sure when you open a folder just change the appearance into the detail version so you can know the file's type.
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