The internet is often portrayed as a sort of new Wild West where
cyber-outlaws roam, stealing at will from anyone who dares to surf the net or
send an email.
While this isn’t exactly accurate, there’s no doubt that crooks, cons and
thieves are increasingly exploiting the poor security found on some home PCs in
order to make mischief – and occasionally, money. It doesn’t need to be that
way.
A typical broadband internet connection will include a firewall which acts as
a barrier between the PC and the internet; add an inexpensive off-the-shelf
security program, keep it up to date and all should be fine.
To see if your PC is sorted, try following this Workshop: we’ll show how
Shields Up, a free service that probes – harmlessly – internet-connected PCs,
looking for security holes. If it finds problems, you’ll know to fix them.
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