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Tools for Protecting Your Security and Remote
Access
Whether you decide to get into the e-Currency Exchange business or not,
there is one thing we all need to be aware of and that's securing our
personal information, on and offline. Many people
think Anti-Virus software protects their computers from every possible
threat, but that’s just not true. There are other threats to our security
and privacy from software parasites that get dumped on our computer each and
every day. These can be in any of the following forms:
There
are lots of things you can do to protect yourself. I recommend the following
and they are listed in order of importance:
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Anti-Virus Software (McAfee
Anti-Virus)
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Spyware & Adware Removal Software (SpywareDoctor)
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Data Encryption Utility (Cryptainer ME
or Secure IT)
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PC Remote Access
Software (GoToMyPC)
1. Anti-Virus Software
First
and foremost you need to install Anti-Virus software on your computer and
make sure your virus definitions are up-to-date as well. If you don’t
currently have an Anti-Virus product on you’re computer, it’s like playing
Russian roulette. It’s not a matter of if your computer will be infected,
it’s a matter of when. Also, if you let your annual subscription run out and
you’re no longer receiving virus updates, you MUST renew your service. New
threats emerge every day and if your protection is not up-to-date, you are
absolutely vulnerable to attacks.
One of
the best Anti-Virus software product on the market today is McAfee VirusScan.
McAfee is running a special now on their award winning Anti-Virus software
program and you can save $5 off the purchase price.
Get Real Time Virus Protection and save $5
on McAfee Security VirusScan Software.
2. Spyware & Adware Removal Software
Anti-Virus software is not enough. There are other malicious programs that
attack our computers daily. These are known as Spyware, Adware, Malware,
Key-Loggers etc. Each one has it's own goal. To learn your surfing habits
and track them, to popup unwanted advertisements while we're on our
computers and to monitor our key-strokes as we type on the keyboard, to get
information like login names and passwords. And if you think this isn't
happening to you, think again. Many of these programs all but hibernate on
our PCs, capturing all sorts of information from us. If nothing else, you
should scan you PC for free with
SpywareDoctor to
see how much of this garbage is on your system right now. You won't believe
what you'll find.
3. Data Encryption Utility
We all
keep personal and private information on our PCs. This can't be avoided. But
we should always try our best to protect our personal information from prying eyes, or worse, backdoor
programs, like spyware, that can steal this information from us. I have so many
websites and programs I belong to, I used to keep all my login names and
passwords in a Microsoft Word document on my computer. I'm a software
engineer and know the threats that exist and knew it was wrong to do this. I
thought I could name the file something different, and that would keep it
safe. Wrong! The only way to keep your personal information safe on your
computer is to Encrypt it. I found a fantastic program called Cryptainer ME from Cypherix that protects any information you want. It's
simple to install and use, and you can't beat the price! Get your copy at
Cryptainer ME
now and start using it
and stop leaving your personal information, documents and files at risk. To
take Encryption to another level for encrypting e-mails, data on CD's, and
more, you should look at
Secure IT.
This has even more flexibility and when sending encrypted e-mails, the
recipient doesn't even need a copy of Secure IT to open it!
Remember, it's very important we all take the necessary steps to protect
ourselves and our computers from all the threats out there today, and
tomorrow. We hear about identity theft and credit card theft and fraud all
the time and think that will never happen to us. Well, I'm sure many of the
people who had these horrible things happen to them, thought the same thing.
Do what you can to protect yourself, because nobody else is going to do it
for you. It's better to be proactive, than trying to straighten out a
personal fraud case later.
4.
PC Remote Access Software
Do you travel a lot for personal
and/or business? Would you like a way to quickly and easily access your home
PC from anywhere in the world using a basic internet connection. Well now
you have a way. Try
GoToMyPC to learn more about this unbelievably
easy to use software that lets you access your computer from any web browser
from anywhere in the world
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