Computers hold most of our important information weather it is for work or personal use. That being said, it is important to check the security and safety of your computer. The first thing u want to look at is your computer settings. With settings you can choose what type of information your computer can receive and give out. Another way to see if your computer is safe is to look at your browsers and keep them updated. A browser that is up to date helps ensure that no viruses or cyber-attacks happen on your device. Making sure your computer comes with a firewall is also a great way to ensure your computer is safe. Firewalls keep hackers and other cyberattacks from seeing your computer is online when they are looking for their next victim. With a firewall, essentially it is to keep hackers out of other computers and minimize the risk of getting someone information. Another way to keep your computer safe is to have an antivirus program on your computer. With an antivirus, your computer is protected from viruses and in a way, act as a second firewall. Computers also have ways to protect your computer with passwords. Computers, such a mac, use two factor authentication to get into one’s computer. Weather it is through fingerprint, another physical device, it is important to check if your computer has ways to secure your password. All in all, you want to make sure your computer has a very good cryptography. Cryptography analyzes securing communications and keeps data and messages away from anyone who has no business having it. This means securing email, encrypted messages, protocols, programs, digital right and more. With cryptography, it ensures confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation. Computers will be here for a while so it is important to make sure that whatever information you are storing, it is on a safe and reliable device.