.  How can you tell if your computer is safe?

As technology grows in our world so do the cyber vulnerabilities, attacks, and threats that we have to worry about each and every day. People don’t realize that there are things you can do on your own when it comes to protecting your own technological devices and checking them every now and then. The first thing you can do to tell if your own personal computer is safe is to test your settings overall. You can download a free app on your computer called “Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer” and this tool will scan your windows and office settings for any potential threats or problems. Everyone, including myself, always forgets to or just completely ignores updating their browser. It does not matter if you use yahoo, google, safari, or google chrome. You need to update your browser because when you update it, it is getting you the latest and safest version which adds even more protection to your computer than you had before. The next thing you can do to tell if your computer is safe is to test your firewall. Depending on what type of computer you have may change the way you have to test it, but I do know if you have a Windows or MacBook that they come with decent firewalls in them. Just take a couple of minutes out of your day and test it because you may never know. Furthermore, another simple thing you can do to make sure your computer stays safe is permanently delete files. If you just simply drag and drop your files in the trashcan at the bottom of your screen does not mean they are permanently deleted. So, make sure at least once every week that you are going in there and deleting them for sure. The last thing you can do to tell if your computer is safe changing your passwords. Don’t use the same password for everything and change them up every month in order to secure your personal information and devices.