Week 8

How can you tell if you computer is safe?

There are many ways to make sure and tell that your computer is safe. The first thing is to make sure you have a strong password that is not easy to guess or remember. By doing this, you limit the risk of a hacker getting into your computer, but at the same time, do not make a extremely complicated password because then that reduces its usability. The most important thing to do on your computer to ensure it is safe is install a trusted anti virus software. It is best to do this as soon as you start up a new computer, this software will regularly run test to see if there are any issues with your computer and it will also show if you have been hacked and if people can see your location, this is why it is very important to have a solid and trusted anti virus software. Another advantage of having this software is that it will prevent you from visiting any questionable or untrusted websites. This prevents hackers from uploading a virus to your computer and getting access to it. One last thing you can do to tell your computer is safe is to make sure you don’t open any emails from someone you do not know. These emails often contain harmful links that once you click on while upload a virus to your computer which will allow an attacker to get any information they want. These are a few thing you can do to tell that your computer is safe and secure.