1.   How can you tell if your computer is safe?

I would not necessarily say that you can ever one hundred percent know that your computer is necessarily safe; however, you can study up on cyber security and try to follow the best practices that are recommended. Doing nothing to protect your sensitive data could definitely come back to haunt you later on.

The first basic thing I would say to do to make your computer safer is to download an anti-virus software. This will be able to scan your device to see if any viruses have been detected. Getting rid of any viruses or malware will definitely make your computer safer. Furthermore, I would recommend to routine scans.

Another way to make sure your computer is safe is to check your router and make sure it is up to date. In today’s time, it is recommended that routers use WPA 2 security to protect your router and network. It is extremely important that your router is up to date because it is very easy to take advantage of older routers from an attacker standpoint. In addition, you may want to hide your SSID. This will prevent your internet from showing up for outside users. Doing this will in turn help keep your computer safe.

A final way to make sure your computer is safe is to use cryptography. This way if an attacker gains access to your network they will be unable to see messages that are being sent from your device. For example, using keys or hashing can keep your data private an unable to be decrypted by attackers. I conclusion, there are many practices that you can try and implement in order to protect your computer and keep it safe.