Journal #8

Fundamentally, computer users would know that their computer is safe when they know that their computer is protected and secured. Ensuring computer protection through various installation of the appropriate securing systems is essential in keeping any cyber technology safe. Computer security software such Norton, McAfee, Bitdefender, and Kaspersky would help with various malware detection and prevention. Not only should users install strong security software, but they must also ensure other essential protecting methods in maintaining computer safety. Some of these methods are using a firewall, keeping all software up to date, ensure passwords are protected and well-chosen, and back any data. Users should also be well informed about the handful of malware, risks, and threats that loiters the cyber system that can attack at any given detected opportunity. Viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, and adware are some of the common malware. Any vulnerability in the computer system is an opportunity for these threats to jeopardize and compromise the cyber system. Users being aware and familiar with the types of threats is useful for recognizing suspicious attachments, links, or email messages that should not be opened and to stay away from pirated materials. Being informed will help users learn to be skeptical of sites that may offer illicit contents, thus they would learn to browse the web safely. All of these factors are only a handful of ways to keeping and maintaining a safe and secure computer. There are many more methods and options to look into when learning about how to protect computer software in order to be able to tell if a computer is safe and secure. Therefore, by being able to recognize that a computer system is safe, the user should notice that the system is working faster and properly without any disturbance from the computer telling the user to update or scan the system for protection.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keep-your-computer-secure-at-home-c348f24f-a4f0-de5d-9e4a-e0fc156ab221

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