{"id":311,"date":"2024-04-22T00:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/?p=311"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:44:29","slug":"journal-entry-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/2024\/04\/22\/journal-entry-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Entry #8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How can you tell if your computer is safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this day and age, technology is rapidly developing and evolving, with it, the risk of cyber threats and attacks. Computers cannot always be one hundred percent safe. Most individuals install protective measures such as antivirus protection, firewalls, strong passwords, consistently updated software, avoiding suspicious links, etc. Even with all of these precautions, no one is truly able to tell if their computer is guaranteed to be safe; there\u2019s always the potential for something to fall through the cracks of your computer security. However, if you continue to update your computer\u2019s software, your computer\u2019s safety is at its best. This is due to the fact that the consistent installation of software updates minimizes the possibility of cyber attacks as a result of manufacturers patching vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by any cyber criminals or individuals with malicious intent. Not only that but being mindful of suspicious emails or websites can ultimately save you the possibility of falling victim to a cyberattack. Dodging unsecured websites and providing individual data only to trusted sites decreases the chance of falling victim to phishing tricks or other online threats. All in all, computer safety is never one hundred percent guaranteed. Still, you can successfully protect your device with a cocktail of proactive measures to ensure the best possible outcome for protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you tell if your computer is safe? In this day and age, technology is rapidly developing and evolving, with it, the risk of cyber threats and attacks. Computers cannot always be one hundred percent safe. Most individuals install protective measures such as antivirus protection, firewalls, strong passwords, consistently updated software, avoiding suspicious links,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/2024\/04\/22\/journal-entry-8\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":27461,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27461"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/safcybersecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}