{"id":300,"date":"2024-03-25T23:45:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/?p=300"},"modified":"2024-03-25T23:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T23:45:22","slug":"how-will-you-tell-if-your-computer-is-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/2024\/03\/25\/how-will-you-tell-if-your-computer-is-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"How will you tell if your computer is safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A computer is an electrical device that has numerous moving parts. The computer should<br>be shielded from threats like viruses that could interfere with its regular operation. Numerous<br>scientists have developed various methods for safeguarding a computer against unwanted users<br>in the field of computer security.<br>Verifying that a user&#8217;s firewall is turned on is a good way to make sure their computer is<br>safe to use. A firewall&#8217;s primary function is to shield a user&#8217;s device from malicious traffic;<br>Windows and iOS devices come pre-installed with a firewall that is operational out of the box.<br>Software updates that are automatically applied to non-native programs can be configured by the<br>user, which is another functionality provided by Apple and Microsoft. Windows Security and<br>Windows Defender are anti-virus programs that come installed on computers running Windows<br>8 or later, and they too require frequent updates. Anti-virus software can be downloaded if it is<br>not pre-installed on the device when it is first opened. Now that the materials found outside of the box have been addressed, the user may protect their computer by forming solid personal habits. The first step in trying to secure a computer should be to create a strong password because the more complicated a password is, the more difficult it is to brute force. If a person is going to leave their computer alone, they should lock it with a password. If they really want to go above and above, they can encrypt their hard<br>drive. Avoid using public internet services if possible. If the user must access a public Wi-Fi<br>network, they should use a virtual private network to establish a secure connection for<br>themselves. The user can encrypt their traffic using a virtual private network; however, they must<br>unplug their device from the network after using the public connection. As usual, it&#8217;s a good idea<br>to steer clear of any unfamiliar websites; using a secure browser will help keep users safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Works Cited<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWork Remotely.\u201d Microsoft Support, support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/keep-your-<br>computer-secure-at-home-c348f24f-a4f0-de5d-9e4a-e0fc156ab221. Accessed 25 Mar.<br>2024.<br>Gray, Ian Anderson. \u201c10 Tips to Make Your Computer More Secure.\u201d Confident Live with Ian<br>Anderson Gray, 24 Nov. 2023, iag.me\/tech\/10-tips-to-make-your-computer-more-secure\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A computer is an electrical device that has numerous moving parts. The computer shouldbe shielded from threats like viruses that could interfere with its regular operation. Numerousscientists have developed various methods for safeguarding a computer against unwanted usersin the field of computer security.Verifying that a user&#8217;s firewall is turned on is a good way to&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/2024\/03\/25\/how-will-you-tell-if-your-computer-is-safe\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":28278,"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\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/tbrow141\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}