Part 1 – PC Security and Common Sense This article is part one
of a two part series on computer security. Part two will feature
network security, online security, and encryption. In the good
‘ol days of the Internet, programmers who wrote viruses used to
do it for the mischievous sense of accomplishment and respect of
their hacker-culture peers. These days, however, viruses and
malware are big business for organized crime. What this means
for you is that viruses are no longer a nuisance, they are meant
to steal valuable information without you ever knowing it. What
to do to stop the attacks? Security for your home or office
computer network is one of those topics that can go from the
very basic to the infinitely complex. For 99% of us, though, a
few simple strategies will secure your computer and its data
against 99% of the threats you’ll run across. Your PC is the
destination for all the viruses, malware, keyloggers, trojans,
rootkits and any number of other malicious software. The best
defense against these