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Understanding Anti-Virus Software
What does anti-virus software do? Although details may vary between packages, anti-virus software scans files or your computer's memory for certain patterns that may indicate an infection. The patterns it looks for are based on the signatures, or de...
Choosing and Protecting Passwords
Why do you need a password? Think about the number of personal identification numbers (PINs), passwords, or passphrases you use every day: getting money from the ATM or using your debit card in a store, logging on to your computer or email, signing i...
Why is Cyber Security a Problem?
What is cyber security? It seems that everything relies on computers and the internet now — communication (email, cellphones), entertainment (digital cable, mp3s), transportation (car engine systems, airplane navigation), shopping (online stores, c...
Secure Website Problems
Q: When try to go to secure websites I get a message saying that the page cannot be displayed. Is it something wrong with my browser? A: Could be. You may not have the correct security settings for you to connect to secure web pages. For i...
Wireless Security
The ability to share an Internet connection is great and the ability to do this wirelessly is even better. Wireless networks are easy to install, you don't have to run cables, and you can roam around a location within the WLAN (wireless local area ne...
Scan Individual Files for Viruses
We often recommend that when you download files you should scan for viruses. The same is true for attachments sent via email (although, if you have decent antivirus software this should be taken care of). But do you need to scan your whole compute...
