Do you feel safe going online? You should feel no apprehension if you have in place all the necessary safety nets. This means a firewall, anti-virus software, spam filter and also anti-spyware program that protect from hackers, viruses and spyware.
More than this, you should feel secure online if you regularly keep your computer’s operating system updated with the recommended patches and also on a regular basis update the anti-virus software. This is crucial as hackers and spammers are always finding new ways to penetrate computers, and it will be only wise to be ahead of them.
On a wireless network, you can feel safe when using the Internet if you use encryption, Wi-Fi protected access, have switched off SSID broadcast and of course a password to access the wireless access point. With these measures in place, freeloaders, hackers and eavesdropping can be kept at bay.