Online security is an important topic when it comes to working, playing, and shopping online. Most people do not realize just how easily a hacker can obtain your personal information, either from activities online or from the files saved on any computer’s hard drive. In fact, only about 14% of identity theft from computers takes place online. The rest of it happens when someone gets access to the hard drive.
So how can you protect your computer whenever you are online or offline? Your first line of defense should be a firewall. Firewall downloads offer your computer a certain amount of protection from incoming files, viruses, and other threats from the internet. You can choose how low or high you want your settings on your firewall. Read the rest of this entry »


