What types of protection are available to protect against hackers?

Answer 1

There are many ways you can help protect your personal information and devices from malicious software and hackers.

1. make sure your virus scanner is up to date, and scan often. Keep Windows (or whatever operating system you use) up to date as well, as new virus and hacker threats arise daily. Make sure a fire wall is turned on at all times.

2. Always use strong passwords on all your accounts, pc's, and wireless routers. A strong password will contain numbers, letters, punctuation, upper and lower case letters, and even spaces. Do not add words or phrases in your password that could be guessed by a person who has access to your personal information such as your Facebook page. Attaching backup emails, security questions, and phone numbers to your accounts will add security and bolster your defence against hackers and viruses.

3. You should change your passwords regularly. Never tell anyone your passwords (especially through digital means such as Facebook messaging or other applications, as viruses known as "key loggers" can record your keystrokes and obtain your password).

4. Never download or purchase anything from websites of questionable integrity. Programs like McAfee Site Advisor will add flags to untrustworthy and suspicious sites. Only install trusted programs on your PC, and never install a program that you did not prompt (such as a popup asking to install software on your PC).

5. Your email account name should not be easily guessable by observing your actual name. Add numbers and other words to your email to help prevent this. Never open unknown emails, or click on unknown links inside them.

6. Never click on ads. Sometimes adds will have animations and interactive aspects to them, to encourage you to click on them. Many will try to convince you that you have won a prize. An ad block program such as Google Chrome's "Addblock" are very effective, as they completely remove all ads from appearing in your browser!

6. USB devices and other physical information carrying items can also contain viruses. A virus can infect a computer as soon as the device is inserted, without opening or even looking at any of the files. Beware of inserting these devices even from trusted family, friends, and co-workers, as their PC's may not be secure and could contain malicious software.

7. Although P2P file sharing software is a great way to share files and information with people, it is best to avoid them as they are known to carry malicious software such as key loggers. Always scan your P2P items for viruses.

Following these steps will greatly minimize the chance of a hacker or malicious software gaining access to your personal information.

However, if such a situation occurs, and you are the victim of hacking, you should notify all companies and parties associated with the event as soon as possible. This way you can quickly restore security and reduce any damages that may occur.

Answer 2

to prevent the computer from hacking your system

* please do not give your email pass word to any

one even if he is your friend

* unnecessarily don't save your pass word for that page

Answer 3

The best way one can protect themselves from identity theft online is to not give any personal information out over the internet. But in today's busy world that is a hard thing to accomplish. So to safe guard your identity online one should always make sure they are using secure websites when giving personal information. If one receives e-mails from familiar companies requesting information, call them to make sure it is real. Most times it is not from them, but from an identity thief.

Answer 4

With anti spyware ,anti virus, a firewall and uptodate software