How can risk of unauthorized computer system access be reduced?

Answer 1

Firewall hardware can protect an outside hacker's access to a personal computer. Firewall hardware is firewall network used by many people to protect unauthorized access. Firewall hardware set up between a computer and DSL modem which protects a single and multiple computers. An individual should regularly scan their own computer to prevent spyware. It may affect a performance of one person's computer which hackers access your personal data. An individual should used password and encrypting files to protect themselves. This ensures that unauthorized people access and view your data. Full disc encrypting which prevents thief from turn on other's person computer without passphrase. It is so common that everyone need a software to protect own data. As a result, an individual should maintain an antivirus software and firewall to protect personal and financial data. How antiviruses work in order to protect our personal and financial data? It helps to prevent any unauthorized person steal private and confidential information. Steps to safeguard personal data : * The policy will designate more employees coordinate safeguarding. All the staffs must be coordinate to safeguard their private information's and financial data. It will evaluate the effectiveness of the safeguarding to make sure that it in line with its clients protection. * "Confidentiality Policy" recognized the importance of protecting unauthorized access, miuse, loss information resources. * All printed material containing confidential, personal information related to financial transactions, including name, birth date, address, telephone number, social security number, personal photograph, amounts paid or account number, are to be safeguarded. * There is only authorized employees may view a document stored in University information system. * The system which directly linked to a specific account that just authorized person may review, scan, print and store paper document and correspondence electronic files directly on computer system for immediate backup and retrieval. By Hamid

Answer 2

The easiest way to avoid a computer virus is to use a Mac. To protect your PC from a virus you should install, run, and update a virus protection/security program. And don't open forwarded emails!
Macs are BS
just download AVG free and use the internet tool bar, on Google websites which are confirmed not to have viruses will have a big check mark by them, and just be careful and don't download shady programs.

Answer 3

A good firewall and anti-virus. I recommend AVG anti-virus, and Zone Alarm firewall.

Also, learning a bit about computers never hurts, it's pretty easy to know if you have a virus or if you're getting hacked. And the earlier you notice it, the easier it is to control it.

Answer 4

Risk can never be completely avoided, as the only truly secure computer is one sealed an underground concrete block with no doors, windows, vents, network connections, wireless access, or even power. However, security risks can be mitigated (reduced) by following common sense actions:

1) Use appropriate physical security, possibly including a key lock or enclosed room that grants access only to authorized individuals.

2) Depending on the sensitivity of data, consider encrypting the entire hard drive that requires a key external to the hard drive (such as a smart card or usb drive), or just the folders that contain sensitive data.

3) Use biometric locks, if appropriate. Modern computers can be locked with a fingerprint or facial recognition.

Governments, military employees, and users of personal information (e.g. credit card processors) should utilize the above as often as possible.

Regardless of the previous steps, all computer users should take the following steps:

1) Always apply all patches available for the operating system and all installed software as they are released.

2) Use at least one modern anti-virus and firewall program, and keep your definitions up to date, and keeping the configuration as tight as possible.

3) Ensure that the primary Administrator (or "root") account is disabled or renamed, and has a secure password.

4) Make sure the user you use normally is not a system administrator, so that elevation will be required to access data.

5) Use a strong password (ideally 14 characters or longer), do not reuse the password on other systems, and make sure the passwords do not contain guessable information, such as birth dates, pet or family names, or government-issued numbers, such as a driver's license number or tax identification number (e.g. a Social Security Number in the United States).

6) Do not write down passwords or store them in a file on the computer, or if you must keep track of them, use a program to store them encrypted with a master password and key.

7) Do not store files that contain sensitive data on normal removable media, and make sure they are normally excluded from backups, which are often not encrypted. Store those files on password-protected, encrypted removal media only.

Answer 5

You can read all about security on : https://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/

It depends what kind of computer you have.

Answer 6

By getting a anti-virus a strong one if possible because all of the anti-viruses vary and by simply looking after your computer.