How To Choose A Fire Wall Software Program

Written by Cavyl Stewart


Inrepparttar real world a "fire wall" is a fireproof wall that is built to stoprepparttar 107555 spread of fire from one part of a building to others. Inrepparttar 107556 Internet world a firewall has a similar purpose in that it stopsrepparttar 107557 spread of harmful viruses and attacks from entering your home or office network.

Because ofrepparttar 107558 ever-increasing threats that are appearing onrepparttar 107559 Internet you no longer have to be in business to needrepparttar 107560 protection of a fire wall. In fact, every computer that is connected torepparttar 107561 internet should have one installed. You'll be a lot happier once you know that you have protected your personal files, information, and financial data, such as credit cards and bank account numbers, from being shared with every crook onrepparttar 107562 internet.

Here are some questions that you should consider before you choose a fire wall for your PC:

1. What features do I need?

2. Do I want to be protected from viruses, Trojan horses and worms?

3. Am I at risk because I use programs that accessrepparttar 107563 Internet automatically?

4. How much am I willing to spend on a firewall solution?

Here arerepparttar 107564 common features that are available in almost any software-based fire wall program:

Inbound filtering - protects unknown users or programs from accessing your PC

Outbound filtering - Protects your PC from sending information to repparttar 107565 Internet without your permission

Application integrity verification - Verifies that any program you are running aren't sneaking around behind your back and doing things that they shouldn't be doing.

How To Avoid Getting Hooked By Pfishing

Written by Cavyl Stewart


"Pfishing", sometimes spelled "Phishing", is a word that's used to describe a method of identity theft where con men use fake e-mail that looks like it comes from legitimate sources. This e-mail is designed to hoodwink you into giving out personal and financial information. Oncerepparttar scammers receive your information they use it to either clone your identity or to empty out your bank accounts and run up your charge cards. Here are some tips on how to avoid becomingrepparttar 107554 next victim.

1. Never respond to an e-mail that looks like it came from your bank or any of your credit card issuers no matter how official it appears. Phishing scam e-mails will tell you that there is some problem with your account and that you have to click on an embedded link to correct that problem. They may threaten to close your account, or report you torepparttar 107555 credit bureau, if you do not respond. DON'T DO IT. Don't callrepparttar 107556 telephone number that appears inrepparttar 107557 email either. Get out one of your old bank or credit card statements and callrepparttar 107558 number that appears there. Explain whatrepparttar 107559 email says and followrepparttar 107560 directions that you receive fromrepparttar 107561 actual employee. Chances are they'll tell you its a scam.

2. Never give your bank account information, credit card numbers, Social Security number, passwords, personal identification numbers (PIN), or Date of Birth to anyone who asks you for that information by email. No legitimate company will expect you to reveal sensitive information via email. Also, no company that issues you a PIN will ever ask you to reveal that PIN to any of their employees.

3. Never respond to any offer to buy anything by clicking onrepparttar 107562 link inrepparttar 107563 e-mail. Even ifrepparttar 107564 e-mail looks like it comes from your favorite department store it might be a scam. To avoid being hooked by Pfishing, type inrepparttar 107565 URL torepparttar 107566 department store by yourself. Go to Google.com to look it up if you don't already know it.

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