Mobilitechs

It's all too tempting to open every email attachment, install all the cool new gadgets you come across on your web travels, and click the enticing special offers you see in the sidebars of websites. Like the proverbial cat, curiosity will kill your computer.

The number of ways for your computer to become infected grows every day, so my goal is simply to provide some general guidelines for you to keep in mind as you make decisions regarding your surfing and email behavior.

• Keep Windows Firewall on at all times unless you are using a trusted third-party firewall or security suite. You can ignore this if you're a Mac or Linux user ;)
• Have and keep current a reputable anti-virus program installed on your PC at all times. I like BitDefender or Nod32, but there are many good ones to choose from.
• Don't install any software or controls from any website you don't know and trust.
• If you go in search of porn, warez, key-gen software . . . you will get what you ask for. Don't be surprised to pick up an infection.
• Keep your family PC in a common area so kids are not surfing unsupervised. OpenDNS.com provides an excellent filtering service for business and home.
• Disable third-party cookies in your browser.

Mobilitechs is an IT consulting firm serving Lancaster, PA and Reading, PA. We can answer any questions related to web security and safe surfing as well as other network security and IT security consulting services.