How to safeguard home pc: An Important Thing That Most Needs

“PC” is a common word that we are listening today in our day-today life. Now a day’s computer has become a valuable part of our lives, some times the role of the PC becomes so important that as if it is a basic need of human beings. In such a situation it becomes our duty to think how to safeguard our PC from external or internal threats.

Protection of the PC

It is not enough to use PC and just carry on with our works at home, but we should think about the protection of the PC. Here are some of the actions that we can take to keep our family’s data safe and secure.

Anti-virus software

Initially, one should not forget to install the anti-virus software and to keep it updated daily. Free downloadable antivirus software made available in the internet. But, one must select the reliable one. There are antivirus softwares which can be updated free of cost. Such antivirus software is reliable one. However, one can purchase and install reliable, trusty antivirus software from companies like Symantec, McAfee, AVG, etc. Some antivirus software provides automatic updates for their virus definitions. Virus definition is a data defined for a particular virus. These definitions are compared with each file contents during a file scan process. If a match is found, the presence of virus is said to be found. These virus definitions are usually stored in a database file in a computer. This database is known as virus definition database. They need to be updated in order to detect new set of latest viruses.

Firewall for your computer

Next make sure that you set up a firewall for your computer. One thing which you have to keep in mind is that without the firewall it’s very easy for the hackers to hack your data, as and when your computer is connected to the Internet. Windows XP is equipped with a built-in firewall. There are also third party firewalls available in the software market. One can buy and install them. However, the built-in windows firewall is enough to protect the computer.

Data Backup

Backup also becomes equally weighted from the angle of security. One should take back-up of important files and folders in alternate media such as CD’s, DVD’s or in external hard drives. Today, these devices are becoming cheaper day by day. Back and recovery option is added in Windows XP operating system.

Windows automatic update

From, Windows XP, 2000 onwards Microsoft has introduced a new feature, by which you can keep your Operating System patched with latest software updates. With the Microsoft windows update Website, one finds it easy to download and install the latest patches, through the Windows automatic update. You must have genuine windows to download the patches. Otherwise, after updating the windows with latest patches available, the operating system may say that you are victim of counterfeit software, and ask you to make online payments through credit or debit cards for buying a patch that turns the illegal version into a legal version. A yellow shield shaped icon appears every time whenever there is latest updates are made available by the Microsoft.

Encryption and Decryption for Data Protection

Encryption and Decryption is essential part of data protection. Encryption converts data from real format to unknown format. Once encrypted, if one needs the data in the original form, then they can do so by using decryption. Decryption converts back the encrypted data into original format.

Internet Security

One may say that, home computers, such as laptop can be protected by keeping the same inside the locker. Yes, that’s also true. But, if the system switched ON and stays connected to the internet, then the above said security measures must be taken in order to stay protected from data being hacked. One may loose the data also, due to viruses that spinning to eat up few computer systems that are connected to the internet. Therefore, providing security to the computer system is not so easy one.

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