About how to cross the carriageway correctly, everyone is taught from childhood. This knowledge is then reinforced at school. And in many children's TV shows this issue is actively considered. No one doubts the necessity of this, because knowledge and observance of the rules of the road is a guarantee of maintaining health and even life. But modern realities are such that, already with the above rules, you can begin to learn the basics of network security.
A computer and a laptop have become just as familiar attributes of a comfortable apartment as an automatic washing machine. If earlier the cost of computer technology was so high that only a few could afford a home electronic assistant, now the situation has radically changed. Equipment prices are falling every day, and providers are offering increasingly attractive tariff plans. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that people who completely do not understand what information security means on the Internet connect to the Network . Alas, they themselves suffer from this, becoming victims of virtual scammers.
Network security is a set of measures, the main task of which is to prevent theft of confidential data and any other violation of the normal operation of the computer due to unauthorized access to it from the outside. Due to the constant increase in access speeds to the global network, the conditional boundaries between computers are erasing more and more, so completely new ways to deceive unsuspecting users began to appear. Gradually, computer viruses, whose work is based on vulnerabilities in the software used, are becoming more familiar. Therefore, now network security cannot be limited to just installing anti - virus protection, as it was before. A set of measures is needed. Maximum protection efficiency is possible only with the use of software protective equipment and ordinary common sense.
Software network security includes:
- use of an anti-virus application. It is recommended to pay attention to the well-known products of the Internet Security group, as they have more features;
- Using the anti-virus database update function and the operating system itself;
- If the Firewall is not part of the anti-virus application, then it must be installed. The solution built into the system is not effective enough;
- The connection must be configured correctly. If there is no local network, then access to disks must be prohibited;
- Do not save passwords for access to important sites using the browser mechanism.
In addition, network security implies the caution of the user himself. All access codes must be manually dialed, and the copy-paste function is best ignored. This is especially important for operations related to finance.
Suspicious emails received by e-mail should be deleted without even opening them.
With a mobile phone number, you should be careful not to report it unless absolutely necessary. It is permissible to use it only for initial registration on some sites and programs: e-commerce banking sites, social networks, skype, etc. If a third-party resource asks for your number in order to confirm something, then you need to understand the potential threat of such disclosure. Being on the global network, it’s very useful to forget about the availability of a mobile phone for a while - there is only a landline, here you can tell its number.
You need to read anti-virus protection messages and react appropriately - an affirmative answer to everything reduces the level of security by more than 2 times.