I have been toiling away in Internet security for 10 years now, and I thought I was making a difference. Wrong. A survey by security company McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance found some disturbing numbers.
Fully 94% of those polled said they had anti-virus software, but only half had updated it in the last month! As for a firewall, 81% had one, but only 64% had enabled it.
Spyware removers? You bet; 70% had one, but only 55% enabled it.
Overall, 78% of home PCs in the U.S. are not protected, meaning they do not have up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and a firewall. But 93% thought they were adequately protected!
On today’s Internet, this simply will not do. You must have at least the three programs mentioned above, and update them regularly. Anti-virus programs should be updated EVERY DAY while the rest (including Windows) should be updated weekly.
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Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here: => http://mypcsecuritysite.com/
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