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Start The New Year With Computer Security in Mind

February 26, 2015January 5, 2011 by Paul Salmon

Now that the holidays are over, and we are once again settling into our daily routine, we tend to start doing things we have put off until the holidays were over. We go back to our usual activities, whether it is work or school, and continue life as it was before the holiday rush.

Now is a good time to take a look at your computer security, and setup, to make sure that your computer isn’t compromised in any way. Having a compromised computer can be dangerous, especially if any of your data is accessed. There are a few preventive measures you can take to help increase your computer security.

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 4

November 17, 2016March 17, 2010 by Paul Salmon

So far in my Windows security series, I have looked at securing your system using a hardware firewall to keep your Internet connection secure. I then talked about creating a Windows standard user account, and disabling certain services. In my last post I talked about more methods you can use to secure your Internet connection from within Windows using software and a DNS service.

In this post I will close by talking about applications that can help keep your computer clean of malware – those nasty programs you hear about in the news that can do harm to your computer or data. Let’s take a look at what you can do to help keep your computer clean.

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 3

November 17, 2016March 10, 2010 by Paul Salmon

This is the third part in my series on securing your Windows 7 system. In part one I talked about securing your system using a hardware router and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). In my last post I discussed creating a standard user account, disabling certain services, and a few other tasks you could perform within Windows to secure your system.

In this post I will begin talking about some applications you can install, as well as a service that I recommend you use. The focus on this post is mainly on securing the communication channel to and from your Windows 7 system.

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 1

November 17, 2016February 24, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I recently purchased a new computer that had Windows 7 installed. With my new computer I figured it would be a new start with both the new operating system and security. Over the past month I have been busy reading, learning, and applying various security measures on my new computer.

I have learned a bit more about security during that time, and feel that I have a fairly secure desktop, and have now decided to write several posts that outline what I have done on my Windows system to make it more secure.