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Slide 1: IT Security – Something to Think About The internet has opened many doors for business development, doors which send us to rooms full of knowledge and answers but also it has given hackers great opportunities to make millions of dollars on the work of others. IT security is a matter of concern for all of us because our data, our personal information, our work files – are all in danger all the time. The type of software developed by professional hackers has the power to hack into any computer, to find IT security breaches and use any of our data for their benefit. We need to find the best ways to secure our computers, applications and our data if we want to be safe in this cyber world. Our problem is that normal, passive means of protecting our computer give us just a layer of IT security which experienced hackers can break with no problems what so ever. That’s why we need multiple layers of protection, not just firewall and data encryption. With the new viruses and different types of malware spreading everywhere on the Web and threatening businesses and data all over the world, we need new applications and software to protect our systems. IT security plans need to be updated and renewed as often as possible in order to keep hackers out of our computers. It’s not an easy task but it’s obviously worth our time. Nowadays we do everything online: shopping, bank transactions, book tickets for our holiday. But all these, need personal information which is a type of weakness hackers can exploit. The best IT security applications are easy to use and their cost matches their performance, but finding the one that fits you and your needs is a bit time consuming and sometimes frustrating because of the many products on the market. If your research is accurate and you know exactly what you need, then every time you’ll have a worm problem, you’ll receive an alert and your multiple level of your IT security would have done its job well, protecting you against hack attacks. There are different types of IT security problems you may encounter: adware, malware and spyware. Adware represents a kind of software that makes unwanted advertisments appear on the screen and annoy you. Malware harms your computer and the most known types are Trojans and viruses – if your computer is infected with malware, you might lose important data. Spyware is a kind of malware that gets installed on your computer to spy on your web history and redirect you to unwanted websites for commercial profit. Anyway, it is important to know that all three of them harm your computer and that malware is the most aggressive one. There are solutions to these problems of IT security. You can find the types of software required for the best IT security of your computer by hiring the services of an IT company. You have software that protect your data like firewall software – it’s the first layer of computer protection, then antivirus, Pop-up blocker and others. You have IT security provided by the free updates these types of software find online and by the fact that threats are blocked and deleted as soon as they are detected. It is best to get a complete IT security package from a certified IT company than installing free software from the internet because it may contain hidden malware. To know how to ensure IT security for your computer means, first of all, to know what harms may appear in time to your computer data. Second of all, you need to know all the ways to protect it. Then, you have to go on the safe side and get the best
Slide 2: IT security package from an excellent IT company. And, while you’re at it, you should look for remote backup, disaster recovery, IT Support, because these IT services are also for the protection of your data. You have to keep your computer safe from malware and everything that may harm it so search for qualified help. Keep close the phone number of the IT company as you don’t know when you might need it.