Protection
Below are our 9 articles in the protection' category:

There should be a notice firmly attached to every computer monitor, in large letters so it can’t be missed, that reads: Back Up Your Data. It’s...

As the Internet grows and grows, so does Internet fraud of all kinds. It’s become so prevalent that almost everyone gets hit – although many might...

You use email, so that means you’re all too familiar with spam – all those advertising junks mails that never stop coming. If you use a regular...

All too often we tend to think of a computer as we would of any other appliance that we plug in. We switch it on and it works, and if there’s a...

Safety on the Internet isn’t just something for your kids. You need to be very aware of it too, and make sure to protect yourself from identity...

Your computer is a precious investment. You’ve spent hundreds of pounds on it, and you want it to work well – and to keep working well. But there...

People will tell you over and over that at the very least you need a firewall and virus protection, known as antivirus, to protect your computer...

A botnet really means a network of software robots, essentially computers that are under the control of someone at a distance, often a long...

Spyware has that name for a reason. It’s put onto your computer by stealth, like a spy planting something there. You don’t know it’s there, and you...
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