Security Breakdown…

Like every good story it started out in the pub up in Norfolk…

I had the Friday off work to go and visit some family in Norfolk. It was a gloomy day and we all decided to go to the pub for a spot of lunch. While we were in the pub I saw a guy frantically hitting his laptop pad – he looked like he was going to break the thing!

As always I was the good citizen and helped him out by fixing his issue which resulted in him saying I was his hero!! We got on the subject of Internet security and I mentioned to him about the 3 main types of protection. I said to him that if he didn’t have security software on his machine then there is a high chance that his laptop will catch a nasty infection!

This is when I explained about the different types of security. Here’s what I told him…

The best way to protect your computer from malware, spyware and viruses is to have three types of security software installed on your computer. Now if you don’t know what any of that means then don’t fear, I will tell you….

• A Firewall – This acts as a gatekeeper to protect your computer from incoming attacks from the internet, by monitoring and filtering data traffic leaving and arriving on your computer.

• Antivirus Software – This helps to protect against viruses, trojans and other security threats by scanning and stopping viruses being installed on your computer. If you do get a virus installed on your PC, anti-virus software will be able to remove it.

• Antispyware Software – Spyware is malicious software that secretly downloads to your computer. Once installed, it can monitor your activity, collect information about you and send it out onto the internet, and even take over your web browser (called ‘hijacking’). Anti-spyware software scans your computer to detect this, and removes any spyware it finds. By keeping anti-spyware software running, it can prevent spyware from being installed in the first place.

So not only was he clued up on what security software is, you are too! The next step is finding a really good one!

If you need some help choosing then we have some great managed security software available on our website, click here if you would like to find out more.

I also recommend you don’t download any free security software from the internet…it wont be any good or even worse it could be a virus in disguise…