Basic security
Turn off your computer when not using it, especially if you have an ‘always on’ connection Get a firewall if you have DSL or cable modem Use a good anti-virus program. Use only one, as different programs use the same system resources and may conflict Turn off file and print sharing Hackers count on the public being uninformed and use that lack of knowledge to gain access. Visit sites run by your OS manufacturer to stay updated on security
Specific measures
Don’t visit chat rooms unless they are closed and you know the room administrator Almost never open an attachment that ends in .DLL or .EXE, even if the e-mail is from your best friend. The only time you can open such an attachment is if you know exactly what’s in it To outwit script-based viruses, ask an expert how you can open scripts in Notepad (or Wordpad). Then get someone who knows about Visual Basic to look at it before running it Keep data private through encryption If you’re not surfing and you see your modem lights flash, a hacker could be testing for vulnerabilities
Staying pass perfect
A good password is easily remembered, but not easily guessable. It should be kept a secret, never written down, never saved in a file When a website asks if it should be saved, say no It should have at least six or more letters, numbers or punctuation marks. The letters should be capitals and lowercase It should not have four or more letters found consecutively in the dictionary Reversing the letters won’t help either. Hackers use programs to compare passwords to the dictionary forward and backward. Appending a character to the front or back won’t help either
Compiled from ‘Hack Attack’ by Cyber Defenders on library.thinkquest.org
Source : The Times Of India, Mumbai, 28th July 2008
Turn off your computer when not using it, especially if you have an ‘always on’ connection Get a firewall if you have DSL or cable modem Use a good anti-virus program. Use only one, as different programs use the same system resources and may conflict Turn off file and print sharing Hackers count on the public being uninformed and use that lack of knowledge to gain access. Visit sites run by your OS manufacturer to stay updated on security
Specific measures
Don’t visit chat rooms unless they are closed and you know the room administrator Almost never open an attachment that ends in .DLL or .EXE, even if the e-mail is from your best friend. The only time you can open such an attachment is if you know exactly what’s in it To outwit script-based viruses, ask an expert how you can open scripts in Notepad (or Wordpad). Then get someone who knows about Visual Basic to look at it before running it Keep data private through encryption If you’re not surfing and you see your modem lights flash, a hacker could be testing for vulnerabilities
Staying pass perfect
A good password is easily remembered, but not easily guessable. It should be kept a secret, never written down, never saved in a file When a website asks if it should be saved, say no It should have at least six or more letters, numbers or punctuation marks. The letters should be capitals and lowercase It should not have four or more letters found consecutively in the dictionary Reversing the letters won’t help either. Hackers use programs to compare passwords to the dictionary forward and backward. Appending a character to the front or back won’t help either
Compiled from ‘Hack Attack’ by Cyber Defenders on library.thinkquest.org
Source : The Times Of India, Mumbai, 28th July 2008
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