:::.....Security......:::

This week in class we talked about Internet security.  I watched all the videos that the professor in our class offered us to watch.  It talked about why security is important, and how to check to see if your computer is safe/free from viruses.  If you would like to check it out yourself, here's the link to it.  To run the audit on your computer to see if it's virus free we used this link as well.  I ran the audit on my mom's computer and I can't wait to go home to find out the results.  When I was walking out the house, heading to work, so far she had one infection that required attention.  I thought that was funny because she currently has Norton 360 on her computer.  I came with the conclusion that either my mom has not ran her audit check using Norton or Norton is failing.  I think it's nice for Microsoft and other companies to provide free services to check your computer. 

Security is a really high risk when working with computers. There are plenty of ways to detain people's information. I actually seen those (rogue) type of messages on the home and work computer. It's very freaky how it happens. They are forcing themselves to copy one of your hard drives on your computer and downloading the fake "anti-software". I say fake because they are getting all of your information that's on your hard drive, but they tell you your computer is at risk and they are downloading the latest security on your computer.   It's very disturbing and scary. Sometimes you may become eerie about going on certain sites and you don't know if it contains a virus or not, if it's real or fake. The first thing I learned in high school about malicious malware and viruses, was to check for spelling. I have noticed if you read it very fast you won't notice it.

I remember I became a individual of fraud from a fake google offer. I received a job offer that told me to go to this google website and fill out the application. You must pay $25 dollars to start and you will receive a packet in the mail. (It was a work from home offer with Google). I was desperate for a better job, just graduating from college and working for Google would be a great dream coming true and a great company to work for. I remember hearing something or seeing something about it being fake. I couldn't sleep that night either, I kept telling myself something is not right about that ad. I called my bank the next day and they cancelled that pending transaction and also sent me out a new card with a new number. It was a scam that was going around. I was terrified about it. The computer I was using didn't have any protection on it either. I blame myself for that incident though. You will experience it one day, but don't be surprise when it happens. Hopefully you will be prepared for it.