Home Network Security

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Home Network Security

• Brian Jones

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What is Computer Security?

• Computer security is the process of preventing
  and detecting unauthorized use of your computer.

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Technology

• Firewalls
• Allow the user to define access control policies
  for inbound connections to the computers they are
  protecting.

• Antivirus Software
• Looks for patterns in the files or memory that
  indicate the presence of a known virus.

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Security Risks

• Trojan horse programs that trick users into
  installing backdoor programs which allows
  intruders easy access to your computer.

• Email born viruses exploit hidden file
  extensions, including files attached to messages.

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Ways to Protect your Computer

• Making backups in the form of ZIP disks/
  recordable CD-ROM disks.
• Create a boot disk on a floppy disk which will
  help when recovering a computer after an event
  has occurred.