Scare stories abound about online threats to your PC and your data, but behind all the hype and hysteria are some basic fundamental truths. An unprotected PC will become infected in seconds by viruses or other malware as soon as it is connected to the Internet. The same PC may also be vulnerable to attack by programs specifically designed to seek out and exploit weaknesses in your operating system or installed applications.
For the ordinary home user, such an attack is a major inconvenience and could lead to the loss of personal data which could subsequently be used for credit card fraud or other criminal activity. For an unprotected business, the effects can be catastrophic.
Viruses can infect files on your server, spreading from infected to uninfected machines in the blink of any eye. Additional load is placed upon your network as the virus spreads, seeking out new targets in your computers and those of your contacts and customers. The ... Read more
