Hackers Target - Don't be one

            How not to be a part of the problem
                                © by Richard Rossbauer

A recent survey analyzed by "Knowledge Networks" found that nearly three quarters of the total United States population has access to the internet in their homes or at work with users spending an average of three hours per day on the Internet.

The implications of these few basic facts are alarming!

Every one of these computers is a Hackers Target while it's online. Even without doing any math, it's readily apparent that the number of 'Available Attack Hours' runs into the millions every day.

... and all users of the Internet, youngsters or oldsters, whether entertaining themselves with online games, doing research, communicating via eMail, instant messaging or chat rooms, are the targets of the thieves and other unsavory types who are trying to trap us into giving up private information that can lead to painful losses of our financial resources and even our personal identities.

But I wonder, "How many of us really care about the safety and security of our neighbors, friends and family?

They're Hackers Targets, too.

If you don't care about them and do nothing to protect your own online security, you are just making it that much easier for the Hackers, virus and spyware writers and online thieves to entrap us and use our computers to spread their poison.

The question here is, "Are you a part of the problem or a part of the solution?" You can easily be a part of the solution and help minimize the threats by --

first, protecting your own online security with up-to-date anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software and up dating your operating system every time new patches are announced,

second, applying good, logical and safe practices during daily internet use and

third, being constantly alert and aware of the latest tricks employed by the malcontents.

Then, help your family, friends, and associates minimize their risks of being a target for hackers - by alerting them to the resources (many of them free), available in Blogs, Newsletters and websites like this where guidelines, tips and security topics are presented to help everyone become a part of the solution.
                                                ......Richard Rossbauer
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Richard started his "Firewalls and Virus Protection" website and
"Security Alert News Reporter" to help everyday Internet users
navigate safely through the Cyber Space that has become a
'Cyber Jungle', loaded with ambushes and booby traps.
He promotes his "Computer Security Awareness Campaign" thru
his website at http://www.firewalls-and-virus-protection.com

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"Hackers Target" - Don't be a Part of the Problem