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If you're worried about internet security monitoring and kids and family internet security, you need to read this...
WARNING: You're Being Watched
"If Your Internet Security Monitoring Is Out Of Date - Or Worse, You're Not Using Any At All - Your Internet Security Appliances Is At Stake"
Spyware - Viruses - Hackers - Identity Theft...
It's almost overwhelming, isn't it?
Unfortunately, internet security monitoring is a fact of life of the internet...
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You Run The Risk Of...
- Leaving your wireless network open to attack from anyone within range
- Unwittingly spreading viruses or trojan horses to everyone in your address book
- Losing all the digital pictures you have stored on your computer
- Your personal information being open to identity theft
- Your address book being stolen and your friends and family targeted
Since your web browser is only using port 80, and the personal firewall is blocking all other ports, your computer is secure, right? Well, not exactly.
Firewalls 'learn' which programs can access the Internet freely. The first time a program tries to connect to the Internet the firewall signals an alert. The user modifies the firewall policy by (dis)allowing that particular program to access the Internet. The rule of thumb is: if you don't recognize the program, don't allow access. Most installation software will specify what firewall settings are needed to run common programs properly.
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