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HOW AT RISK IS YOUR COMPUTER?
There are five main things that influence the level of risk for your computer:
* Your behaviour and awareness to risks
* Whether your operating system is Windows, MAC or Linux
* What software you use for email and internet browsing
* Whether you are on a broadband connection, and if so what
equipment you use to connect to the internet
* What (if any) security software you use and how often you update it
Why should I care about computer security?
We use computers for everything from banking and investing to shopping and communicating with others through email or chat programs. Although you may not consider your communications "top secret," you probably do not want strangers reading your email, using your computer to attack other systems, sending forged email from your computer, or examining personal information stored on your computer (such as financial statements).
Who would break into my computer at home?
Intruders (also referred to as hackers, attackers, or crackers) may not care about your identity. Often they want to gain control of your computer so they can use it to launch attacks on other computer systems.
Having control of your computer gives them the ability to hide their true location as they launch attacks, often against high-profile computer systems such as government or financial systems. Even if you have a computer connected to the Internet only to play the latest games or to send email to friends and family, your computer may be a target.
Intruders may be able to watch all your actions on the computer, or cause damage to your computer by reformatting your hard drive or changing your data.
