Before proceeding to read
this article, it is important that we state something up front. It is essential for the reader to
understand and appreciate that there is no
such thing as a secure operating system or web browser. While the use of security suites and other
complementing products can significantly reduce your risks, they are not magic
wands that you can wave to eliminate 100% of your risk. Any product claiming they can do this should
be viewed with great skepticism.
With that being said, let’s
talk computer security and security suites.
There are numerous ways in which the security of your computer can be
breached. The most common threats come
from worms, viruses, Trojans, phishing, hackers and crackers. Potential security breaches can come in the
form of downloading unfamiliar email attachments, being monitored by spyware, maliciously
attacked by malware, or probed through port scanning.
Dshield.org (www.dshield.org), a non-profit company, functions
as a “dominating attach correlation engine with worldwide coverage”. In short, they work with people and companies
to track, among other things, port scanning violations. Port scanning involves a person (referred to
as a hacker or cracker) who attempts to break into you computer through the
open ports in your system. Once an open
port is located, the individual attempts to collect your personal data or install
a malware program into you computer. On
average, Dshield.org logs over 1.1 billion reported attempts of port scanning
each month. What is even scarier is that
this is just based on their program participants. You can imagine how many more incidents are occurring
each month to the general population of computer users.
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