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Computer & Internet Security
With Internet fraud and online crime on the increase, it is vitally
important that your are secure when you are online. Various methods are
employed by criminals wishing to steal your money or personal information,
including the following:
| Email
"Phishing" |
You are prompted by email to access a
criminal's website that appears to be from your bank. |
| Key Loggers |
Hidden programs that monitor the keys
which you press when you access banking and shopping websites, in order to
subsequently transmit your passwords and credit card information.
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| Generic Spyware |
Software that records your use of the
internet by stealing personal information about you in order to display
targeted adverts. |
| Hijacks |
Programs that "take over" your machine
by changing your homepage, redirecting web-searches to their pages and
attempting to control your internet use. |
Plymouth Computer Doctor has years of
experience in protecting computers from outside intrusion and uses the
latest software to maximise online security. With a comprehensive security
package installed by one of our fully-trained engineers, you can take peace
of mind that your business remains solely yours. We will ensure that you
understand what it does and how each component works so that you can use it
as effectively as possible. Contact us today on 01752 337374 or by
clicking here.
Additional information: Spyware infection rates (Worldwide Survey).
Additional
information: Virus infection rates (Plymouth Computer Doctor's Statistics). |