Sunday, March 13, 2011

Chapter 4 - Viruses

Viruses can severly damage your computer system. All that you need to do is open mail, an attachment or a link and you have a virus or a worm. They are created to wreck havoc on a personal site or business site. It can damage your hardware, your drives and personal information. Viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware cause millions of dollars worth of damages each year. They damage your system, which are costly to repair as well as steal your personal data, possibly damaging you financially. Businesses are constantly updating their protection and changing passwords in order to protect themselves as well as their clients personal information. These hackers are criminals and laws have been enacted in order to make them accountable.
http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/emailsafety.htm
http://www.techrepublic.com/topics/e-mail+and+viruses++and++worms
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cclaws.html

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