Computer Security

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The first part of the paper looks at the main threats to computer security, both at home and in larger networks. These include hackers and infected files. The next part then discusses the steps computer users need to take to protect themselves from such attacks, from simple steps such as periodically changing passwords to installing elaborate firewalls.

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"Breaches in computer security usually take the form of infected files. The most basic of these infected files is the "virus," a string of computer code programmed to replicate itself. Most viruses enter one's computer through e-mail attachments. However, viruses can also be spread through Web pages (Evarts). Similar to the virus, the "trojan" often appears an e-mail attachment with a misleading title. Users unwittingly launch the trojan when they click on the attachment (Evarts). Often, the trojan also launches the computer's e-mail program, sending itself as an attachment to all the e-mail addresses in a user's address book."

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