Private Personal Computer, How to Protect Computer
By Robert Moekoe
The idea of how to protect computer here is to have a private computer of your own, separated from the computer that’s meant for others. To really get a solid grip on your computer’s security, you have to decide and limit as to who can access your computer. The point is not to let your computer be treated worse than it is conditioned to be treated in a secure manner.
Letting others use your computer without previous warnings about the way you want it to be treated will end up in opening many security holes, most of which are coming from human-decisions psychologically-appealing malicious software downloads. A better practice is to separate your own private personal computer from your public personl computer. Treat your private computer with strict rules. Here are some common warnings how to protect computer I personally uphold to begin with:
- Never download anything, unless I’m around. When I’m around, I’ll make sure he/she doesn’t download executable files including software installations, software upgrades, hot-fixes, scripts, dll’s, or anything executable.
- Never give up any information on the internet on my name, passwords (if any), where-about, family members’ information, card information, bank account information or even friends information. This has more to do with information security than computer security.
- Never turn off or change settings of firewall, antivirus, internet security, or any running security software without my permission. Some security solution provides password protected control panel settings. Supply password for such programs to prevent other users from changing settings.
What About The Public Computer?
As for the public computer, there are brute ways you can put into it. Any way there is how to protect computer that you can apply. You have to prepare for the worst. That way, you can keep your personal computer to yourself and have another for public ready for abusive use, usually coming from your children or friends, without any confidential data to leak out. Meanwhile, you might have developed certain settings on your personal computer that you don’t want other people to change, also you might have pseudo confidential data such as coded passwords in an easy to open document for straightforward access that you don’t want anybody else to play around with.
