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Basic Computer Security

Posted in Macintosh Newsletter by kevin on Thu, 02/09/2006 - 5:42pm

AntiSpyware_468x60_15_off    The internet is plagued with viruses, spyware, and trojans that at best are highly annoying and at worse can compromise confidential information such as your finances.  There is a lot of debate about which systems are more secure.  Macintosh computers are not beset with the volume of exploits that exist for Windows computers and are generally acknowledged to be significantly more secure out of the box.  Regardless of of the computer that you use, failing to use some basic protection and common sense is simply asking for trouble.  It has been estimated that an unprotected Windows computer on the internet will be infected in less than 30 minutes.  Being safe is relatively easy and affordable. 

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