Cyber criminals lurk everywhere and are constantly finding new ways to harm you. Even legitimate websites have sophisticated methods of snooping into your private information using cookies and spyware. If you want to make sure you aren’t their next victim, read this guide and discover 5 simple steps to keep your computer safe from pop-ups, viruses, spyware, malware, and expensive computer repair bills.
Unfortunately, I have found that most people are NOT conducting any type of proactive monitoring or maintaining which leaves them completely vulnerable to all types of disasters. This is primarily for three reasons:
- They don’t understand the importance of regular maintenance.
- Even if they DID understand its importance, they simply do not know what maintenance is required or how to do it.
- They are already swamped with more immediate day-to-day fires demanding their attention.
While there are many critical checks and maintenance tasks that need to be performed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. I’m going to share with you the 5 that are most important for protecting your company.
Step#1: Make sure you are backing up your files every day.
Step #2: Check your backups on a regular basis to make sure they are working properly.
Step #3: Keep a copy of your backups.
Step #4: Make sure your virus protection is ALWAYS on AND up-to-date.
Step #5: Update your system with critical security patches as they become available.
While it's impossible to plan for every potential computer problem or emergency, a little proactive monitoring and maintenance will help you avoid or greatly reduce the impact of computer disasters you could experience.