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Welcome to the brave new world of cyber-warfare. Gone are the days when software patches were just for nifty little feature add-ons or updates. Today, a software update notice could mean your whole computer is suddenly at risk. Dangers include data theft, crippling malware attacks and mischief you may not discover for months, or even years… As with graffiti on your garage door, if you don’t pay attention and clamp down on bad behavior, your problems have likely just begun…

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Seems like we’ve been inundated with rampant cybertheft. Target, Nieman Marcus, Yahoo and even mysterious $9.84 credit-card charges. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, this is most likely the norm going forward and not just a blip on the radar.

Is your computer slow, crashing, and freezing up? Are you haunted by pop-ups and spam? Is your PC acting so weird that you think it’s possessed? If so, these are all signs of an ill-maintained computer that’s been infected with a virus or spyware program.

Warning! Even if you have anti-virus or spyware protection, you could still be an easy target for identity thieves, hackers and cyber criminals. Read on to find out how YOU are giving online criminals free access to your personal and financial information…

You’ve done all the right things.

Is your computer slow, crashing and freezing up? Are you haunted by pop ups and spam? Is your computer acting so weird that you think it’s possessed? If so, these are all signs of an ill-maintained computer that’s infected with spyware, viruses or corrupt files.

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Computers rarely stop working overnight. In most cases, there are early warning signs that problems are brewing. Below are 10 surefire signs that you need to get a professional to investigate your network ASAP:

Your computer starts running very slowly, freezes up, or crashes.

By Bob Lord, CISO

A recent investigation by Yahoo has confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with bcrypt) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.

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