You need to secure your PC!
Are you vulnerable or are you secure from the theft of your private computer files, credit card statements, tax records, passwords, or you’re Social Security Numbers, or even your identity?
Hackers know more than 2,500 ways to break into your Home or Small Businesses computer. With the help of advancing technology in a split second, Hackers can and do steal private files, credit card information and can even steal your identity. Hackers even have the capability to take control of your internet connection to make it look like you are doing the hacking on their next victim.
Computer are becoming faster and faster and along with higher speed internet access more and more Home and Small Businesses computer users are enticed by this rapidly advancing computer technology. These users are storing personal information on the computer, and performing on-line shopping with credit cards, On-line banking and doing it with high speed Cable and DSL modems for quicker access and response.
Not only does this same faster and faster advancing computer technology entice the Home and Small Businesses computer users but the same technology creates faster opportunities for attacks against your personal computer and the information you store on it by hackers.
Hackers are becoming more and more attracted to Home or Small Businesses computer users.
If you are connected, you could be receiving potentially hostile Internet traffic and not be aware of the threat or damage that can be caused. A software or hardware firewall puts a barrier between your computers sensitive files and the hacker.
Firewalls are software or hardware devices that stand guard between your computer or your network and the internet. If the firewall is setup properly, it will look at packets of data as they come in from the Internet or as they leave your computer or network for the internet and verifies all the information with your predetermined security policies to allow or disallow the traffic.
It has been found that more and more Home PC and Small Businesses users are keeping their computers connected to the Internet 24 hours a day 7 days a week, for quick access to the internet for instant messaging, emails, weather, news and other types of service. The longer your computer is on-line, the higher the likelihood that a hacker will locate your computer system and attack it.
You say that you use a wireless network and not online that much: Take a look here: http://daytonwirelessproject.netfirms.com/
On a wireless network each computer should have its own firewall.
You say that you already use anti-virus software and you don’t think that you need a firewall.
Anti-virus software is very important, but unfortunately it’s not enough. Anti-virus software scans files on your computer system and it will advise you when a virus is present. Unfortunately, there are many ways a hacker can cause harm to your system that can’t be detected by Anti-virus software. Anti-virus software looks at individual files that are already on your computer; firewall software looks not only at files, but also at all the communications between your computer and other computers on your network or the internet.
Not only due your need anti-virus software looking for virus on your PC, you need to secure your PC with at the bare minimum a personal firewall.
Firewalls or Intrusion detection systems are an advanced security technology that corporations have been using to protect their assets from hackers for years. Regardless if you are using a PC for home use or using a PC or server for business, email or web service CFNSG can install a firewall designed to provide comprehensive intrusion protection, and application protection for your computer system giving you sophisticated control over your security environment. CFNSG will install and configure your firewall to control access to your network and enforce your security policy. CFNSG utilize the latest firewall software and or hardware.