Security for All - Seven Ways to Prevent Computer Hacking Bella Vista AR

Posted by : Nick Brookins

There are an estimated 58,000 computer viruses in existence worldwide,and they are multiplying at a disturbing rate, with 400 to 500 newviruses emerging each month. Over the past year, there has been a 65percent increase in security threats to information systems. In the pasttwo years, the number of internal network intrusions has almostquadrupled. Despite these astonishing statistics, the Fifth AnnualInformation Security Survey by Ernst & Young found that only 64 percentof respondents monitor networks for security incidents and an equalnumber have no response plan for security breaches.

The reality is that any small business with a broadband connection tothe Internet risks becoming a victim of a cyber crime. Skilled computerhackers are intent on breaking into private computer networks. Theseattackers can infect systems with viruses or gain access to sensitivefiles that could include financial information and confidential customerrecords. Many hackers can penetrate networks and use them as a launchpad for sending junk e-mails to disrupt or overload other networks.Ultimately, such attacks can crash a network, potentially causing datato be permanently deleted or irreparably damaging computer equipment orsystems.

Cyber-crime also packs a mean punch in terms of dollars lost. Forexample, the cost of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, in which hackersattack a site with phony traffic in order to overwhelm and crashservers, can run int...

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