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Tech Tip of the Month
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Despite the convenience and widespread appeal of Web-based communications, this modern marvel exposes you and your organizations to a range of bugs and other potential hazards. Following are some tips to help you avoid these pesky problems.
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Strengthen Your Internet Browser and Control the Information You Receive. If you use IE 5.5 or later, go to Tools*Internet Options and click Security. Then select the Internet icon, click Default Level, and set the slider bar to Medium. To adjust Netscape's individual security settings, Netscape 4.x users need to select Edit*Preferences*Advanced. Netscape 6.x users can choose Edit*Preferences and then click the Security & Privacy tab.
- Never Open a File Attachment From Someone You Don’t Know. Plenty of clues will tip you off to suspect e-mails, including offers for free anti-virus tools, forwarded messages and even messages from a co-worker containing a subject line that seems unlike the person's usual style, especially if it includes an unexpected attachment.
- Never Open E-mails Containing 'Microsoft Update' Attachments. Microsoft never sends updates via e-mail. In several cases viruses have been found in scam e-mails purporting to be Microsoft updates.
- Avoid Beta Software. While you may think beta software, available via download, offers a low entry cost, the initial savings you reap may result in significant financial losses. Test-stage software is often riddled with bugs that can threaten your PC and damage files on which other programs rely. You could end up losing the entire contents of your hard drive.
- Back Up, Back Up, and Back Up! Back up all of your essential data on regular basis – daily or weekly – depending on your business.
- Run Virus Scanning Software and a Business Firewall. All segments of your system should have current virus-detection software running. This includes application servers, workstations and e-mail servers. The virus signatures should be automatically updated daily via the Web. In addition, Internet links require a business-strength firewall.
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