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Before diving into the tasks you need to do to secure your home
computer
, let’s first think about the problem by relating it to something you already know how to do.So, think of your
computer
as you would your house, your apartment, or your condo. Back in the mid
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1960s,
computer
are very expensive and slow by today’s standards, but still quite useful. To share the expensive and scarce
computer
installed around the country. When you send email, browse a web site, or chat online with someone, the conversation between you and that person does not go directly from
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your
computer
to his or her
computer
. Instead, it goes from your
computer
to another
computer
to still another
computer
and so on, eventually reaching his or her
computer
. Think of all of these
computer
s as an Internet “room. Why? Because just like the conversation at home, most Internet conversations
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are in the clear, meaning that the information exchanged between
computer
systems is not concealed or hidden in any way. Securing your home
computer
is not a trivial task. There are many topics to consider and many steps to follow. They take time to learn and do. If you can,
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read this entire document before you begin to secure your
computer
. You’ll have a better understanding of the effort and all its facets. Some you can do using the programs that came with your
computer
: working with passwords and email attachments, running programs, and backing up your work. Though some
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vendors’
product
s provide these features, we’ll assume your
computer
doesn’t have any of them so you’ll need to add all of them. Here then is the list of tasks you need to do to secure your home
computer
. Their order is based on how intruders attack
computer
s, beginning with the
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most-often used attack methods. By starting with the lower numbered tasks, you address the biggest problems you face in securing your home
