Protecting Yourself From Hackers

How To Protect Your Site From Hackers

Firewall: Hardware or Software running in the background to prevent unauthorized access to your computer from the network.PC: A Personal Computer (Not a Server, Workstation or Mac)Protecting Yourself from Hackers on Windows 7/8

Windows have never been know for security, so it’s best to switch to linux if you are worried

Antivirus: Scans for viruses and deletes them, that’s it.
Security Suite: Contains an antivirus, firewall and passive protection looking for virus or virus like activity.
Safety Tip (Optional) – Install Linux Skip all Other Steps

• Not Getting Hacked Step 1

There are two main exploits people use to get into your computer, open ports and remote desktop. To protect yourself from people walk through you firewall through open ports is as a simple as closing all your ports that are redundant or not in use. Windows’s firewall is horrible you need something a little more powerful if you a security suite you will have if not, download and install ZoneAlarm a free firewall software for windows. Because every firewall is different, it’s impossible to give step by step instructions for every firewall.
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SETUP>Network>Personal Firewall>Filtering mode = Automatic and Firewall user profiles = No Profile
NORTON
Settings>Smart Firewall>Configure> Advanced Settings> Configure >Program Rules.
ZoneAlarm
By default automatically closes unused ports

• Not Getting Hacked Step 2

When all your redundant and unused ports are close you now need to make sure people can’t remote desktop to you. By default this is deactivated in windows but there are so many things that would turn it on you can’t count on it staying off. The easiest way to disable remote desktop is to shut down the service, to do so open up service manager (Search services and click on the first one). In the service manager, disable “Remote desktop services” and “Netlogon” if not already disabled.

• Not Getting Hacked Step 3

At this point, you secured yourself from the two main attacks but do to the general insecurity to windows your still not protected. The only way to protect yourself from exploits is to keep your windows updated and to install windows defender (free Microsoft software).

• Not Getting Hacked Step 4

Do not do anything stupid, only download and a install software from trusted source and never login to anything no using SSL over a public network without a VPN because anyone could network sniff you.
Chances are you probably already taking some of these steps but you can always be more secure.