SECURITY!
Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer. Prevention measures help you to stop unauthorized users (also known as "intruders") from accessing any part of your computer system. Detection helps you to determine whether or not someone attempted to break into your system, if they were successful, and what they may have done.
Why should I care
about computer
security?
We use computers for
everything from
banking and
investing to
shopping and
communicating with
others through email
or chat programs.
Although you may not
consider your
communications "top
secret," you
probably do not want
strangers reading
your email, using
your computer to
attack other
systems, sending
forged email from
your computer, or
examining personal
information stored
on your computer
(such as financial
statements).
New England Computer Services = peace of mind