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
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.
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- 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.ESET
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.
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