Before, surfing the net is like having a relaxing good night stroll in the tropical islands of Tanzania. But now, that great sensation is altered because heading towards the cyberspace is more like being trapped in a snake pit with
giant anaconda lurking behind you. I'm sorry for the exaggeration but I can't find the exact words to describe how unsafe it is to use the computer nowadays.
I just recently realized after reading my previous blog entries that I've written about almost any new firewall product in town. But the saddening truth is that although we have these things around, we have still doubts due to the looming threat of the attack of hackers. Although the government and most of the concerned groups I learned are doing everything that they can to prevent more blitz from ruining the economic and marketing industry. Shrugging our shoulders would not repel a hacker from invading our private data. Even your almost
Tom Cruise smile would not shy away viruses from infesting your network.
Proper configuration of a firewall is important for the protection of you entire computer machine, but it's proper to say that it is not the end for computer safety.
Peer to peer sharing, which is a common practice today is too good to be true because it also results to sharing a multitude of malicious files with other computers. So it would be better to check first what you want to broadcast in the network before it becomes your next bad headache. Also, like what most experts remind users, don't open an attachment unless you know that it is really meant for you because it could be a spyware or malware disguising as free stunning screensavers.
