Home Computer Security

En mycket informativ liten webb om säkerhet på hemmadatorn finns på CERT, som är en amerikansk statligt finansierad organisation, som sysslar med just datorsäkerhet. Jag har inte läst igenom alla instruktioner, men det verkar lovande efter en snabb titt på rubrikerna.

I Summary står att läsa

Growing up, you learn many of the things you need to know about how to operate and care for a car by sitting in the back seat while adults drive and care for their vehicles. Similarly, you learn many of the things you need to know about how to care for and maintain a home by watching what is done to the one where you live. It is a slow, gradual process, so slow in fact you are probably unaware that you are learning the skills you need to do these same jobs yourself.

You don’t have that same luxury of time to learn how to care for and operate your home computer. When you attach it to the Internet for the first time, it instantly becomes a target for intruders. You need to be ready right from the start.