Is Your Computer Fully Protected?
 
It is vitally important to ensure that your computer is secure and protected against any unwanted viruses and other negative influences. A recent report has suggested that as many as thirty-six percent of computers in the United Kingdom are not fully secured which has come as quite a shock.

So why are people not securing their personal computers to the required level? Is it due to ignorance, laziness or a lack of knowledge?
 
The report suggested that in the majority of cases the people questioned were not fully aware of the implications of not protecting their computer and also had absolutely no idea as to how to go about protecting them. People wonder why there are so many internet scammers out there, now you know why.

We have a public that is very nieve when it comes to computer security and computer protection.
 
For any person who would like to learn about computer protection, it would be advisable to search under the keyword of “firewall” on any of the major search engines. I would recommend people to install a high quality anti-virus software.
 
Steve Hill from the How to Stop Stuttering Centre in the UK is one such person who knows all too well at how dangerous it can be to not fully protect your computer.

Steve who offers a therapy for stuttering service was unknowingly sent one of those infamous e-mail viruses last year, “It was a nightmare, I did not know what was going on and had no idea as to how to eradicate the virus”, stated Steve.

Luckily a good friend who is more specialised in computer matters managed to help him.
 
Steve has now installed a top of the range anti-virus software, in fact he has gone one step further, possibly due to his negative experience with that computer virus, as he has installed a comprehensive computer security system including a firewall, content filtering, intrusion detection as well as the anti-virus protection previously mentioned.