Computer virus

running windows? If so, you will readily identify with all the problems that face a PC user - new devices have to be configured, drivers need to be updated, you get visits from the dreaded Blue Screen of Death every so often, you have to install anti-virus, firewalls, and a myriad other packages just to keep your PC running and stable. PC users spend most of their time troubleshooting and tweaking their PCs to improve performance and maintain them. But life is not like that with a Mac. As Mac…

World Wide Web was invented, its primary purpose was to make sharing of research between universities and other facilities easier and more reliable (The birth of the web). At the time, the only need for security was who had access to those specific computers. As time went on and more sites started popping up, the need for greater security became apparent. The information that could be transferred was evolving and the things you could do with that info was too. With executables being sent out…

All parts of Adam’s computer can be found online on Amazon and Newegg. The PC Adam is interested in having is a productivity/gaming PC, the components of the computers picked will work well together in order to satisfy his needs. He states ‘the main things I use for my computer are for gaming, running server applications like web and file servers and doing a lot of virtualization, which is running several operating systems inside of the main operating system.” Based on his preferences I’ve…

What do you think of when you hear the word “Hacker”? You probably think of some criminal trying to gain access to your bank account or take over your technology. The term “hacker” has gotten a bad reputation due to their portrayal by the media. The word “hacker” has been changed so much by the media that people believe all hackers are criminals and want to do harm. However, this is not the hacker's goal. The truth is hackers are people who intend on bettering the system., besides all of the…

on the danger our cyber based society faces in an October 2012 meeting with business leaders, highlighting high profile cyber attacks that affected Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s energy sector. In this attack conducted by unknown actors “30 thousand computers integral to Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s energy sector were rendered useless”, and he warned that America 's critical infrastructure and corporations are in danger just as much if not more so than any other country in the world. In order to better…

selling points. So this comparison will try to find out if they still are the most secure. This will also find out which can be considered to be faster and responsive. The first point of comparison between these computers is the operating systems that come installed with these computers. The Macs come preinstalled with OSX and Windows PCs comes preinstalled with their latest OS…

place in their life. Now do a 180 degree turn and think of the pedophiles downloading and viewing these photos and precious moments in these family’s life. What about the disgruntled employee who decides to post proprietary company files, or the computer whiz who hacks into the Pentagon as a “rite of passage”? Then there are the terrorists utilizing the internet…

and how the software isn't flexible or customizable, along with how Mac OS is just dumbed down Linux. The current, cheapest computer from Apple is the MacBook Air, costing around $1099 and up. This model gets you a 1.6GHz Dual-Core Intel Core processor, 4gb of ram, along with 512gb of harddrive space, and around 9 hours of battery life. If you do not know much about computers this might sound good. But in reality you can pay around a bit less than half the price, and get a laptop…

but we can affect the opportunity. We no longer have to only worry about the criminals around us but also in the online world now too. The computer viruses and malicious software are no longer done as hobbies, they are being done by professional criminals who are making millions with their attacks. These hackers are finding ways to get access to your computer, stealing your account passwords, and even card information. Cybercrime is now considered to be more profitable than the global trade in…

more and more dependent on it. The word cyberwarfare is very well known across the world in the current days because everyone lives in a technologically interconnected world. It is defined as actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation 's computer or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption; also we can include non-state actors such as terrorist groups, companies, etc. After this new development, who need a gun when one has a keyboard? Their impacts and effects can be…