How to Setup Secure Your Home Computer

How to Setup & Secure Your Home Computer

Full Description

Whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, it is so important that you have a computer that is safe and secure. It is no longer the norm to turn on your computer and use it for games and what not. Now, with the ever present danger of viruses and hackers, making sure the computer is secure is vital. Securing your computer is not hard if you know what steps to take and follow them properly. This course will show you what steps need to be made and how to handle each issue that has to be addressed. When you register you can access your course by going to www.edu-course.com/courses/Secure/

Outcomes:

By taking this course you will achieve the following results: * You will know and understand the importance of safety and security for your computer. * You will learn what you have to do to make sure your computer is free from viruses. * You will learn how to make your connection to the Internet more secure. * You will learn how to improve the operation of your computer so it is safe from hackers.

Assessment:

After this course is over, you will implement everything told here and will have engaged the practices involved. You will end up with a secure and safe computer that will be fun to work with without fear of outside intruders.

Course Information (see above or below lessons, outlines, activities, etc.) You will learn how to set up a good bi-directional firewall that will monitor all incoming and outgoing traffic and will alert you for access permission if such traffic is detected.

You will learn about virus scanners will will set one up on your computer to scan your system for viruses on boot up and will schedule a daily, weekly, or monthly scan of your system, automatically. You will set up your software to up date the virus definitions on a regular basis. You will enable either the "Heuristics" or "Bloodhound" feature (for detection of virus-like activity of yet-to-be discovered viruses), and set it to scan all downloads and e-mail attachments.

You will learn how to disable File and Printer Sharing in your network settings if you are using a computer that is not connected to a Local Area Network (LAN).

You will learn how to disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP in your network settings if you have file sharing enabled on your computer so no one from the outside can access the contents of your hard drives through these ports.

You will learn how to know your IP. If you know the IP address of your Internet connection (and the IP ranges used by your local network), you will recognize when an outsider is trying to break in.

You will learn how to use an email filter and a whole lot more. By the time you finish this course, your computer will be safe and secure for your everyday use.

Contact Hours: 24