If you are three of the computer users who doesn’t worry about computer security, it is time to start worrying. Without protection, your computer is as open to attack as a bank that leaves its doors unlocked after it closes. Without virus protection & a firewall, it is a matter of time until you are the victim of an attack. Hopefully, it won’t be serious that you must buy a new computer, or even worse, try to repair your credit after somebody stole your identity.

With the number of identity theft victims growing every day, it is no surprise that computer security is a sizable concern for most computer users. With the increase in attacks on computers & theft of sensitive information,firewalls & virus protection programs have gone from being seldom used on home computers to being things even the most technologically challenged users require to have installed. After all, noone wants to be the main character of a true life made for t.v. story about hackers breaking in to a family’s home computer, stealing their information, & then wiping the whole process out with a disagreeable virus or trojan program.

Of work, not all the dangers are online. Offline problems with identity theft are also growing at an alarming speed. From withdrawing funds from your ATM to handing your credit card to the waitstaff at your favorite restaurant, every transaction is dangerous. Scammers continue to create techniques to steal identities & funds, such as taking a fast photo of your credit card with a camera phone or putting a reader on the local ATM machine that sends your information to them. Still, online problems continue to be a major concern, as well.