Computer and Technology

Sadly, malicious programmers and the people who pay them are endlessly inventive. One of the newer forms of their evil creativity is something called a ‘rootkit’.

For ten years or more email has been one of the most common routes for virus infection. Even after years of warnings, some people continue to open attachments from senders they don’t know.

You’ve installed the latest virus and malware protection software on your PC. You lock down your home firewall as tightly as you can while still leaving enough open to do business. You train others in your home to use safe computing practices. And, then you find out there’s another route of infection that never even occurred to you - your cell phone.

Here are a few tips for how to protect your information, even when you can’t protect the computer.