Week
Eight
**Computer
Viruses and Such**
Computer Viruses are
pesky “creatures” in the virtual world! I have had my fair share of them and
thankfully have an amazing husband that always comes to the rescue and restores
my computer! I have had one virus that has completely wiped out my computer,
beyond repair causing me to lose all of my personal information, documents,
data, and pictures! After that happened, I always play it safe and back up my
information on several different devices! In addition, I do have virus
protection on my computer to try and prevent viruses and the sort from
attacking my computer!
It is extremely
important for one to have some sort of virus protection software on their
computer to ensure that their files are protected and not lost as well as to
make sure that information from the computer is not hacked into and stolen. I have a short anecdote about my sister; she
was on her computer simply browsing one day when she happened to notice that
her webcam light was on. She was a bit
nervous about this and proceeded to take it to her a fellow co-worker who
specialized in computers. Needless to say, someone had hacked into her webcam
from their computer and was watching her! VERY scary stuff!! I try to always
stay aware of unfamiliar pop-ups, websites, or just anything that looks fishy!
While we are responsible
for protecting our home computers, it is equally as important to protect school
and workplace computers! Especially when students are involved! I know most
schools have website blockers were they block access to specific websites or
websites that involve certain keywords! All inappropriate content has been
blocked and in the very rare instance that one notices a website that can be
accessed and shouldn’t, it is quickly remedied! My personal school system does
an excellent job protecting the computers, faculty, and students! They have
wonderful virus protection software, and I have not heard of any of the school
computers getting a virus! They must be good, if they can withstand the
constant random clicking of young students!
As you can see, it is
vital that one takes precautionary measures to prevent computer viruses from hacking
into computers and stealing personal information, and/or crashing computers
thus resulting in the loss of all personal content.
Since this is my last
blog, I shall now say farewell and I hope to continue this blog in the future
when I happen upon new, exciting websites in the world of education to share
with you! Enjoy!
Kimberly
