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Tips On How To Avoid Spending Expensive Repair Bills On Computer Damages Made By Viruses, Spyware, Spam & Pop-ups
As long as your computer has access to the world wide web or internet, especially e-mails, then it may be only a matter of time before you fall victim to a malicious spyware program, virus, worm, or hacker. Every day we get customers coming in who are experiencing computer problems due to these threats, and it is only getting worse.
What’s even more distressing is that many of these computer users are back in my repair shop a couple days or weeks later with the EXACT same problems and end up having to spend ANOTHER hefty fee for restoring their computer back to normal.
Imagine having these kinds of problem with your restaurant. POS computers being infiltrated and destroyed by these ravaging viruses, worms and Trojans. You absolutely have no way of protecting your restaurant POS system if you do not take extra precautions.
The Three Dangerous Computer Threats You Must Be Aware Of
One of the deadly aspects of online threats is their ability to cloak their existence. Hackers and the authors of malicious spyware and malware programs really exert vast amount of effort just to create harmful programs that are difficult to identify and remove.
This can mean that malicious computer programs can directly be downloaded and work its dirty tricks on your system before you even know it. Below are the two most common threats you’ll need to guard against with a brief explanation of what they {are|are and how you acquire them}:
Spyware: Spyware is a computer program often installed without the user’s consent. This program gathers information about you and your online activities and then reports it back to a third party. Sometimes advertisers uses this sneaky program to secretly monitor their customers’ activities. So Better becareful on what website you visit before clicking on that “download” button.
Most spywares are secretly attached to files you download over the internet, like free programs, music files, and screen savers. While you think you are only downloading a legitimate program to add emoticons to your e-mails, you are unknowingly also downloading a heaping spoonful of spyware programs.
Malware: Malware is short for malicious software and represents all programs, viruses, Trojans, and worms that have malicious intent to damage or disrupt a system. Malware is a bit harder to remove and will try to fight back when if clean it from your system. In some extreme cases, we had no other choice but to wipe out the entire hard disk and start with a complete re-install of the operating system. Frequently, malware is also designed to send itself from your e-mail account to all the friends and colleagues in your address book without your knowledge or consent.
Hackers: Hackers are computer programmers turned evil. They are the people who design the spyware and malware programs that attack your computer.
So if you’re a restaurant or any other retail establishment owner, having no protection for your POS systems at all, then your system is surely one of the easy targets.
Some of them have criminal intent and purposely use these programs to steal money or aquire secured information from individuals and companies. Some have a grudge against your software vendor and seek to harm them by attacking their customers. While others do it just for fun. Whatever the reason, hackers are getting more intelligent and sophisticated in their ability to infiltrate computer systems and networks.
Here 4 Simple Steps You Can Take To Secure Your Computer From Malicious Attacks
1. Keep an up-to-date anti-virus software running at all times. You ought to make sure it it auto scan and update feature that will make sure your computer is using the most current protection available and regularly scanning for threats.
2. Consider another browser like Mozilla Firefox as an alternative browser to MS Internet Explorer. Hackers have ways ways to access and effortlessly download malicious programs to your computer via a security hole in IE. What is amazing about this is that you don’t even have to click on anything or download a program to get infected. You are easily attacked if you use an older version of Windows such as Windows 98.
Mozilla Firefox is a completely free web browser that does not have the same security problems as IE. Many of my clients saying that they like their Mozilla Firefox browser better than Internet Explorer. Shifting from IE to Mozilla is a simple and costless way to add another layer of security to your computer. If you want to download Mozilla Firefox, go to www.mozilla.org.
3. Do not. Because most viruses are distributed through e-mails you receive from anonymous accounts, and even from your friends. If you think it’s suspicious, do not open it, just get rid of it immediately!
4. Set up a firewall. A firewall is designed to block unauthorized access while allowing outgoing communication. many internet users will just get a DSL or cable Internet connection and plug it directly using no firewall.
Always remember that the internet is an open field where you are vulnerable from all kinds of things that may come in your way. You have access to the world, but on the other side, the world has access to YOU. Take note that hackers have programs that automatically scan the Internet for computers connected via a cable or DSL connection without a firewall. And once they find one, they they immediately access your computer, download vicious programs, and might even use your computer to reproduce their ravaging viruses to your friends or other computers without your knowledge or permission.
Just one simple click os a mouse and they’ll gain easy access to your restaurant POS system, collect all customer and employee information, destroy your computer system, and sends out infected emails to your customers and friends using your email account! It will surely be the end of your hard work, a huge waste of money on the restaurant POS solutions you’ve bought, and possibly the downfall of your business if you let this things happen to you.
Michael Tash of POS-For-Restaurants, is the author and Vice President of Customer Relations for POS-For-Restaurants.com. With over 20 years of restaurant experience, POS-For-Restaurants.com helps you use your technology to be more efficient and more profitable.
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