Check out the following websites for steps that you can take in order to keep your computer secure.
Mac OS X is a secure operating system in that it’s multi-user and has limits on what some user accounts can do. If an account is setup as a basic user, that user can only hurt himself, not the whole system or other users. However, in the interest of being “friendly” to new users, Apple leaves of a lot of the secure bits off for the first user created and this means that trojans like this week’s can cause some pretty nasty problems on your system.
There’s an excellent article in Washington Pos about botnets.
Hackers are hijacking thousands of PCs to spy on users, shake down online businesses, steal identities and send millions of pieces of spam. If you think your computer is safe, think again
Spyware is becoming increasingly problematic, showing up on user’s computers in the most unlikely places. Even latching on to computers while the user innocently surfs the web.
Through a few precautionary measures, however, computer users can help protect themselves, and their privacy, from spyware.
