ly. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passw

Broadband has become a core method of communicating for most people in the developed world. More than 50% of households in the UK have broadband access. Broadband opens up a whole new world of entertainment, information access and communication for most of us. But with this fantastic technology brings some real risks to our equipment, our identify and the safety of our children. So it is important that we follow some basic guidelines to protect ourselves whilst online. Here are the top five things that we can do:

1. Firewall A firewall will protect your computer from being hacked. You can configure it to allow trusted programmes and it will block everything else. You can set it to ask you for access for unconfirmed programmes. With some firewalls, you can even set it to block sites that are unsuitable for children. Windows XP comes with a firewall already installed. If you do not use any other Firewall, ensure you activate the Windows Firewall. It can be found in the control panel.

2. Anti-Virus Viruses will cause havoc on your machine and may even destroy the hard drive. A good anti-virus package will protect you when you down load files from the Internet or send and receive emails. Norton and McAfee are the two most popular available. AVG is a good, free, alternative.

3. Anti-Spam Spam has become a massive problem for most email users. Before long, your email can be file with unwanted emails. Some email packages will attempt to block spam automatically. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passwo

ildren. So it is important that we follow some basic guidelines to protect ourselves whilst online. Here are the top five things that we can do:

1. Firewall A firewall will protect your computer from being hacked. You can configure it to allow trusted programmes and it will block everything else. You can set it to ask you for access for unconfirmed programmes. With some firewalls, you can even set it to block sites that are unsuitable for children. Windows XP comes with a firewall already installed. If you do not use any other Firewall, ensure you activate the Windows Firewall. It can be found in the control panel.

2. Anti-Virus Viruses will cause havoc on your machine and may even destroy the hard drive. A good anti-virus package will protect you when you down load files from the Internet or send and receive emails. Norton and McAfee are the two most popular available. AVG is a good, free, alternative.

3. Anti-Spam Spam has become a massive problem for most email users. Before long, your email can be file with unwanted emails. Some email packages will attempt to block spam automatically. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passw

some firewalls, you can even set it to block sites that are unsuitable for children. Windows XP comes with a firewall already installed. If you do not use any other Firewall, ensure you activate the Windows Firewall. It can be found in the control panel.

2. Anti-Virus Viruses will cause havoc on your machine and may even destroy the hard drive. A good anti-virus package will protect you when you down load files from the Internet or send and receive emails. Norton and McAfee are the two most popular available. AVG is a good, free, alternative.

3. Anti-Spam Spam has become a massive problem for most email users. Before long, your email can be file with unwanted emails. Some email packages will attempt to block spam automatically. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passw

ckage will protect you when you down load files from the Internet or send and receive emails. Norton and McAfee are the two most popular available. AVG is a good, free, alternative.

3. Anti-Spam Spam has become a massive problem for most email users. Before long, your email can be file with unwanted emails. Some email packages will attempt to block spam automatically. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passw

ly. If yours doesn’t, you can invest in a 3rd Party anti-spam solution. Just be sure to check your spam filter occasionally just in case some legitimate email ends up there.

4. Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Always use a trusted Anti Spyware solution like Norton or McAfee.

5. Use strong passwords Passwords can be easy to hack if you are not careful. Do not use anything that someone else can guess, like your date of birth or your spouse’s name. Use something that only you will remember and include a number to make it even more difficult to hack.