As if I did not have enough going on already! Had to load up some software updates today. Some folks may have noticed the blog was down for a few minutes – or the sex chat peeps section was acting screwy for about 10 minutes. This is all in the name of keeping things updated and secure.
Still working on updates for our chat rooms systems as well! I will keep everyone posted when the next phase of things starts to roll out to the public! Looking forward to a more safe and secure year in 2013. It’s already started out with some challenges, that’s for sure! I haven’t worked this much since the days of managing clubs and building sites on the side.
Anyhow, if I can spend a good chunk of time doing updates, I would like to invite everyone else to take a few minutes and make sure their anti virus is up to date, and their operating system, and their browser and browser plugins. If you have not renewed your subscription to virus updates because it’s going to cost money, let me know! There are some great AV systems out now that are totally free, and I even have an extra copy of some premium AV software in the unopened box right here I will send someone if they are interested.
If you do not know how to check your browser and browser plugins for updates, mention that here, and I will find some info for your particular browser so you can be sure. If your windows is not up to date, then I hope you leave your car unlocked, and you home unlocked, and your windows open when you are not home too.
Computer security is everyone’s responsibility these days, get on it, and help your friends get on it.
I visited a friend’s parents place one day, and took a gander at their computer in the dining room just long enough to see that they have a notice about updating their AV software. I inquired why they would be hooked up to the internet in this unprotected way. Their answer was simple:
The anti-virus update costs money, and I do not have anything important on my computer anyways, so I could care less if someone got a virus on there and started looking the documents, they would only find pictures of grandma, nothing else.
So I had to think about their heritage for a minute. Then I explained, what if a virus was added to your computer and it was not looking for your pictures of grandma, but that virus was simply going to sit there, hidden and dormant until it’s owner decided to use it launch attacks on [Insert your family’s home country here] – and they used all kinds of people computers at the same time for this reason?
Well that certainly changed their mind about how important anti virus software that actually worked was. I gleefully showed them options for updating what they had – or how to choose from two of the top notch totally free options to replace the one that came with their computer and was now simply bogging it down while asking for money for an upgrade each time they restarted.
Friends. Don’t let your friends’ computers attack others, check up on them and share some knowledge, it will take away some of the power from the bad guys out there.