Defend Yourself
Here's what you can do to make your computer more secure
The tasks listed below apply to your specific operating system. Completing them will ensure that your PC is better protected against secruity risks and threats.
- Firewall
- A firewall helps protect your computer from hackers who may seek to delete information from your computer, crash it, or even steal your personal information. Get Firewall protection.
- Computer Updates
- Your operating system may be approaching or has reached the end of its product support life cycle. We recommend updating your operating system to take advantage of security features introduced since your operating system was released. Why should I update? How do I get it?
- Anti-virus Protection
- Anti-virus software helps protect you from malicious programs, called viruses, which attach themselves to a program or file so it can spread from computer to computer. Get Anti-virus protection.
- Anti-spyware
- Anti-spyware helps protect your computer from programs that spy on your web-browsing habits and slow down your computer. Get Anti-spyware protection.
