Our discussion in class really opened my eyes to how open computers and networks are. I didn't realize it was so simple for people to listen in on others, and I never knew that passwords could be so easily identified. I am definitely going to take more precautions because as of now I don't do that much.
For my own Mac computer, I do not have an anti-virus. However, I do stay up to date with Mac patches but only sometimes install the newer versions of google chrome and firefox.(update my browsers.)
(c) Is there anything you can do to be more secure online? If so list them and write a sentence or two on each how how they can be a security threat.
To be more safe online, I can add blocks to my browsers and update firefox and google chrome as much as possible. I think updating browsers is something that isn't that hard to do, but I just never thought it was that big of a deal. I would only click the "install" button every once in a while but I never realized it could save me from an intrusion. Updating my browser is something that is simple and easy to do, but can make a huuuggee difference!
The reason constantly updating browsers is so important is because as the versions of the browser come out, so do the loop holes which virus writers can find. Once the loop holes are patched, a newer and updatable version of the browser comes out with a newer version that has patched up the hole that the virus writer created.
