A good many people have responed to my various articles on system security (see Eight Steps to System Security - How to Protect Your Computer from Digital Diseases on the World Wide Web for the latest installment). Most of the feedback has been positive, but many of you wondered if there might be a simpler approach, some basic things you can do to protect yourself without too much hard work.

You’re in luck. Call it the lazy man’s way to system security; if you install protection against the the three biggest threats to your online security - infections by viruses, worms and Trojans, malicious software (spyware, adware, browser hijackers), and crackers who wish to secretly access and control your PC - you’ll be protected from the worst of security problems…

[Read The Lazy Man's Way to System Security]

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Kenny “The Geek” Harthun has been playing with geeky stuff since 1965. He’s a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with Connective Computing, Inc. providing network, desktop, and info security support services to a wide range of clients.

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