Did you know that with one wrong mouse click you could make it possible for someone to read all your email, documents, or instant messages? That they could also view your grades, online bank accounts, or change your course schedule? That they could read or change anything on your computer? Or anything accessed from it? That they could turn on your computer’s microphone to listen in on conversations? Or command your computer to attack other network users or sites? Or use your computer for a computer crime for which you may be blamed? Read more.

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Great advice about how to setup your computer, and to always be aware of your surroundings including your Internet connections and the pages you surf…. 

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Bill Wardell

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