In 1990, hacking was used appropriately by individuals who hacked into unsatisfactory systems to solve problems. However, throughout the years, some hackers became proficient in what they do such as accessing passwords on protected computers leading them to have access to private documentations and information. Thus in today’s society, things have changed with the innumerable amount of hackers who has a widespread effect on any computer around the world which leads the importance of computer safety.
How do I know if my computer has been hacked?
Computer owners should always be aware of what they are doing on a computer by protecting their device especially their identity. It is difficult to determine who hacked a computer, but there are many ways individuals could notice that a computer has been hacked.
Computer Passwords Changed Hackers usually change the owner’s password on one or more accounts or take their email account by creating emails to spread spam and viruses. When that occur computers usually start to work slower than usual and sometimes it may start to navigate on its own, and that is because the hacker has full control over the computer’s navigation.
Computer Doing Things By Itself This happens when the computer is deeply exploited and a third party has full control to the computer by executing programs. Hacker also has control of computer by using keyboard and mouse while owner is logged into computer. Using open and unsecured wifi could give the hacker easier access to steal connection and download illegal files on all computers who are connected.
How do I prevent this?
Use Advanced Passwords Creating a different password for all accounts an individual may have. A strong password by including numbers, spaces or special characters in the password. *Note: Never store a list of all passwords in a saved file on a computer.
Never Open Attachments Never open attachments unless you are sure where the attachment originally came from. A frequent way attachments are sent is when hackers download a code on the victims computer and sends emails with virus-lade files.