The types of jobs and career opportunities for IT professionals are as vast and different as the industry itself. There are many different avenues you can take in the IT world, include the types of job environments and positions. Only one thing is for certain: you'll probably be working long hours occasionally and you'll have to work with computers. The rest of your career is up to you. [Read more…]
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How to Make Secure Payments Online
Shopping online is becoming an area of major growth for the economy. As financial strains continue to hit the high streets, more and more shoppers are purchasing their products online in order to make savings. However, it is imperative that any transaction done online is kept safe and secure in order to prevent cyber criminals from accessing your passwords and private banking information. There are a few things you can do to keep your payments online safe.
Change Your Passwords
One way to keep your payments secure is by regularly changing the passwords you use to log into shopping sites. This will help you if your details somehow fall in the wrong hands as the next time someone tries to log into your account, you will have changed the password. Try to stay away from easily guessed or recognizable series of numbers and if you have to write your passwords down, make sure you don’t leave the piece of paper anywhere that strangers can read it. [Read more…]
IT Security Policy for Employees
Information technology or IT continues to serve the needs of a business from start to the processes of change that it is required to go through as it expands. It is a necessary occurrence for increased IT security to be needed as businesses grow. Companies can protect themselves better by laying out the fundamentals of IT security through policies.
Every company operates on its own level of security in the aspect of technology use so it would be impossible to have complete uniformity between company policies. The most basic components however are essentially the same. Such components deal with maintaining data security discipline among employees and providing for the official use of the business equipments provided.
Electronic mail or simply email is deemed an official form of communication between the company and the customers thus it is important that those who are sending it are authorized to do so. Companies generally have the right to review online communication of employees done through company facilities which give them the chance to intercept and prevent communication which are contrary to company policy or puts the company at risk or danger. This right however has to be legally backed up by carefully worded terms and conditions. Most companies also include automatic disclaimer in email contents.
Employees need to know what constitutes transgression of company security if they are to be expected to act accordingly. There is also a need for policies to undergo periodic checking and evaluation to ensure that they are current to existing conditions and technologies. Employers must have access to sanctioning violators of IT security policies so that employees fully understand the consequences of their actions. Clear-cut written words that have sound legal basis provides the foundation of every IT security policy.
How to Prevent a Computer Virus New Tips
Computer viruses are one of the most annoying problems of the modern digital age. Often created by computer coders with too much time on their hands, these bugs can be quite troublesome and can destroy valuable in
formation stored on your computer. There are a number of anti-virus software programs available to help you monitor any possible infection, but prevention is always better than the cure. There are a few ways you can make sure you lower your chances of contracting a computer virus. [Read more…]