| Hacking attacks are constant worry and perennial | | | | makes a way to enter your computer through |
| headache for any network administrator. More | | | | some common programs. By installing security |
| interestingly and ironically, the best defense | | | | fixes and patches you make your computer safe |
| against them comes from hackers themselves. | | | | from hackers as they are developed with the |
| But these hackers are of a different kind and | | | | sole motive to fix security related issues. |
| breed - they are 'ethical hackers' | | | | Well, these tips are just the primary precautions |
| While companies and government organizations all | | | | to keep your system safe from the hands of |
| across the world are spending huge sums on | | | | hackers. But it's better to take help of experts to |
| hiring professional network security experts or | | | | take care of security measures. Many companies |
| ethical computer hackers, you can make your | | | | nowadays employ ethical hackers with knowledge |
| computer secure by being a little more careful | | | | of network security, cracking and hacking to |
| and by keeping your system equipped with next | | | | counter the menace of criminal hacking. |
| generation anti-hacking solutions. Let's see how... | | | | Let me explain a little more. Hackers are broadly |
| 1. Always use the latest version of anti-virus | | | | categorized into three groups: |
| software applications. With good anti-virus | | | | - Black-hat hacker- These are the malicious or |
| software, whenever a hacker tries to access | | | | criminal hackers that break into networks or |
| your machine you would be warned about it so | | | | computers, or create computer viruses. |
| that you can take necessary steps before any | | | | - Grey-hat hacker: These are skilled hackers who |
| damage is done. | | | | have mixed characteristics of white and black-hat |
| 2. Always keep the firewalls in active mode as it | | | | hackers. They usually hack for fun or challenge |
| will prevent unauthorized entry by the hackers. | | | | but in the process can do some pretty damaging |
| 3. Keep checking the programs running on your | | | | things. |
| system on a regular basis. In case, you come | | | | - White-hat hacker: These are ethical hackers |
| across some program that you might not have | | | | whose task is to provide security and protection |
| installed or which does not form part of standard | | | | to IT systems. Such people are employed by |
| operating system, then be alert and cross check | | | | companies to enhance their IT security and keep |
| it as it might be some sort of spam. | | | | their network systems free of hackers and |
| 4. To minimize risk against virus attacks and | | | | spammers. |
| hackers, keep your operating system up to date | | | | Ethical hacking is thus fast becoming a chosen |
| as it allows the machine to be aware of the latest | | | | career option for young IT pros given the fact |
| discovered security holes. If you don't do that, | | | | that the IT security market worldwide is growing |
| you are just giving open invitation to the hackers | | | | by leaps and bounds. There are various courses |
| who just evolve from every failed or 'taken care | | | | available for computer hacking and network |
| of' hacking attack. | | | | security training. Professional cracking tutorials and |
| 5. Never ignore the patches when they arrive for | | | | other courses prepare IT security pros for |
| installation. Usually what happens is that a hacker | | | | attractive careers in big organizations. |