Reminder to Maintain Tight Computer Security ! (General)

by ericwinter , Friday, April 01, 2016, 13:23 (3158 days ago) @ Jefff

Thank you for this reminder, Jefff.
A further tip, for protecting data you do not wish others to access, is to not dispose of your old PC/laptop but to disable all means of contacting to the internet - especially wireless.
You may then use this PC/laptop to maintain the data you wish to keep secure from third parties. Only connect to other devices via cable and ensure these are not connected to internet.
Use an external memory device (hard-disk or memory-stick) to transfer data between your secure PC/laptop and your internet-connected PC/laptop. You must check the security of any external memory device using your internet-connected PC/laptop before connecting the memory device to your secure PC/laptop, because the virus-checking software will not be updated. If you follow thes rules, the virus checker on the secure computer is not necessary.