Threats from the Internet and methods of protection against them

With the spread of the Internet and the migration of an increasing number of areas of life to the web, the importance of security is growing. The security of all online activities depends to a very large extent on awareness of the existence of threats and care for securing one’s own computer. The article presents aspects of security, types of threats on the Internet, and methods of protection.The society of the 21st century expects easy access to the latest achievements in the field of computer science and telecommunications. Living in an information society, we strive to obtain as much information as possible in the shortest possible time. It becomes obvious that access to information is absolutely necessary for the realization of many tasks of everyday life. Whoever has information has power. The more reliable the information and the more of it there is, the greater the chances of making an optimal decision. Having information, or at least easy access to it, allows a person to make rational decisions. They have material to analyze. (…)

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