Online Dangers

As someone who deals with online threats all the time for a living, I can certainly see the need for security measures to be taken on more than just a Windows desktop computer. Macs, tablets of any kind, and smartphones are all vulnerable and can cause serious disruption when infected.

No matter how careful we are, things happen. Innocent searches can yield malicious results, causing tracking cookies to be placed on our devices by nefarious Web site operators and often worse. I recently searched for something based on a movie I had watched and was delivered a totally unexpected and disgusting Web page. As an adult and someone who knows where such things can lead, I quickly exited. It wasn't my taste, anyway, which made it even easier. But what of those who may choose to stay and 'visit?'

Then there's the consequence of yielding to temptation. Even if you foolishly disregard the warnings about temptation in the Bible, an examination of your life experience and that of others will yield the inevitable conclusion that entertaining temptation leads to sin, which never ends well. NEVER.

My next post will focus on techniques and software that will aid in removing the temptation or threat by removing its opportunity to invade your computer or mobile device.