If you have been using the Internet for any length of time, and especially if you work at a larger company and browse the Web while you are at work, you have probably heard the term firewall used. For example, you often hear people in companies say things like, "I can't use that site because they won't let it through the firewall."
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Imagine logging onto your bank account and double taking the account amount after it says “0”. It is very possible for hackers to get into a person’s personal finances when there isn’t any compute protection. I had a friend who went to swipe his debit card at a gas pump but was declined. He knew there was no way this could be possible because he just deposited a paycheck.... 
I learned early on how important it is to have antivirus software. Students to people who use the web on a daily basis have run into viruses, computer malfunctions, spyware, trackers, etc. My worst experience occurred a few years ago. While I’m not certain where I picked up the virus I know my firewall software had expired which is why I became open to threats. One morning... 
I have had a very long stint of being virus free even while cruising the web for many hours each day. It is part of my job description so the threat of picking up some malicious software along the way is always on my mind. Reason being there have been a couple moments when the firewall software lowered it’s defenses and my hard drive came under attack. Being a kid born in... 
When most of us go online to find firewall antivirus software, we do it in the mindset of keeping our own personal safety in check. Each one of us has heard at least one personal story about a credit card number being stolen and used by some low life. As scary as this idea is, protecting yourself online is easy with good firewall antivirus software. What many of us don’t... 
A couple months ago, when a friend was visiting from out of state he got a call from his bank. They asked him if he had made any recent purchases at a Florida Wal-Mart. Being we were on the other side of the country, his heart dropped while saying, “No.” The bank went on to say fraudulent charges amounting to something like 1,100 dollars have been charged to his credit... 
