Firedwall Systems

now i have been experimenting with Various firewall systems and learnt that the internet is a very despicable place for ppl with very important data flowing day in and day out.

therefore i feel the current standards of internet security in the typical trend of companies these days absolutely horrid.

there are so many forms of threats available in the WWW as they call it, it isnt funny anymore.
there are so many known cases and unknown cases that are files hourly by Security firms such as Symantec and Trend Micro, its just not possible to counter all threats anymore.

but in any reasonable mind, there is always the precaution that can be taken upon one's self to reduce the chances of populating ta breeding ground to base these attacks.

Step1)
Go Original. Original software which is licensed or Free provides the best way to keep a system secure and same from most of the attacks as the community is always discussing ways on improvement. using a less than original copy of something, can sometimes more often than not cause more harm because of the lack in system patches and upgrades.

Step2)
Run Updates Whenever Available. Regardless of the use of Open source or Licensed Software. always run updates whenever possible at the nearest possible convenience.

Step3)
Get Protected and Updated. Get a Proper antivirus system for your computer, smartphone, or server. It is just not safe out there and to keep save, there is no absolute solution for the protection. what i would recommend is if you can afford it is to get a All round security system such as Norton Internet Security 2009, or Pc-Cillin Internet Security, or Kaspersky Internet Security 8.0, because these software have proven ground to be robust and block the majority if threats available currently.

Step4)
Get Backed Up constantly. Keep a Backup of your system on external disks or the like to manage the dataflow in the computer. if there is a irreversible problem that arrises which you could not prevent, you can always restore these backups and continue from that point. irs definitely better than starting from scratch everytime.

Step5)
Get an idea what you use your computer for. Once an idea is formed on what is the general intentions of the computer, it makes it easier to setup and maintain. never float too many ideas at the same time, but never overlook the possibility of having these functions available to you later on.

well then, looks like i have pointed out what i deem to be the 5 most important aspects of safeguarding a computer system. I do hope it will help ppl out there. :)
Till Next time.
Happy Computing all.