Computer Security - Lecture Blog Post

My entrepreneurial idea is to create a website which would cater to students and professionals in design fields (such as architects, architects, engineers, interior designers etc.) and help them design their own portfolios online, using different templates that can be customized.  The site would also allow users to connect with other users and different companies for prospective job opportunities.

Keeping your computer secure has been a big issue over the past decade. It is important to protect yourself especially when putting information up onto the Internet.  For my website there are a few things that I can provide in order to keep not only my client’s information secure, but mine as well.  This includes keeping all your anti-virus, malware and firewall software up to date. It also includes password security.

Anti-virus, malware and firewall software are essential to protect your computer.  It would be devastating to my business to get infected with a virus, Trojan horse, worm etc.  This software can prevent any infection that may want to harm my computer and will not let me spread any viruses to anyone else.  My clients should also take precaution when trying to protect their computers.  Since my clients will be paying to create their website, “https” will be needed so that the credit card transactions will be secure.

Password security is an important measure that needs to be taken seriously.  For my clients, I would encourage them to use a strong password which is not something easily guessed or brute forced by a hacker.  When registering and coming up with a password for my website, I will include a rating system which will be able to tell people how strong their password is.  This would include using different combinations of capital and lower case letters, symbols, numbers, long password length, and not using common passwords such as “password”.