Personal security is very important and there are a few things that you should always keep in mind.

• How vulnerable is your computer when connected to a public network?
• Are your passwords strong enough to withstand being hacked by someone who is trying to hack you?
• Do you use the same password for all of the different accounts that you access on the internet?
• What safety precautions have you taken to keep your personal information secured on your computer?
• Is there anyone else who has access to your personal information that can compromise your personal information or computer?
• Do you have any accounts that are linked together?

These are some of the questions that I asked myself when doing my self assessment of my personal security.  After asking myself some of these questions and taking a good look at my personal security there was only one area where I need to do a better job.  I use the same password for almost all of the accounts that I access.  The only good thing about the password that I use is that it is 12 characters long.  I use a combination of upper and lower letters to include a number.  I am pretty confident that anyone trying to hack my password would have an extremely difficult time figuring out.  The biggest drawback to having just one password for everything that I use is, if my password were to get compromised then every account that I access through the internet will be at the mercy of that hacker.  This is a risk that I have endured for as far back as I can remember.  I am confident that my password is solid.

I have answered my own questions with great confidence that I have taken the precautionary measures to secure both my personal information and computer from being vulnerable to hackers.  I also have other computers that I am responsible for in my home.  I have a private network in my home which gives all of the computers in my home access to the internet and access to shared information from a shared external hard drive.  I am the administrator of my personal network and I am the only one with the password to access my private network.  Unfortunately the password for my network is also the same for all of my other accounts.  I believe that the strength of my password gives my the confidence to use it without feeling that it will ever get compromised.

I use the following software to secure and to protect all of the computers in my home.  I have been using this software for many years and it has proven to be the best that I have used.  This software has many features and the parental controls make it very easy to control the websites that your children or other computers in your network are accessing on the internet.  I am the administrator on all of the computers in my home.  When my kids try to access a website that they do not have permission to access, they either do not try to access it or they ask me for permission to access it.  They only get permission after I have visited the website and ensured that it is age appropriate for them.  I also look for links to other website that might put their computers at risk.  Another feature that is very nice to have is the web surfing feature that scans the websites that you are trying to visit for potential treats and this gives you a peace of mind that the sites that you are visiting are safe.  This is a feature that protects my kids from potential risks when surfing the web.

I feel that I have the right software to protect all of the computers in my home. I taken every precaution to secure my personal information and those of all of the computers in my home.  I am also the administrator for the private network in my home and I am the only one in my home with the password.  My wife does know the password but she only knows it in case something were to happen to me.  My wife does not have a clue on how to troubleshoot our home network or how to troubleshoot any of our computers.  Whenever there is an issue with any of our computers or even the home network I always get a phone call about how to fix the problem.  Most of the time I can guide my wife to fix the problem but there have been a couple of times when it just had to wait until I got home.  The only issue that does need to be addressed with my personal security is the password that I have used for several years now.  I am not sure if I will ever change it because I have used it for several years with no issues.  I am fully aware of the risk that I can be in if my password were to be compromised but I feel confident that my password will not get compromised.