About 1,000 hackers an hour try to break into the Microsoft computer system according to the company . Your company might not be immune to electronic intrusions either.
Intrusions from hackers can cause a variety of problems including theft of confidential information, contamination by viruses, password theft and recovery of deleted information.
A hacker may be able to gain access to confidential files, valuable company information, customer lists and other databases.
Data files which have been deleted can sometimes be reconstructed by a computer hacker.
In order to protect your company against tampering, take some simple precautions:
*Change passwords frequently.
*Don?t open e-mail attachments from unknown senders.
*Avoid using discs without first scanning for viruses.
*Never send a computer with confidential files out for repair without deleting confidential information first.
*use floppy discs which can be destroyed to store confidential information.
*keep back-up tapes in more than one place.
A few simple measures can go a long way in protecting your computer system against tampering.