These are just a few of the topics that will be covered:
• How “hackers” get into your system
• What tools they use
• How a hacker can effectively “Bug” your house via your
computer. (Don’t believe me, read on you’ll be very
surprised)
• What information they have access to. And why you
should try to protect yourself. (You might be surprised to
find out what they know.)
• Tips and tricks that hackers use
• How your Antivirus software alone is not enough
• What to look for if you suspect you’re being hacked
• What the greatest flaw to all computers are
• And more…
Did you know it doesn’t matter if you’re connected to the net
24hrs a day or 15 min’s a day your system is vulnerable. Not
only is it vulnerable in that 15 min’s you can possibly loose all
your data get locked out of your own system and have all your
confidential information like your “Bank Account Numbers”, “Your
Budget”, “Your personal home address” compromised.
Don’t give me wrong, I’m not trying to throw you into a state of
paranoia either. What I am saying is that if you’re not careful
you leave yourself open to a wide range of attacks.
Perhaps you’re skeptical and saying to yourself “Oh I don’t do
anything on the net except check my E-mail etc that sort of thing
can’t happen to me.”
Okay I like a challenge let’s do a test!
SYSTEM INTRUSION IN 15 SECONDS
System intrusion in 15 seconds, that’s right it can be done. If
you possess certain security flaws your system can be broken
into in less that 15 seconds.
To begin this chapter I’d like you to do the following. Connect to
the Internet using your dial up account if you are on dial up. If
you are on dedicated service like High Speed connections (ie,
Cable and DSL) then just proceed with the steps below.
• Click Start
• Go to Run
• Click Run (It’s a step by step manual) :-)
• Type Winipcfg
• Hit the Enter Key
This should bring up a window that looks like the following
* For editorial reason the above info has been omitted *
What you should see under IP address is a number that looks
something like this.
207.175.1.1 (The number will be different.)
If you use Dial Up Internet Access then you will find your IP
address under PPP adapter. If you have dedicated access you
will find your IP address under another adapter name like (PCI
Busmaster, SMC Adapter, etc.) You can see a list by clicking
on the down arrow.
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Once you have the IP address write it down, then close that
window by clicking (OK) and do the following.
• Click Start
• Go to Run (Click on Run)
• Type command then Click OK
At this point you should see a screen that looks like this.
Type the following at the Dos Prompt
• Nbtstat –A IP address
For example: nbtstat –A 207.175.1.1
(Please note that you must type the A in capitol letters.)
This will give you a read out that looks like this
NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table
____________________________________
Name Type Status
-------------------------------------------
J-1 <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORK <00> GROUP Registered
J-1 <03> UNIQUE Registered
J-1 <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORK <1E> GROUP Registered
WORK <1D> UNIQUE Registered
__MSBROWSE__.<01>GROUP Registered
(Again info has been omitted due to privacy reasons)
The numbers in the <> are hex code values. What we are
interested in is the “Hex Code” number of <20>. If you do not
see a hex code of <20> in the list that’s a good thing. If you do
have a hex code <20> then you may have cause for concern.
Now you’re probably confused about this so I’ll explain.
A hex code of <20> means you have file and printer sharing
turned on. This is how a “hacker” would check to see if you
have “file and printer sharing” turned on. If he/she becomes
aware of the fact that you do have “file and printer sharing”
turned on then they would proceed to attempt to gain access to
your system.
(Note: To exit out of the DOS prompt Window, Type Exit
and hit Enter)
I’ll show you now how that information can be used to gain
access to your system.
A potential hacker would do a scan on a range of IP address for
systems with “File and Printer Sharing” turned on. Once they
have encountered a system with sharing turned on the next step
would be to find out what is being shared.
This is how:
Net view \\
Our potential hacker would then get a response that looks
something like this.
Shared resources at \\ip_address
Sharename Type Comment
MY DOCUMENTS Disk
TEMP Disk
The command was completed successfully.
This shows the hacker that his potential victim has their My
Documents Folder shared and their Temp directory shared. For
the hacker to then get access to those folders his next command
will be.
Net use x: \\\temp
If all goes well for the hacker, he/she will then get a response of
(The command was completed successfully.)
At this point the hacker now has access to the TEMP directory of
his victim.
Q. The approximate time it takes for the average hacker to do
this attack?
R. 15 seconds or less.
Not a lot of time to gain access to your machine is it? How many
of you had “File and Printer Sharing” turned on?
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is called a Netbios attack. If you are
running a home network then the chances are you have file and
printer sharing turned on. This may not be the case for all of you
but I’m sure there is quite a number of you who probably do. If
you are sharing resources please password protect the
directories.
Any shared directory you have on your system within your
network will have a hand holding the folder. Which looks like
this.
You can check to find which folders are shared through Windows
Explorer.
• Click On Start
• Scroll Up to Programs
At this point you will see a listing of all the different programs on
your system
Find Windows Explorer and look for any folders that look like the
above picture.
Once you have found those folders password protect them. Don’t
worry I’ll show you how to accomplish this later in a
visual step by step instruction format.
Netbios is one of the older forms of system attacks that occur. It
is usually overlooked because most systems are protected
against it. Recently there has been an increase of Netbios
Attacks.
Further on in this manual we shall cover some prevention
methods. For now I wish only to show you the potential security
flaws.
THE TROJAN “HORSE”
I found it necessary to devote a chapter to Trojans. Trojan’s are
probably the most compromising of all types of attacks. Trojans
are being released by the hundreds every week, each more
cleverly designed that the other. We all know the story of the
Trojan horse probably the greatest strategic move ever made.
In my studies I have found that Trojans are primarily responsible
for almost all Windows Based machines being compromised.
For those of you who do not know what Trojans are I’ll briefly
explain. Trojans are small programs that effectively give
“hackers” remote control over your entire Computer.
Some common features with Trojans are as follows:
• Open your CD-Rom drive
• Capture a screenshot of your computer
• Record your key strokes and send them to the “Hacker”
• Full Access to all your drives and files
• Ability to use your computer as a bridge to do other
hacking related activities.
• Disable your keyboard
• Disable your mouse…and more!
Let’s take a closer look at a couple of more popular
Chapter 7 FIREWALLS A firewall in layman terms is essentially a program which filters network data to decide whether or not to forward them to their destination or to deny it. These programs will generally protect you from inbound “net attacks.” This means unauthorized network request from foreign computers will be blocked. I cannot stress how important it is in this day and age to have a firewall of some kind installed and “running” on your computer. I personally recommend that you use one of the following or both if you can. Black Ice Defender This is a very user-friendly comprehensive firewall program. I highly recommend it to both advance and novice users. It has a simple graphical interface that is easy to understand and pleasing to the eye. It detects your attacker, stops their attack and or scan and gives you as much information available on the “attacker.” You can download Black Ice Defender at: http://www.networkice.com 4 4 Lockdown 2000 I also recommend Lockdown 2000 as a security measure. Lockdown2000 has a very nice graphical interface to it also and is user friendly. It does the same thing Black Ice Defender does but also runs scans on your system for Trojans. It monitors your registry and system files for changes that occur. Then gives you the option of either undoing all the changes or allowing it. You can obtain a copy of Lockdown2000 from: http://www.lockdown2000.com I find using both firewalls in conjunction with each other works quite well. As they both compensate for the short-comings of the other. Anti Virus Software This is also another piece of software you should by all means have on your system. We all know it’s a necessity however we are all guilty of not using them. There are numerous anti-virus software out there. Norton Antivirus and Mcafee are two of the more common ones. They are all good and do their job. You can find each of these programs at: http://www.norton.com http://www.mcafee.com I personally recommend using 1 virus scanner and both firewalls. The reason is I find Black Ice Defender blocks incoming attacks and any system changes that occur on your system Lockdown catches. TIPS & TRICKS I feel it necessary for you to pay particular attention to this section. The above programs will function and do their job, but that’s only half the battle. There are certain precautions you need to take as a user to ensure your system remains a “fortress.”
Tip #1: For Dial Up users: If you are a dial up user then you use a modem either internal or external kind to get online. If you have an external modem then this tip is easy. If you look at the modem you’ll see lights on the front of it. When you’re doing anything on the net you’ll notice lights blinking that indicate that you are Sending Data, and Receiving Data. Depending on how often the lights blink and how fast they blink gives a rough idea of how much activity is going on between your computer and the net. Here’s where a little perception comes into play. If you are connected to the internet, and are just sitting by your system doing absolutely nothing, those lights have no business to be blinking rapidly. They will flash periodically indicating it’s checking it’s connectivity, however there should be no heavy data transfer of any kind if you are not doing anything on the net. For
Example: If you have your email program open and you are just sitting there reading your mail, you may notice that every 15 sometimes 20 mins that the lights will blink back and forth indicating it’s sending and receiving data. This is normal because chances are you have your email program configured to check your mail every 20 mins. If by chance you notice the lights on your modem is blinking consistently for let’s say a period of 2mins non stop be extremely suspicious. If you have an internal modem, you will not be able to see the lights on your modem, instead you can rely on the two tv looking icons at the bottom right corner of your screen near the clock. They will look something like this. Any data being sent and received will be noticed by the blinking of the lights rapidly. If you are on cable or dsl, the same applies. There should never be any form of heavy data transfer of any kind from your system to anything unless you are authorizing it. Some examples of activity that can justify heavy data transfer are as follows:
• Legitimate Programs running that may need to access the net occasionally. (ie, Email programs) • If you are running an FTP server where people purposely log into your machine to download files you have given them access to.
• If you are downloading files off the internet Things of that nature will generate a lot of data transfer. Allow me to take this opportunity to explain to you another “Tool” you should be aware of. Let’s assume you realize that there is a lot of data being sent and received from your machine and you’re not even sitting at it. How do you know what’s going on? Let’s do a short exercise. • Click Start • Go to Run (Click Run) • Type Command • Click OK Again you should get a screen that looks like this. Once you have this screen type the following: • Netstat –a This command will give you a listing of everything your computer is communicating with online currently.
The list you get will look something like this: Active Connections Protocol Local Address Foreign Address State TCP COMP: 0000 10.0.0.1 : 0000 ESTABLISHED TCP COMP:2020 10.0.0.5 : 1010 ESTABLISHED TCP COMP:9090 10.0.0.3 : 1918 ESTABLISHED You’ll see a variety of listings like the above. It will give you the Protocal being used, the local address (your computer) and what port on your computer the “Foreign Address” is being connected to and the (State) of which the (Foreign Address) is. For example if it is (Established) then that means whatever the foreign address says is currently connected to your machine. There is software available that will show you this information without typing all those commands. The name of the software is called Xnetstat, you can obtain a copy of it from here: http://www.arez.com/fs/xns/ If for whatever reason you believe you are sending and receiving a lot of data then it is wise to do a netstat –a to see what is connected to your computer and at what ports. Protecting Shared Resources For those of you who have internal networks between two computers probably have a shared resource of some kind. Earlier in this manual I showed you how to find what is being shared. Let’s have a look at how to protect those shared resources. • Click Start • Scroll up to Programs • Go to Windows Explorer (Click on it) Once you have done this you should see a window that comes up with a bunch of folders listed on the left and more folders listed on the right. Scroll through the listing and look for whatever shared files you have. For a refresher the folder will look like this. Once you have found those folders you must now protect them. • Click on The folder (once) so it is highlighted • Use the right mouse button, (the one closest to your pinky finger) and click on the folder. You will get a menu: Your menu may look different than mine, but what you’re looking for is the word “sharing.” When you click on Sharing you will see another window that looks like the following. This is where you can either share this folder or turn it off.
If you wish to turn off the sharing you would select (Not Shared). If you must share a folder then follows these steps. This will make the folder read only. That means no one can delete anything from those folders if they were to break into your system using a “Netbios” attack. The next step is to password protect the directory. Once you type in the password click (OK) and you’re done. My personal suggestion is to set any directory you are sharing to (Read Only) and password protect it. This is only if you must share resources.
Disabling File and Printer Sharing For those of you who do not have a home network going you should disable file and printer sharing. There’s no reason to have this feature turned on. Do the following steps to disable it. (You will require your windows 95/98 CD for this)
• Click on Start • Scroll up to Settings • Click on Control Panel This will bring you into your Control Panel. You will see a variety of icons the one you are looking for will be the icon that says (Network) and it looks like this. Once you have found the icon double click on it. You will then receive a screen that looks like this. To turn off the file and printer sharing you will need to click on the button that says (File and Print Sharing). After clicking on that a box will open: Uncheck both of these then click okay. You must then click (OK) again and this will return you to the Control Panel. At this point will be prompted for you Windows CD. Simply insert it and click OK. Sometimes you will receive a message that says “The file being copied is older than the existing file ..etc.etc. Do you wish to keep your existing file?” You should click NO.
When the process is completely done your system will ask you if you wish to reboot. Click on Yes. Once your system has rebooted you can come back to the Network Screen and check to make sure the “File and Print Sharing” has been disabled. Software wise up until this point we have talked about how to protect your system. I’d like to discuss the process involved for if you system is infected. OH NO! MY SYSTEM’S INFECTED Hope-fully this is not the case for the majority of you, but I know there will be a few people who are going to be infected. The only way you are really going to know if you are infected is diagnosing your computer properly. I recommend getting Lockdown 2000 for this. Install it on your system and run a full system scan on your machine. (Consult the documentation for Lockdown 2000) After running Lockdown 2000, run your anti virus scanner just in case Lockdown missed anything. You may ask yourself why I suggest such redundancy? Computers are built on the principle of redundancy. One program will always compensate for the short-comings of the other. This should reveal most if not all Trojans currently residing on your machine. Until you are absolutely sure about not possessing any Trojans on your machine I suggest being alert of the happenings on your computer.
1. Watch the transmit and receive lights on the modem like we discussed.
2. Run the firewall programs I suggested to block out intruders.
3. Monitor your system for unusual happenings (CD Rom opening for no reason)
4. Use the Netstat command to see what ports are being used if you get suspicious. The ultimate goal is not to be paranoid about the use of your computer. It’s about being smart about how you use your computer. EVERY SYSTEMS GREATEST FLAW To every computer system there is always this one system flaw. It does not matter how powerful a system you have, how many different firewall programs you run or how many virus scanners you have. In the end you are your systems worst enemy. All “hackers” know this, make no mistake about that. Thankfully not very many have the stamina necessary for a form of hacking called “Social Engineering.” Social Engineering: This is a term used among “hackers” for techniques that rely on weaknesses in people rather than software; the goal is to trick people into revealing passwords or other information that compromises an individual system's security. This is a lot easier said than done, but it can be done. Most telemarketing scams that rob people of money are forms of “social engineering.” Most of these scams occur due to the individuals impersonating credit card companies and or investment firms. Those socially engineered attacks are focused on getting you to give them your money, bottom line. Chapter 8 Transverse that process into a tech industry where a lot of people are not as computer knowledgeable and you have the “wolf in sheeps clothing! Some of the most common forms of social engineering focused on any particular user is to phone up a “mark/victim” who has the required information, and posing as a field service tech or a fellow employee with an urgent access problem. This type of attack happens primarily more in business scenes. Social engineering directed to a business setting usually occur as a phone scam. The scam boils down to how believable the “hacker” sounds on the phone. They pit their knowledge and wits against another human. This technique is used for a lot of things, such as gaining passwords and basic information on a system or organization. Be it known that it’s not the only type of “social engineering” that is used. These same principles are applied when it comes to your personal computer. Chat lines make people highly susceptible to such social mayhem.
CHATLINE EXAMPLE On a chat line a person isn’t evaluated by how they appear. They become as believable as their ability to write and express themselves. On a Chat Line your perception and intuition is all you have to rely on. The person on the other end of the keyboard can be nothing as they describe themselves. The same goes for E-Mail or any form of communication without visual recognition. You read what they send/say to you and your own imagination is what fills in the blanks. This person may sound romantic, funny and down to earth. There is a trust value that is built up and depending on how long you’ve been on the Internet , this initial base of trust is formed very quickly. At this point after the ice has been broken so to speak the “hacker” may ask if you wish to see his/her picture. This is the turning point of your conversation. Most people would reply sure and then receive the picture from the “hacker.” This is where the situation gets interesting.
The “hacker” in question has the window of opportunity to either attempt to send you a real picture or a Trojan. If the “hacker” sends you a legitimate picture, then that helps to build trust between them and you. If they go for the strike right of the bat then they risk exposing themselves. In either case their goal has been accomplished which is to get you to accept the file from them. By gaining your trust and getting you as a user to drop your guard you’ve compromised your systems security. Given it takes a certain level of finesse and grace to accomplish this type of attack. It requires the “hacker” to be socially adept, quick witted and very confident. Not usually the characteristics of the stereotypical “hacker” definition. To protect yourself on this level you must become aware of the “game.” The truth is that this is all a game to “hackers.” Hackers treasure their anonymity to win against them the trick is to reverse the situation. Get them to expose themselves and their intent. Let’s take a real life situation that you may encounter.
For simplicity sake we’ll say you have encountered a “potential hacker” on a chat line. The person seems charming, funny even normal by every sense of the word. The conversation becomes a little personal at some point and while not giving him your life story you share some fairly confidential information with this person. The conversation heats up and turns to the point of a possible picture trade. The “potential hacker” wishes to trade pictures with you. You tell him/her you don’t have a picture and their remark is something to the effect of “well would you like to see my picture anyway?” So you agree for him/her to send you their picture. Upon receiving their picture you notice the file is called: • John.exe or susan.exe (Recalling what you’ve read in this manual you know that their picture should never be in this format. So you don’t double click on it) This is where your awareness and intuition kicks in. You have two options. A) Confront the “potential hacker” about the file type.
B) Play up to the game and see if you can catch this person by making them expose themselves. If you confront the person perhaps you’ll receive explanations like “it’s a self extracting picture.” At which point you can tell them they are lying. You will probably scare off the “potential hacker” by being that direct with them. They will more than likely log offline very quickly. If you play up to the game you have the chance to maybe catch them, or at least find out who they are. IRC EXAMPLE IRC is a hunting ground for “hackers.” It doesn’t take much skill or much know-how, to infect an individuals computer on IRC. Some of the most common tactics is to assume the identity of a girl and going to channels where pictures are commonly exchanged. Channels such as “adults 30+” or “adult-chat.” Hackers know that hacking is 60% psychological warfare 40% computer knowledge. One of the most popular methods of sending a person a Trojan on IRC is to automatically send you the file when you join a channel. The reason goes as such that some people have a feature turned on in their IRC programs that automatically accepts incoming file transfers. (Consult your IRC program documentation) When you join the channel, you automatically accept the file. If you are aware of the file you might see it is called something like tiffany.jpg.exe. Out of sheer curiosity some people will open the file to see what it is, especially those who are not aware of the potential dangers of such files. The result is (MISSION ACCOMPLISHED).
As you can clearly see “hackers” are quite adept at the art of subterfuge. They are smart, cunning and do not discriminate against who’s computer they will attempt to gain access too. They will attack whoever falls prey to whatever trap they layout. IRC remains one of the primary sources of victims for “kiddie hackers.” The recipe for protect yourself requires you to be alert, suspicious and a little paranoia helps. Face it everyone is paranoid about something or the other. In the next chapter we’ll discuss how to go about reporting “hackers.” HOW TO REPORT HACKERS Stopping hackers can be very difficult sometimes seemingly impossible. I believe however if you use the right types of programs combined with self-education on how hackers think, you can make your computer much safer. Reporting hackers can sometimes be a little bit tricky. A lot of users never report hack attempts. Simply because they just don’t care or believe that the “hacker” knows he can’t get into their system. There is also the reason that users just don’t know what steps to take once they realize their system is being attacked. Once your system is connected to the Internet, some form of system attack will eventually hit your computer. Most of the times these attacks will be completely random. While not every single attack ever made should be reported, repetitious attacks should. Repeated attacks from the same person/IP address should always be reported. This is a clear indication that someone is trying to gain access to your computer. If you are using Black Ice Defender and or Lockdown 2000, you will be able to see the IP address of the person attempting to break into your system. Chapter 9 What do you do now that you know that someone is attempting to hack into your computer? Before you can do anything you will require some utilities.
I recommend getting the following program. • NetLab Netlab has a variety of utilities combined into one easy to use application. You can obtain a copy of Netlab from: http://www.filedudes.lvdi.net/win95/dns/netlab95.html After obtaining a copy of NetLab and installing it you’ll be ready. I find the best procedure for this is to begin by identifying how many times this “individual” has attempted to hack into your system, and at what times. (Consult your firewall program documentation for instructions on where to locate the number of attacks originating from an IP address.) Once you have identified how many times the person has attempted to gain access and at what time the most recent attack was, it is a wise idea to check if they actually got through. To check what is currently connected to your computer, do the following: • Write down the IP address you were given by Black Ice and or Lockdown 2000 • Click Start • Go to Run • Type in Command and hit Enter This will bring you to your DOS prompt again. Type the following at the DOS prompt. • Netstat This will give you a listing of all active connections to your computer and it will look something like this. Active Connections Protocol Local Address Foreign Address State TCP COMP: 0000 10.0.0.1 : 0000 ESTABLISHED TCP COMP:2020 10.0.0.5 : 1010 ESTABLISHED TCP COMP:9090 10.0.0.3 : 1918 ESTABLISHED Your information will have different numbers. I used the IP address 10.0.0.x for demonstration purposes only. If your attacker is connected to your computer, you will see his IP address in this listing. Compare this listing to the IP address you have written down. In the table above you will see numbers after a (:) For example: COMP: 2020 The 2020 represents the port number that the Foreign computer is connected to on your computer. Using our example let’s take a look at the second row. This shows us that someone is connected to our computer on port (2020) from the IP address 10.0.0.5. Once you have assessed that the “hacker” was unsuccessful in his attempts to hack into your computer, you can proceed to gather information to report the attack. Start up NetLab • Punch in the IP address in the following area • Type in the IP Address in the indicated area below • After typing in the IP Address Click on Ping indicated below At this point you will see one of two results. You will see a response indicating either the person is online or you will see no response indicating they are offline.
We do this to check if the person is still connected. 1: This is the IP address that you are pinging 2: The time it takes to ping the address. The next step is to check who the IP address belongs to. You can do this by using whois.arin.net on the person’s IP address. Once you’ve typed in the IP address in Query String Click on the Whois button. You will then see who the IP address belongs to. This will reveal who the “hackers” internet service provider is. This is very important, if you can figure out where your attacker is coming from you can forward the appropriate information to the right people. Let’s recap our procedure in a step-by-step format. A) Drop to the DOS prompt B) Run netstat to check if they got through C) Start Netlab and do a Ping Test to check if they are still connected D) Do a Whois (Using the whois.arin.net) lookup Once you’ve done the steps above you will need to send the information to your ISP and the attacker’s ISP. The goal is to give them as much information as you can about the attacker. Both firewall programs (Black Ice Defender) and (Lockdown 2000) create log files of each attack. Copy the information along with your own test and include the times of each attack into an email and send it to your ISP provider. Send a copy of that email to your attacker’s ISP provider also. (Note: You may need to call the attackers ISP provider in order to get the right Email Address. If the call will involve long distance charges send the message to support@thehackersisp.com) All ISP providers have an Abuse department. They are responsible for dealing with such issues. If you send the email to the support department of the “hackers” ISP they will forward it to the correct division. It is your responsibility to report any attacks being made against your computer. I encourage you to take an active part in reporting repeated attacks from the same IP address against your computer, as these are clear indications of someone targeting you. It may be that you have something they are interested in, or perhaps your system has been compromised prior to your realization, and with the installation of the firewall program you are now blocking their attacks. Whatever the reason now that you are aware your goal is to protect your privacy. FINAL WORDS Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of the manual. That’s probably not an accomplishment for books of the same length. But this manual is different. You can always make reference back to this manual whenever you have questions. It’s like a manual and course in one. Learning the system loop holes and tricks that “hackers” use is only half the process. Protecting your privacy is 90% up to you, the rest can be handled by software. You have the means and ability to protect yourself. By reading this manual alone you have proven that.
You may think to yourself that you’re out gunned on the Internet, don’t. We all have to start learning from somewhere. Even hackers and so called “hackers” had to start learning somewhere. No one was born with the knowledge of how a computer works. The Internet is a tool by which many of these “hackers” educate themselves. You can do the same. It remains the most powerful tool for information and development there is. More and more businesses and services are migrating to the online world. You can either, sit back and watch it go, or jump on the bandwagon and ride it out. It’s all up to you. Exercise caution when dealing with people online, but don’t be too paranoid. Enjoy the power of the Internet it can be a great asset to you or your business. Chapter 10 The online population is growing exponentially. With the recent growth of dedicated access your computer is connected to the Internet 24hrs a day. High speed access gives you the opportunity to download files at lightning fast rates. It’s a long way from the old dial up BBS’s. As technology increases so must your awareness. Realistically most of us don’t care about the inner workings of the Internet. Perhaps we have a sheer curiosity of what happens behind the scenes, but none of us really believes it makes a lot of difference to us to know that information. We primarily care about getting our daily activities done and enjoying the power of the Internet. We want to be able to Log online talk to our friends and family and use the Internet as tool for our benefit.
The Internet connects you to the world where if a friends from Australia wishes to talk to you live one on one they can flip on their webcams turn on their mics and have a video conference. It’s a cut above a phone call for a fraction of the price. Don’t let “hackers” turn future advancements into unwanted nightmares. You as a user can prevent this by being careful.
Take the extra necessary steps to protect yourself. When compared to the benefits you can have it definitely is worth an extra 1hr-2hrs of your time. Don’t stop learning, read all you can. Why not? You’ve got the world at your fingertips and information at every turn. But most importantly when all is said and done, take back your privacy from those who may seek to compromise it.
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