Protecting Your Home Computer Against Threats
Tom Thomas
Tom Thomas spoke at the Community Science and Technology Seminar Series event held on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 7 p.m. in the Columbia Basin College Theatre. Tom spoke on the topic "Protecting Your Home Computer Against Threats."
An alarm and updated security system may bring a sense of security to a homeowner, but cyber-burgulars have other ways to worm their way into a home computer without its owner having a clue how it happened. Is your home computer vulnerable to viruses, worms and hackers? You are likely aware of these threats if you use a computer at home and have access to the Internet, but have you taken enough action to protect your computer against them? While you cannot completely eliminate the risk of your computer being compromised, you can significantly reduce the possibility of it happening. Firewalls, anti-virus software, updating AV signatures, wireless connection protection, software update installation, passwords and more was discussed during Tom's seminar.
Tom Thomas, an engineer in the Computational & Information Sciences Directorate, has worked in the Information Technology field for 20 years. He performs work in programming, web development and administration, project management and computer security for PNNL. Mr. Thomas obtained an MBA from City University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington. He is active in the community as a Richland School District advisory council chair and an adjunct instructor for Columbia Basin College.
Please view the Guide for Home Computer Security (
PDF, 615 KB) for more information.
