Class assignment On Computer Hacking

We are going to learn about uses of a computer bad uses, good uses. For now we have been told to select any article from ebsco host on Computer Hacking read it and summarize it. This shows how much we have understood by reading the article.
The article is called Browser Bashing, The authors are Lemos and Robert.Here are two links which will help you get to the site: 1) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=voh&AN=23088776&site=src-live 2)http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=5&hid=3&sid=b8ed4048-0344-4482-86c3-b4eb7893d2f8%40sessionmgr107

Here is a breif summary of my understanding from this article.
There are people that are attacking our browsers..getting information of what we do, getting into our accounts whether it's banks or email. These Mischeif makers are called computer hackers. Once they enter into our browsers they have access to all sorts of information in our computer, as well as the sites we go to. To solve this commotion microsoft released an emergency update patch. This program gained 38 flaws by the beginning of 2006. The sames goes for other brwosers such FireFox although it's a bit more stringer in terms of protection. Firefox took 2 days to patch the flaws..but explorer took 9.

Hackers mostly target home users. So the users should increase their security by installing latest browser updates. These upgrades will manage to stop a few people that will try to rob your indentity and steal your personal information.There are security program you can install. Such as Norton AntiVirus or McAfee. But if you want safer and try something new. Try the opera browser it has less problems of people hacking. That way you will be alot safer and there's a very little chance of having to loose valuable information. So be safe otherwise try security updates but there's no guarantee. If hackers can enter a computer with a security program running maybe they can do the same with updates..