{"id":1113,"date":"2014-05-30T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uktech.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2014-05-30T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:33:03","slug":"home-security-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/05\/home-security-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Security for Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCN6114-sml.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic aligncenter wp-image-1114 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCN6114-sml-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6114 sml\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCN6114-sml-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSCN6114-sml.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the best home security &#8211; for free!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The world appears to think, that good security is simply a big lock &#8211; the bigger and more expensive the better.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Actually, this is rubbish<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I am a keen cyclist, and can honestly say that virtually no padlock can survive an attack from an angle grinder:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/grinder-sml.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic alignleft wp-image-1116 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/grinder-sml-150x150.png\" alt=\"grinder sml\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok, I know they are noisy and mains powered&#8230;but they now make small, battery operated ones&#8230;.and lets not forget the humble bolt cutter either.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a310 from Ebay and you &#8216;own&#8217; almost every padlock ever made.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s the same with computer security, bigger and more expensive isn&#8217;t necessarily the best.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, lets get to the point: certain computer practices are\u00a0very high risk: <em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0installing a firewall and antivirus, visiting some websites and even just installing software can be bad. So follow our simple steps below to help overcome the security nightmare.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Increase your security immediately and without spending a thing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Five Easy Steps for Better Security<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Always use strong\u00a0passwords. How? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/help.php#passwords\">Read this<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure Windows Firewall is switched &#8216;on&#8217; <em><strong>or<\/strong> <\/em>install a free alternative, like <a href=\"http:\/\/personalfirewall.comodo.com\/\">Comodo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Install Antivirus software, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avast.com\/en-gb\/index\">Avast<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avira.com\/en\/avira-free-antivirus\">Avira<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use <em><strong>automated<\/strong><\/em> backup software. Then backup. Then test your backup.<\/li>\n<li>Make <em><strong>sure<\/strong> <\/em>automatic updates are turned on for operating systems <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> application suites, firewalls, antivirus etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a more detailed look at computer security and how to avoid becoming a target, check out our <em><strong>free<\/strong> <strong>self help guides<\/strong><\/em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/help.php\">UKtech<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the best home security &#8211; for free!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,79,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facebook","category-global","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1233,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions\/1233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}