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IDENTITY THEFT: Firewalls & Computer Safety DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO THE INTERNET: Protecting Yourself Against IntrudersPage 1IDENTITY THEFT: Firewalls & Computer SafetyBy ITRC StaffCompiledby Linda FoleyExecutiveDirectorITRCCopyright August 2003allrightsreservedIdentity Theft ResourceCenterP.O.Box26833SanDiegoCA921968 586937935Email:itrc@idtheftcenter.org Web:www.idtheftcenter.orgThis copyrighted document may be copied for personal use only. The text of this document may not be used or altered without express authorization of the Identity Theft Resource Centerother than forpersonal use. This fact sheet is an information source and should not be considered professional advice.DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO THE INTERNET: Protecting Yourself Against IntrudersToday people use the Internet to see what movie is playing at a nearby cinema shop do homework pay bills and even for banking. For many ofus email has not only taken the place of postal mail but also telephone calls. There is an increasing group who has direct connections to theWeb through cable modem or DSL which means you may be hooked up 24 hours a day 365 days a year.There is one major drawback to being hooked up to the Internet that many of us have either overlooked or are not aware of. Some InternetService Providers (ISPs) are neglecting to tell you just how vulnerable you are to being hacked.The Internet is like the rest of the world. It is populated with the same kind of people society deals with on a daily basis including criminals andthose who wish to create havoc and chaos. It used to be people would get a kick out of hacking a company's homepage or Website in order tochange some graphics. The object was to simply to prove you had the skill to "break into" another computer. Today computer and databasebreaches have become more criminally focused.Leaving your computer hooked up to a direct connection without firewall protection software is like leaving your house unlocked all the time.Worse yet you h ...

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