Check out this story about 11-year old Joe Penn, who took over the network administrator position at small private school: Victory Baptist School. Evidently the previous network admin left his job and with no one to turn to, young Mr. Penn took over. Here’s to Joe Penn, he will most assuredly accomplish great things in his future.

April Fool’s Day is a big day in computer virus and computer prank history. Many attacks, both harmless and harmful, are set to take place each year on April 1st, or April Fool’s Day. For a great “This Day In History” fact, on April 1st, 1999 David Smith who wrote the “Melissa” virus was sentenced to prison. He ended up serving about 20 months thanks to his cooperation in helping find other virus writers. So, look out tomorrow… who knows what will happen.

Courtesy of OnGuardOnline.gov, here are the 7 Practices For Safer Computing:

1. Protect your personal information. It’s valuable.
2. Know who you’re dealing with.
3. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly.
4. Be sure to set up your operating system and Web browser software properly, and update them regularly.
5. Protect your passwords.
6. Back up important files.
7. Learn who to contact if something goes wrong online

Accessing the story itself, they go into detail about how and why each of these steps is necessary. A very good article to share with friends, families, and co-workers.

Reports have begun to trickle out about residents in at least one area getting hit by a computer virus. It is actually made to look like you have a computer virus and the only way to get rid of it is to purchase the software they recommend to get rid of it. You guessed it, the software provider is the one giving you the “virus” in the first place. Always be skeptical before spending money online.

Reliable Internet And Email Security Solutions Are Available

With all the negative things floating around online, quality internet security is worth its weight in gold. The possible failure of your online security comes with many negative ramifications. Imagine what would happen if your website or your email was shut down for a day, a few days, or a week. For some a temporary closure like this could mean the end of their business.

AppRiver has been in business since 2002 and their business is making sure your business stays safe from things like this. They specialize in email security solutions for businesses. Don’t think your business is too small either, AppRiver handles security for business of all sizes. So if you are in need of something like exchange hosting service, virus protection, spyware protection, or any other kind of internet security you should at the very least check their site out and see what they can offer you.

Insuring the security of your business and its online properties and applications is a must these days.

As was reported here and elsewhere weeks ago, recently many digital photo frames (and other gadgets that are computer interactive) were found to have computer viruses pre-loaded onto them somewhere in the manufacturing process. Many frames and other gadgets were eventually recalled while others stayed in use by unsuspecting customers and gift recipients. There are now even wider reports of other devices like MP3 players and GPS units being infected. The only thing to protect you in this case is your anti-virus software installed on your computer, make sure it is up-to-date.

From “Brain” to “Storm”, they’re all here… the worst computer viruses of all-time. Were you hit by any of these? It’s odd to think of computer viruses being over 20 years old, how time flies when you’re having fun… well, not really fun. Yahoo compiled this list and it looks like a good one.

Here is news of a website that should spread across the internet like a computer virus! SunshineRewards provides many incentive based shopping related activities that are both fun and at times profitable. With the high prices of some goods these days, real opportunities to save money should be thoroughly checked out and not just skimmed over. They can pay off big in the long run.

SunshineRewards alerts you to free shipping offers, discount offers and coupons, cash back shopping rewards, and more… anything that can save you money shopping online can be found at SunshineRewards.com. From a small purchase like a DVD to a large purchase like airline tickets, let SunshineRewards help you save real money with almost each and every purchase you make.

Here is a little talked about subject that has some real life ramifications. If you had a physical business with a downtown storefront, you would have insurance to protect it against many things that would cause you to shut your doors for days or weeks. Fire insurance, theft insurance, flood insurance, etc. What about online businesses? The main threats that can shut down an online business indefinitely are hackers and computer viruses. Is there insurance to protect against the loss of business should you fall victim to one of these perpetrators? This article discusses the new thinking for business insurance.

While it is not imperative to your computer or network’s health and security that you do know the difference between a virus, a worm, and a trojan… any basic knowledge you have can help in securing your system and all of it’s important data. Here is a great article courtesy of KTAR.com that spells out all you need to know about these three forms of malware and how they each affect your system differently.