Tip #4486 - Too Much Security?
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Too
Much Security?
Everyone knows
that securing your computer is important these days. Without securing
your system and network, you can run into all kinds of problems. On
the other hand, there is such a thing as too much security. If your
computer is overly secure, you will lose functionality and your computer
will become more of a pain than anything else. Here are a few things
that can cause you computer trouble from being too secure!
Too Much
Antivirus – When it comes to damaging computers, viruses
are the king. When your computer has a virus, you can see anything
from performance problems to identity theft results. While it is important
to have good antivirus software, you should never have more than one
antivirus suite running on your system at once. Having more than one
type of antivirus software can cause them to malfunction, leaving
you with no protection.
Too Many
Firewalls – Along with an antivirus program, firewalls
are very similar. A good firewall is important, but having more than
one can cause major issues. Since firewall software is designed to
close ports and seal shut your system, overlapping two of them can
cause them to block each other and leave you with Internet connectivity
troubles.
Security
Settings Set Too High – I'm sure most of you have looked
at Internet Explorer's security settings at one point in time (you
can look at them now by clicking Tools, Internet
Options, Security tab). Those settings have
a range from low to high. Most of you will see that your computer
is set to medium or medium high. That is perfectly fine. While IE
does have the option for high, you will see that setting your system
that way will not help you at all. When your browser security is set
too high, it blocks almost everything. You will not be able to see
most Web sites and the ones you can see, will be missing items.
Privacy
Settings Set Too High – Right next to the Security
tab in Internet Explorer, you'll find the Privacy
tab. That tab mostly controls your cookie settings. Keeping control
of your cookies is a good thing, but not having any cookies is just
as bad. If you set your privacy settings to the highest setting, your
browser will not allow any cookies into your system. Therefore, many
Web sites will not work for you.
Those are just
a few things to keep in mind. Until next time, stay safe out there,
my friends. But not too safe! : )
~ Gary
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