Every day, print and online newspapers carry stories about new vulnerabilities, hacker attacks, viruses, worms, malware, identity theft and other cyber criminal activities. Many colleges, credit card processors, department stores and even the Veterans Administration have been forced to admit that data residing on their systems was compromised through security vulnerabilities or poor data security practices. While you can only react when attacks or data compromises will catch you by surprise, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself and your data from prying eyes.

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