Persuasive Essay On Catfishing

Catfishing, sounds fun right? Sure is, if you're talking fish, unfortunately some "catfishers" have a different prey in mind. Catfishing is populary known for deception with the security of todays technology. These "fishermen" target vulnerable people who most of the time don't even know they're hooked! "Catfishers" are not the only fishermen out at sea looking for an easy catch, hackers and scammers send out bots or malware looking for unprotected systems to target, and steal your private information. Failing to protect your PC is like leaving your door unlocked, anyone can walk in and take whatever they want from you. So how can you secure your computer from those with malicious intent? According to the articles "Catfishing:Realing them in" and "Firewalls" there are three effective ways to protect yourself and others online. Installing firewalls/anti-virus software, verifiying their indentity by meeting them in person, and visit only verified websites with a good reputation.
Starting with the first action, installing firewalls and anti-virus, the article "Firewalls" goes in-depth about how these are important here "While firewalls filter and limit incoming transmission of data that tries to access the system, anti-virus software looks at how the data affects your system". This shows why it's critical to have both a firewall and anti-virus software installed. If you install only a firewall then as soon as its been breached, whoever invaded your system has access to all of your files and personal info with no anti-virus to stop them. It's the same for firewalls, if you are without one, the virus can access your device much easier than a device with both anti-virus and a firewall installed. It's very important to have both installed for maximum security to deter hackers, scammers, and spy