SECURITY VULNERABILITIES ARE ALWAYS EVOLVING.  NEW THREATS CONTINUE TO SURFACE,
OLD THREATS NEVER GO AWAY.

There are numerous ways in which hackers or cyber criminals can infect your computer.  This can be the result of many different factors.  Security holes are constantly being found through means of social engineering, allowing hackers access to your network and leaving your computer open to infections or attacks.  Users failing to apply operating system security patches in a timely manner, or not updating software programs to their newest versions, allow exposure to vulnerabilities that hackers can take advantage of.  Viruses, Malware, Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Spyware & Adware, are all terms of security vulnerabilities through software, that can compromise your computer in many different ways.  

There’s no point “Reinventing the Wheel” in terms of Computer Security.  Security terms have been compiled from various websites, (Citing included) which are contained here under the tab “Security Terms”. 

Unfortunately, there's not any one program that can be run on a computer to scan and detect various types of security vulnerabilities.  A number of different programs are required to do this job.

For useful information on common security practices that you should take into consideration, refer to the Blog section on this site.