9Securing your computer and information

Computer security is essential for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information. Standard security solutions provided by the Windows® operating system, HP applications, the non–Windows lity (BIOS), and other third-party software can help protect your computer from a variety of risks, such as viruses, worms, and other types of malicious code.

IMPORTANT: Some security features listed in this chapter may not be available on your computer.

Computer risk

Security feature

 

 

 

Unauthorized use of the computer

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Power-on password

 

 

Computer viruses

Antivirus software

 

 

Unauthorized access to data

Firewall software

 

 

Unauthorized access to Setup Utility (BIOS) settings and

Administrator password

other system identification information

 

 

 

 

Ongoing or future threats to the computer

Software updates

 

 

Unauthorized access to a Windows user account

User password

 

 

 

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