And of course, there's the threat of hackers and snoops that attack through viruses and spyware
. Every laptop should have an up-to-date anti-virus plus anti-spyware software tool(s) installed, to identify and remove malware from your system. Besides, encryption is a good method to protect your data from hackers, thieves and others who may access your computer without permission. It is usually done by special software programs.However, latest Operating Systems offers free encryption toosl that you can use to protect individual files and folders.