We hate to be the bearer of creepy tidings, but anything that's connected to a computer on the internet is at risk of being compromised, whether it's a file sitting on a hard drive or a webcam.

It is possible for a hacker to hijack a webcam on your PC.

Anything that is connected to a computer on the Internet is a t risk of being compromised, whether it's a file sitting on a hard drive or peripheral device such as a webcam or microphone.

The good news is that your virus protection software should eliminate these webcam worries right alongside other outside threats. As long as your software's virus profile database is up to date, you're as safe as possible.

In addition to virus-scanning software, a good firewall might help more network-savvy people determine if their webcams are streaming data to an outside source. Then again, if a computer has been compromised by a virus or Trojan, the firewall might be as well.

Of course, the most secure piece of hardware is the one that isn't plugged in, so if you're really sketched out by the idea that someone might be spying on you, simply unplug your camera from the USB port. If, like me, you have an unpluggable webcam embedded in your laptop screen, you want to blindfold it with a piece of tape.

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