Methods and apparatus are provided for securely inputting highly confidential information, exchanging the information via a network, and securely reflecting the information in a computer, without the information being stolen by malicious software. Upon a transfer of encrypted information from a server to a computer, the transferred information is stored in a memory of the computer and the computer is switched to a suspended state and immediately thereafter returns to the previous state to be shifted to under the control of a BIOS. The information stored in the memory is decrypted and processed there. Processing information generated based on the processed information is then encrypted and it is transferred to the server after the computer is switched to under the control of the operating system.