Phishing - A High Tech Identity Theft With A Low Tech Solution (26 Jun 2006) Phishing is a sophisticated way to lure you to phony websites where you voluntarily surrender your passwords and account information to identity thieves without even realizing it. What can you do to avoid such a trap?
40 Million People Hacked - YOU as Identity Theft Victim (26 Jun 2006) June 19, MasterCard blamed a vendor of ALL credit card
providers called CardSystems Solutions, Inc., a third-party
processor of payment card data, as the source of loss of 40
million consumers credit card information.
Be Alert! Others Can Catch Your Money Easily! (26 Jun 2006) The article warns about the newest plague in the internet: phishing. It describes how internet users can be deceived easily and how they can protect their money.
Lets Talk About Antivirus Software! (26 Jun 2006) Nowadays more and more people are using a computer. A lot of them use it at their work place, but an increasing number of computer users have also discovered the need to have a computer at home. At the same time the number of Internet surfers increased. This is a good thing because people are realizing the advantages offered by the world of technology. As soon as they discover this, they start using computers and the Internet more and more, but at the same time not considering the threats that are coming in from all sides. They should know that if you don't protect yourself, nobody will. These threats are now coming from everywhere and they are growing in number and complexity. First threats of this kind were the viruses. At first, viruses were not that harmful. They were designed to perform a simple task, like flashing a single message onto the user's computer screen. Also the spread rate was slow, because not many people were connected to the Internet. But now the majority of viruses are programs intentionally written to obstruct with, or harm other programs or computer systems. And they are spreading very fast.
Is the Internet Insecure Because of You? (26 Jun 2006) Many users on the internet have the same belief that their data is safe and secure. By the end of 2005 it is estimated identity fraud will cause up to 5 trillion dollars world wide. We, the users of the internet must keep ourselves safe, secure and pay attention to security warnings. I have compiled some good tools and tricks that will help keep you much more anonymous and secure.
Five Excellent Indie Encryption And Security Solutions You Have Not Heard About (26 Jun 2006) Encryption and security software solutions created by independent software developers are often MUCH better and cheaper than application created by their corporate counterparts. Do you know which indie security and encryption titles are considered the best?
Web Browsing - Collected Information (26 Jun 2006) You may not realize it, but as you are surfing the web all sorts of details are being left behind about your computer and where you have been. Most of this information is used harmlessly in website statistics, but it could also be used to profile you, or identify you as a vulnerable target for an exploit.
SCAMS – Be Aware – And Report When Necessary (26 Jun 2006) The Internet is a vast International Network of people and businesses - and a place where people can make a fairly decent living. However, it is also a place where certain unsavory characters can freely roam - to take your dollars and run. Scams - the human mind can be either pure or devious - and it is the devious mind that you have to look out for and be aware of at all time...
Is Spyware Watching You? (26 Jun 2006) Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call from a friend who told me he'd been the victim of a "spyware" attack that left him shaking at his loss of privacy.
Its War I Tell You! (26 Jun 2006) As you may or may not know, a new computer is extremely vulnerable when you first get online with it...
3 Steps to Ending Scams and Virus Problems (26 Jun 2006) When it comes to impeding scams and viruses there are three simple solutions that basically require one be informed and use the tools available to them.
What is Hacking? Are You a Hacker? (26 Jun 2006) The true nature of so called "computer crime", its not all bad, most real computer security innovations are the direct result of "hackish" activities!
Reporting Internet Scams (26 Jun 2006) Don't know where to report an Internet scam? Here is where you can report it and do something about it.
Three-pronged Trojan Attack Threatens Security on the Internet (26 Jun 2006) Two is company. Three is a crowd. If one is not enough, use two, if two is not enough, use three. This is the credo behind the co-ordinated Trojan threat looming on the horizon. If you thought you've seen everything there was to see of virus threats, think again. Experts are saying this is "unprecedented", and could be the next big one.
Spyware – Your Web Browser is the Culprit! (26 Jun 2006) Browser Help Objects are a good thing… most of the time. Using a BHO to load spyware is a very common practice. Find out how to remove it!
Spyware is Not Like a Nosy Neighbor (26 Jun 2006) Remember the television show about the nosy neighbor Mrs. Kravitz always peeking out her window or over the fence, sometimes even knocking on the door just to find out what was going on in her neighborhood? Spyware is not anything like Mrs. Kravitz, it won't knock on the door and ask permission to be downloaded to your computer and look at your personal files...
