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Dealing with Spyware Author : Dale W
No matter if you are an amateur just getting acquainted to using your computer or an experienced computer user, we all have to deal with the annoyances of spyware and/or malware. Personally, I have been using a computer for many years and it's really a shame that we should have to even deal with this type of problem at all. For many years now, marketing companies have been taking advantage of us by writing programs and sneaking them into softwa...

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What Reverse Phone Number Trace Service Provider Are You Putting Your Trust In? Author : Chelsea Aubin
With the advent of the internet, technology that was at one time only available to the military has become available to everyone. Performing a reverse phone number trace is really as simple as entering the cell or phone number and hitting “enter”. The problem however, is how accurate is the information you are looking at. To perform a reverse phone number trace by simply entering in a phone number sounds great, but if the information is months, m...

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Merchants Alerted To ID Theft By Virtual Email Users Author : Invicta
When free email addresses became available a few years ago they quickly became popular with travellers who could pick up their email from any Internet café and the rest of us who wanted to avoid our main email address from becoming clogged with spam. But like every other useful facility it wasn’t long before the criminally minded realised there usefulness as a way to hide. According to the credit reference agency CheckMyFile, retailers who acc...

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Awareness Campaigns Address Consumers' Growing Concern About Online Safety Author : Stacey Moore
Do you usually leave your house without bothering to lock the front door? Probably not. Connecting your computer to the Internet without taking appropriate security precautions can be just as risky as leaving your front door unlocked. Hackers and other cyber criminals may try to control your computer, steal private information, crash your system or even hijack bank accounts. To help raise awareness of cyber security, the National Cyber Secu...

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You Are the Weakest Link, Say Hackers Author : Stacey Moore
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before hackers began shifting their focus away from noisy attacks on businesses and towards quiet, stealthy advances on unsuspecting home users. After all, end-user systems are often more vulnerable than their owners know, and by simply exploiting an unpatched weakness in such a system a hacker can often gain access to sensitive-and highly lucrative-information, including credit card data, Social Security numb...

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How to Make Sure your Computer is Secure Author : Ruby Vanharen
Have you thought about computer security today? Probably not. Many unsuspecting individuals falsely believe that computer hackers only target corporations and rich people. Wrong. Computer security does not involve just warding off hackers. Every day your computer is susceptible to threats regarding your computer system and the information you have on your computer. Identity theft is a problem that has grown in intensity over the past coupl...

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Where Are The Internet Police? Author : Steve Gillman
Do we need internet police? You bet! The internet is still the wild west, and the sheriff hasn't yet come to town. Scams are everywhere, and there is little to stop the criminals. For example, I estimate that my online articles have been used in violation of my copyright at least 2000 times. Two thousand times - this is not an exaggeration. Is there anything I can do about it? Yes, when someone in another country steals my article and puts th...

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Small Businesses, Protect E-mail From Theft, Misuse Author : Stacey Moore
Almost daily there are new horror stories about e-mail disasters and lost or stolen customer and employee information. Yet e-mail containing information such as account numbers, social security numbers and other data continues to be passed around by millions daily without a thought to the consequences. The incidents getting the most publicity are from big corporations and government agencies hit by thieves or hurt by careless workers, yet small b...

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Pirates In Your Inbox: How To Navigate E-mail Safely Author : Stacey Moore
Excited about checking your e-mail? Does it contain treasure or trouble? As we get bombarded with spam, clutter and truly fraudulent messages in the inbox, opening messages and responding to their urgent demands ("Your account is suspended until you update your information") or unexpected offers ("This refund/trip/item is yours if you just verify your information") is like sailing the Caribbean of old. Gartner Group estimates that more than 7...

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Protect Your Business From Fraud Author : Stacey Moore
Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the U.S., but individuals aren't the only ones impacted by fraud-businesses are also victims. According to a recent study conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, fraud costs small businesses a minimum of $98,000 per incident. However, the crime doesn't just cost money-it can affect credit as well. Identity thieves can run up bills in a company's name for months before f...

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