Computer_Viruses_Worms_and_Hoaxes
Computer Viruses, Worms, and Hoaxes
In recent days, I was one of the unfortunate persons to receive the "Mydoom" worm emails. Not just one, but at least forty appeared in my popserver mailbox
Cybercriminals_Trick_Targeted_Trojan Containing_Emails
Cybercriminals' Trick: Targeted Trojan-Containing Emails
Threats we ordinary Web users face online leave us no choice but learn. Haven't you noticed how many new things you learned lately? We
Its_Time_to_Sing_the_Encryption_Song_ _Again
It's Time to Sing the Encryption Song - Again!
Yes, I'm wearing my encryption hat again. Why you may ask? Well I just finished reading about the newest security hole in Microsoft's latest ser
Internet_Scams_Dont_be_a_Victim
Internet Scams: Don't be a Victim
As the number of people using the Internet as an integral part of their daily life grows, it is inevitable that the number of Internet Scams will grow. Unfor
Preventing_Online_Identity_Theft
Preventing Online Identity Theft
Identity theft is one of the most common criminal acts in society today. Criminals will use your personal information such as banking accounts and passwords,
Internet_Identity_Theft_ _How_You_Can_Shield_Yourself
Internet Identity Theft - How You Can Shield Yourself
With the advent of the World Wide Web, a whole new breed of criminals have surfaced, posing threats to more than just our material assets
Phishing_ _Learn_To_Identify_It
Phishing - Learn To Identify It
Phishing: (fish'ing) (n.) This is when someone sends you an email falsely claiming to be a legitimate business - like your bank or credit c
Cyber_Crooks_Go_Phishing
Cyber Crooks Go "Phishing"
"Phishing," the latest craze among online evil-doers, has nothing to do with sitting at the end of a dock on a sunny afternoon dangling a worm to entice hungry catf
How_To_Be_Your_Own_Secret_Service_Agency
How To Be Your Own Secret Service Agency
So you want to know who your kids are chatting with. Or if your spouse has a blossoming e-mail romance. Or if one of your employees is leaking confid
Arming_Yourself_Against_Spyware
Arming Yourself Against Spyware
While clicking from site to site on the internet you are likely to land yourself on a website that downloads spyware onto your computer system. Even while usi
The_Never_Ending_Spyware_Story
The Never Ending Spyware Story
It’s been with us since 1993, it’s gotten more intrusive, more complicated. It’s created a whole ecosystem, so to speak. A person sits somewhere, wr
Blogs_as_Safe_Haven_for_Cybercriminals
Blogs as Safe Haven for Cybercriminals?
To blog or not to blog? Well, why not? Lots of people like either to write or to read blogs -- sometimes both. The much-quoted survey by the Pew Intern
Fishing_for_Fortunes_Scam
Fishing for Fortunes. Scam!
Spelt phishing, but pronounced as above, this despicable act is an effort to batter your bankroll or commandeer your cash. To put it simply, you can get emai
HackAttack
HackAttack
P C. owners are constantly at risk from attacks by hackers.
Spy ware, viruses, trogan horses, and all sorts of other malevolent programs are all trying to take control of your comp
Web_and_Computer_Security
Web and Computer Security
Well, if that would have been said to me by my father when I was 2 years of age, I would have understood. But when today, my own computer tells me that when I am 34,
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