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According to Symantec (the Norton Internet Security people) the biggest threats are going to come from the web instead of email in 2008. Websites that take advantage of security holes in our web browsers are becoming more of a threat than unknown attachments and the like coming through email. I guess it makes sense. As more people [...] Most people who have been online for any length of time are familiar with the usual internet security threats – viruses, spyware, adware, etc. But something they don’t often think about is their computer’s physical security. How about you? Is your computer safe? Physical security is related to the computer itself – not its connection to the [...] Malware is a general term covering a bunch of different internet security threats. Viruses, worms, trojan horses, adware, and spyware are all considered malware. Let’s take a quick look at each one of them. Viruses A virus is a type of computer program that can make copies of itself and infects other computers, much like a human virus [...] If you operate any kind of website and want to get more traffic, you should be reading James Brausch’s blog. One of the helpful things he does is answer questions for his readers on a regular basis. Today he asked for questions about ranking better in Google, Yahoo, or MSN so here is my question for [...] I went to pick up the mail at the post office today (I use a post office box for my business address) and when I sorted through the various things, one in particular jumped out at me. It was a new credit card. But not for me, it was for the person in the next box [...] Phishing is a common email scam where criminals send emails that appear to be from a legitimate source, such as your bank or Paypal, trying to get you to give up your username and password. The message usually says something like “We have detected an attempted fraud using your account. Please log in and confirm that [...] Anyone who uses a computer these days probably has a bunch of passwords they need to use. Passwords to log into websites, connect to the internet, check your email – and many others. In some cases, your computer “remembers” your passwords so you don’t have to enter them every time you log in. But in a lot [...] |
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