It seems like you hear about all the security threats on the internet everywhere these days.

On the news, in magazines, on the radio - everywhere you turn there seems to be all these warnings of pending doom for anyone who uses the net.

The fact is, there are a lot of threats but like any other news, all you hear about is the bad stuff. The media thrives on giving us bad news and then piling it on to make it sound like the end of the world is near.

That’s how they sell advertising.

The reality is, the threats are there but you’re not necessarily one step away from losing your identity, having your bank account cleaned out by some hacker and getting tricked into giving a bunch of money to some scammer through spam email.

A lot of this stuff is just using your common sense. The internet’s no different than any other form of communication. If someone called you on the phone and offered you something that sounded too good to be true, you’d probably think twice. You should do the same on the internet.

If you want to learn more about how to protect yourself and your family online without having to become a technical wizard, you might want to check out my Online Security Toolkit:

www.OnlineSecurityToolkit.com

It explains how you can protect yourself from things like identity theft, spyware and viruses, as well as how you can keep your kids safe from all the nasty stuff (and people) they can run into on the net.