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Author :: Gary Gresham  |
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| Article Title :: Virtual Credit Cards For Safer Online Shopping |
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| If you are looking for safer online shopping you may want to consider a virtual credit card. It takes away a lot of the risk of personal information and credit card numbers falling into the hands of thieves.A virtual credit card offers you the option of shopping online with a disposable credit card number that are single-use credit card numbers, which expire within one or two months.The security benefit of using a virtual credit card for online shopping is your normal bank account is not affected if an online scam artist happens to get your account number.There's no value to hackers because you use a different, random card number every time you shop online. A virtual (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Gary Gresham |
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| Article Title :: Safe Web Surfing Tips |
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| Safe web surfing on the Internet continues to get harder every day. Even though you can't eliminate all of the risks, there are ways you can reduce some of the danger.Anything you download from the Internet is a threat but a few software types are particularly known for including spyware and adware. With these safe web surfing tips and common sense you can avoid a lot of common problems.Any file-sharing program is a big problem because the files come from several computers. The first safe web surfing tip is stay away from file-sharing programs all together because this is a major source of computer problems today.Another good safe web surfing tip is beware of any p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Reggie Andersen |
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| Article Title :: Authentication Methods |
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| Before authentication methods can be discussed, authentication should be defined. So basically we are deciding whether someone or something is, who or what it is declared to be.In both private situations and in public Internet usage, authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords. Recognition and remembrance of the password is assumed to guarantee that the user is authentic. The Achilles' heel in this system is that transaction passwords can often be stolen, accidentally revealed, or forgotten.For this reason, Internet business and many other transactions require a sturdier authentication approach. The use of digital certificates issued and verified by a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Mitch Johnson |
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| Article Title :: Corporate Spyware Fight |
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| Companies have begun to take a stance against spyware by implementing spyware tools across their entire network. In the recent past Infoworks Technology and Unisys developed a partnership when Infoworks announced they would be providing their SpyRemover software for the entire Unisys use enterprise.The company chose to make a move into spyware prevention because of spyware’s prevalent threats to personal and business internet uses. Employees have become active on the internet, leaving the enterprise’s computer network vulnerable to spyware infection.For businesses spyware infection can cause negative impacts in several ways, such as slowing computers thus decreasing em (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Mitch Johnson |
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| Article Title :: The Spread of Spyware Nuker through the Internet |
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| In the fight against privacy invasions by spyware the TrekEight company announced in 2004 that their software designed to find and eliminate spyware, SpywareNuker, has reached 6 million users. Most commonly used for advertising and marketing purposes, spyware gets into your computer and tracks your computer and internet usage information. With this knowledge the intruder targets product specific ads to you based on you online purchases and sites visited.On a more dangerous note spyware has the capability to find, record and send or sell to third parties you credit card and social security numbers as well as passwords, bank accounts and other private information. Officials from T (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Tony Hetherington |
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| Article Title :: How Safe Are You and Your Family Online? |
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| What do the following five online activities have in common?
1. I download and swap music files
2. I visit chat rooms
3. I play online games
4. I buy and sell on eBay
5. I’m researching my family treeThey are not only five of the most common activities that people do online they are also potentially the most dangerous as they expose you to the real risks posed by scam artists, stalkers and worse that look for new victims each and every day.Are you truly aware of the hidden dangers that lurk online waiting to strike at the unwary? I’m prepared to wager that you’re not. It’s far more likely that you’ll be as blissfully unaware as everyone e (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Rick Parrott |
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| Article Title :: Online Safety - 8 Rules to Keep Your Children Safe from Online Predators |
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| The Internet is a wondrous place, full of fun and adventure. However, for our children it can be a dark dangerous place.Adults are able to process information and draw conclusions, most children are not able to do this effectively. They tend to believe instead of disbelieve. This makes them easy targets for people who intend to prey upon them.Consider these facts:
One in 5 children were solicited for sex in the past year.
One in 4 children were exposed to photos of people having sex.
About 1 in 17 children were threatened or harassed on the Internet, including threats of harm to the child, friends or other family members.With (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Joe Borges |
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| Article Title :: Spyware Protection - The Only Way To Safeguard Your Personal Information Online |
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| The Problem:Are you bombarded with popup ads? Seeing new toolbars in
your browser? Does your home page change to
unwanted/unknown destinations? Bombarded with irritating
spam? Perhaps strange software loads when you first start your
computer, or your favorites file may have new entries that you
don't recognize and don't want. If this is happening to you, your
PC (Personal Computer) is most likely infected with adware
spyware, spybot spyware, trojan viruses or other harmful
internet parasites.What Is Happening?:Your privacy is being seriously invaded. These programs have
the ability to track your Internet usage habits and even steal
such personal in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Darren Miller |
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| Article Title :: The Auto-Dialer Virus Strikes Again |
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| I've Been Infected By An Auto-Dialer Virus
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The Auto Dialer Virus Strikes Again - Here at Defending The
Net, we receive hundreds of e-mails daily regarding various
computer security issues. Because we receive so many e-mails
and requests for information, we typically write an article
that provides the answer. However, from time to time, we
receive requests that seem important, or critical in nature,
and do our best to try and help.On October 4th, we received an e-mail from a visitor we felt
compelled to assist. This person appeared to have a home
computer infected with the Auto-Dialer virus, a malicious
piece of Malware that can cost you a tr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Elizabeth Ward |
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| Article Title :: Consumer Beware-Identity Theft Tools & Techniques |
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| The Tools Used In Identity TheftIdentity theft is very quickly becoming the crime of choice for thousands of criminals worldwide. With online Internet access to just about any kind of database you want becoming easier and easier to acquire, the crime of Identity Theft is becoming so easy, a child could do it, if they are even mildly adept at using a computer.So how does identity theft occur? Below are some of the ways you can become a victimIdentity Theft From The Dead:The goal here is to scour through newspapers obituary columns to find out who has died lately. Then once you get a list of the dearly departed and their addresses, you go over to their homes and (read full article) |
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