These scams continue to proliferate at alarming rates and are becoming more and more difficult to detect. It’s important for you to understand how to recognize a phishing attempt and what you can do to protect yourself. What Can I Do? Be cautious about all communications you receive. If it appears to be a phishing…
Safeguarding your business and personal data has never been more difficult or important. How do you safeguard sensitive/confidential data? The manner of protection often depends on what kind of data you are safeguarding, how important or sensitive it is to you, to your organization or your customers. The following tips will help you become aware…
It’s important to verify the sites you visit on the Internet. A certain amount of information (such as your IP address and domain name) is automatically sent when you connect. Web sites can also track the pages you visit, determine the version of your browser and operating system, and even compromise files and passwords. Below…
Once you have installed an anti-virus and/or anti-spyware package, you should scan your entire computer periodically. If your anti-virus package has the ability to automatically scan specific files or directories and prompt you at set intervals to perform complete scans, enable this feature. What can I do to protect my computer? Don’t click on pop-up…
It is important to make sure you secure your portable devices to protect both the device and the information contained on the device. The following outlines steps you can take to protect your mobile communication device. Some of the steps are dependent upon the functionality of your device. Use a password to access your device….
Passwords are a major defense and developing good password practices will help keep your sensitive personal information and identity more secure. Below are some suggestions for developing better passwords: Passwords should have at least eight characters and include upper case (capital letters) and lowercase letters, numerals and symbols. Avoid common words: some hackers use programs…
The Internet allows instantaneous connections with people from across the street or across the world. Because of the perceived anonymous nature of communicating online, however, some individuals use the Internet as a medium to communicate in inappropriate, harmful, and even threatening ways. A growing concern has been the use of the Internet to “bully” or…
Security researchers from RSA warn that cyber criminals are increasingly selling remote desktop access to infected computers by the unit based on several criteria. Such services are being offered by the traditional CC shops that specialize in the selling of stolen credit card information. “It is rather common that CC shop operators are also bot-herders…
For the second time in 3 months, Google pulled dozens of malware-infected smartphone apps from the Android Market. The 34 apps were pulled over the weekend of May 28 and 29, and May 31 by Google after security researchers notified the company. As in the March episode, when Google removed more than 50 apps, the…
The Your home computer is a popular target for intruders. Why? Because intruders want what you’ve stored there. They look for credit card numbers, bank account information, and anything else they can find. By stealing that information, intruders can use your money to buy themselves goods and services. But it’s not just money-related information they’re…
