Internet Security & Safety
Cyber-security and Halloween
October is the designated month for cybersecurity awareness, and Halloween falls conveniently into this month. There are many spooky and terrifying issues in cybersecurity that could come straight out of a Halloween passover.
Here are some current spooky and scary threats to consider nowadays:
There is currently a "dancing skeleton" Halloween program on the loose that will download malware along with
Write nowvote now: Yes or No - (view results)
Yes
Yes, MySpace, like other social networking sites, can be a safe venue for teens, if they are educated
No
by J. Renda
One of the newest debates appears to be about the safety of MySpace when concerning our teens. Unfortunately
Email Threats
- Protecting ourselves from phishing and pharming schemes
- How to identify phishing fraud in an email
- Beware the Irish Lottery scam
- The techniques of social engineering
- How to avoid phishing
- How to protect yourself from email and telephone scams
- How to stop unwanted email
Identity Theft & Internet Scams
- Reasons to avoid Bux3.com pay-per-click
- How advance fee frauds operate
- The history of credit card fraud
- How to avoid Internet investment scams
- How to avoid online identity theft
- How to protect your smart phone from identity theft
- What do ID thieves look for?
Internet Security & Safety (Other)
- How to avoid Internet scams
- How to make a good online password
- Abuse of MySpace.com
- What is data governance?
- Emerging security threats with Web 2.0
- Data security challenges in the Internet age
- Tips for computer safety
Virus Protection & Maintenance
- Opinions about anti-spyware programs
- Hard-drive defragmentation: Using Window's defragmentation tool
- Using remote support to repair PCs
- Signs that your computer has a virus or spyware
- Advice on maintaining PC health: Computer viruses
- How to remove anti-virus software
- A guide to finding the right firewall software for your computer needs
by Ed Gray
When to use a firewall? The answer to that question is very simple. You should be having the properly configured and workable firewall
Cyber Crime
The last century has seen an explosion in terms of the transfer of information via instruments such as the radio, telephone,
by Allen Teal
Although the idea of "Big Brother" watching you is derived directly from the book 1984, the real Big Brother today comes in three forms.
Theft happens anytime, anywhere and to anyone. There are times when you think a person is very kind enough to help you only to find
Writing Assignments
- Internet Security & Safety (Other)
- Reflections on the XI Internet Security Threat report, by Symantec
- How to safely create an account in Stormpay
- Online shopping safety: Internet privacy problems
- Hacking
- International laws regarding hacking
- Protecting the hard drive from unauthorized remote access
- Identity Theft & Internet Scams
- The U.S. federal law against identity theft
- How identity theft software protects you
- What to do if you are a victim of the Vindale research scam
- A look at the Social Security phishing scam
- Spam
- Product reviews: McAfee SpamKiller
- Virus Protection & Maintenance
- Free data recovery softwares for your Pc
- Getting rid of the 'Bad URL grandstreetinteracti ve' virus
- How to remove WSUP.exe and WTOOLSA.exe
- PC tips and tricks: Getting rid of the beep
- Critiquing the virus implications of Windows software
- How to remove anti-virus software
- How to get rid of Java-ByteVerify
- How to remove the about:blank virus from your computer
RSS FeedDifference of opinion? Debate now.
- Internet Security & Safety (Other)
- Should Internet community sites allow complete freedom of speech or should content be regulated for inappropriate material?
- Is MySpace a safe Internet venue for teens?
- Hacking
- Are kids today more or less likely to learn to hack than they were 10 years ago?
- Is hacking morally wrong?
- Does it take a hacker to catch a hacker?
- Identity Theft & Internet Scams
- Can chip-implant tracking stop identity theft?
