“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” From “Romeo and Juliet“, by William Shakespeare The creation of a username (or user ID) for any online service or account is often overlooked as a topic of Internet safety. Although the username you create for your […]
Continue reading... October 28, 2009
What is spyware?
Whether it’s at a party with friends or on a phone call with one of our members, we’re often asked “What is spyware?“, but the answer isn’t always cut and dry. In theory, spyware is any software installed on your computer, typically without your knowledge, which is used to track your computer usage, change your […]
Continue reading... October 21, 2009
The 411 On How to Prevent Phishing.
Online fraud can come come in a variety of ways; forged emails from financial institutions, fake websites that look like a legitimate brand’s domain, and even in the form of instant messages. When a crook uses a computer to try to get you to reveal sensitive information to them it’s called “phishing”, and the really […]
Continue reading... October 14, 2009
How to Spot a Fake Website
Have you ever been surfing the web and seen something that warns you that an account of yours, like your bank, has been hacked? Or maybe you were checking your email when you see a message from a department store you shop at that warns you of changes to your account that you need to […]
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