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Computers » Security | By Dan Farrell @ Saturday, 21st October 2006 @ 9:19 PM

Did you know that 8 out of 10 PC's are infected with some sort of Spyware, with an average of 24.4 spies per PC scanned? Microsoft estimates that 50% of all PC crashes are due to spyware. Likewise, Dell reports that 20% of all technical support calls involve spyware. Spyware refers to a broad category of malicious software intended to take partial control of a computer. It monitors the websites and types of e- mails you receive and displays pop ups based on the content that yo... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Wednesday, 18th October 2006 @ 8:33 PM

Identity (ID) theft is one of the most common forms of cyber crimes that take place today. It is considered as one of the easiest forms of fraud that can be committed using a computer. An ID theft generally takes place for a variety of reasons. The most common is lack of good virus protection software on the computer. Some of us do not even hesitate opening files sent to us by strangers or clicking on random hyperlinks. In fact, these are actually designed to extract the personal informat... more...

Computers » Security | By Dave Poon @ Wednesday, 18th October 2006 @ 5:03 PM

The link popularity over the internet has become one of the most weighted criteria used in rating your web site in different search engines. The more similar or related sites linking to your own web sites that may make higher ranks in the search engine results. With the fast advancements in the world of technology over the internet, a millennium series of alarm monitoring software that is so accessible to use and designed to be completely scalable increased to more than a million... more...

Computers » Security | By Tony Hartmann @ Saturday, 14th October 2006 @ 8:46 AM

If you have unfortunately been a victim of identity theft, you need to come up with a plan for identity theft solutions so that this or something like this doesn't happen ever again to you or someone close to you. A Handy Checklist: -BE Prepared- 1. Make a list of all the companies you need to call and do it quickly. Your list will include credit card companies, bank accounts, other loans, mortgage payments and the like. After your call to freeze cards and issue stop payments ... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 13th October 2006 @ 2:13 PM

More than one user has complained about finding unwanted material on their computer. If you are the only person who uses your computer and you know that you haven't visited pornographic content websites, it can be very disheartening to find pornography on your computer. The Internet is filled with information and just about anything you could want to buy or sell is available at your fingertips. Unfortunately, what you may not be interested in buying or selling might be being pushed... more...

Computers » Security | By Christopher Smith @ Saturday, 30th September 2006 @ 7:47 AM

The bad news is that spyware is everywhere on the internet and you could have it on your computer right now. The good news is there are free spy ware removal tools for your computer that are easy to find. There are several programs available online that you can download that will assist in detecting and eradicating spyware from your computer. My personal favorite is download.com, which is a great and trusted source for software downloads. Simply choose from an array of free programs, do... more...

Computers » Security | By Todd Jirecek @ Wednesday, 27th September 2006 @ 1:43 AM

Free virus protection software is a great thing. There are many places on the internet where you can download this protection. Sometimes you can find 30 day trials and sometimes you can find it totally free. However, users beware! So, why is that you say? Well there are a few reasons for this. The first one is very simple. Not all software is created equal. Every virus scanner software is different in nature. Some will catch viruses while others may totally miss certain type... more...

Computers » Security | By Robert Valentine @ Tuesday, 26th September 2006 @ 7:05 AM

Computer security and privacy gurus admonish users to never write down user names and passwords and to never use the same password repeatedly for different accounts. But with the proliferation of websites giving us access to confidential information like our bank and investment account balances, keeping passwords straight in your head has become a mind-boggling proposition. After several years of empty promises, account aggregation technology has finally achieved a level of security and r... more...

Computers » Security | By David McKone @ Saturday, 23rd September 2006 @ 4:01 PM

Although it is relatively easy for SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) and home users to set up their own Wireless networks, the default settings on a WAP (Wireless Access Point) usually come with no security configured. As a result, if you leave these settings as they are, then this WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) you are creating can leave you open to hackers who want to compromise your computer and/or steal information from it. As a result it is essential that you take the necess... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Friday, 22nd September 2006 @ 11:33 AM

Computers are an important aspect of many people's daily lives. It used to be that people used their computer at work or at the library if they wanted to use it. Today most homes have one or more computers in them. Most users could not imagine no longer having this tool to help them in their daily lives. Computers are for work, pleasure and productivity. Unfortunately though, there are hackers, crackers and hijackers out there looking to expose your vulnerabilities for their own gain. ... more...

Computers » Security | By David McKone @ Friday, 22nd September 2006 @ 2:06 AM

As the number of people connecting to the Internet continues to increase at a rapid pace, more and more of us are now creating our own home computer networks. With these we can enjoy the benefits of having high bandwidth, instant access to the Internet and make this connection available to multiple computers in and around the home. But for those unfamiliar with computer security, they are completely unaware of the risks they may be exposing their computer to. Without impleme... more...

Computers » Security | By Buzz Scott @ Wednesday, 20th September 2006 @ 5:17 AM

When was it last that you conveniently saved some personal pictures of yours into your computer? Did it ever occur to you that these personal pictures of yours could be open for public view, the very next minute? The cyberspace is today full of minds trying to break through in to the safely stored information on the computers. In fact, there are people working round the clock to actually devise ways to get access to private information stored by other users on their computers. Sho... more...

Computers » Security | By Gregg Hall @ Friday, 15th September 2006 @ 10:08 PM

There are many four letter words in the English language that we will scold our children for saying but few will drive us to madness as quickly as the four letter word spam. I know that I have had people tell me that the telemarketer that I am rude enough to hang up on is just doing his/her job and trying to make a living but my immediate thought is let him/her call someone else because I am not interested in the least in what he/she has to say. I hate telemarketers and I hate spam. Spam has one... more...

Computers » Security | By Gregg Hall @ Friday, 15th September 2006 @ 10:08 PM

What do cookies actually do? A cookie is a piece of content that the Web page stores on your hard disk when you visit it. It allows that site to store information and later come back and retrieve that information. It identifies you and when you come back to that site again the Web page knows that you have been there before and can track that. It remembers names and passwords and automatically log you into that web site again. For example, when you go to a site and order something normall... more...

Computers » Security | By Andrew Morris @ Wednesday, 13th September 2006 @ 11:58 PM

Despite efforts to close security loopholes with Microsoft Internet Explorer, problems abound. USA Today reports in a recent article entitled, "Security risks swell for Microsoft's Explorer", that using Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser to surf the Internet has become a marked risk, even with the latest security patches installed. Other media outlets have followed suit. The British journal The Inquirer reported that the US Government has sent out a warning out to... more...