Archive for the 'Internet Hazards' Category

Identity Theft and Firewall Hazards (Part 3)

August 10th, 2010

www.gamedujour.com Your computer stores files and cookies that are related to the website that you visit. As a result of this, your browser may actually store malicious software that you never intended to download in the first place. Therefore, it is important to cache files on a regular basis as well as clear your cookies [...]

Identity Theft and Firewall Hazards (Part 1)

July 10th, 2010

www.dmccormick.org Even though other computer security applications and firewalls are meant to protect your personal information, they are not foolproof. There are many bugs in your programs that can be exploited by hackers, since incomplete software programs don’t really protect every area of your computer. In some cases, the operator error makes it easy for [...]

Barking at the Right Crowd

August 24th, 2009

At times you have to consider first and beyond everything else the real purpose of putting up your site. Are you in it for the market or simply to start a trend? Well most people who have successfully put up sites have noted that and with it comes the right target market to preach to. [...]

The Green Wall of China

June 26th, 2009

Nope, the world wonder hasn’t been painted green but the issue ia raising a lot of eyebrows, even from local media groups that has all computers to be sold in China to contain a Government issue, pre-installed program that screens internet browser results for any sex-oriented results, an issue that has been raised by the [...]

The Start of Web Browser

August 22nd, 2008

Image source: www.filebuzz.com The history of the web browser dates back to 1991, when a computer guru named Tim Berners-Lee created the very first web browser. It premiered on February 26, 1991, and ran on NeXSTEP. It was called WorldWideWeb, but was later renamed Nexus in an effort to avoid confusion with the World Wide [...]

Identity Theft and Firewall Hazards (Part 2)

July 2nd, 2008

igraphix.wordpress.com For example, you are visiting a website and you choose to download a file, but it may also come with a malware program or virus unknown to you. In some cases, the single objective of this malicious content is to replace your legitimate files and replace it with the ones that will render it [...]

Why it is Best to Check your Web Security

May 1st, 2008

Today, you will never know which of this malicious things on the web can make their way to your computer. Even though you have the usual anti-virus software installed, there are other forms of malicious intrusions in the mold of Trojans and spyware. What makes it entirely depressing is the fact that your supposedly trusted [...]

Mozilla Firefox Protects From Internet Scammers

April 24th, 2008

mozila-firefox-download.com Using Mozilla’s Firefox can help you avoid many phishing scams. What does phishing mean? Basically a website will look exactly like the real one that you are trying to access. Firefox will alert you immediately if the one that you are seeing is not the real one, which will save you a lot of [...]

Identity Theft and Firewall Hazards (Part 5)

March 30th, 2008

www.cbc.ca Also, perform the appropriate maintenance updates and security scans to be sure your information is not being housed somewhere on the hard drive. Computer security software is designed to be your first line of defense against the online information thieves. Unfortunately, these hackers often find ways to get into the system with ease, and [...]

Identity Theft and Firewall Hazards (Part 4)

March 28th, 2008

www.gizmodo.com.au However, there are still some programs that are called keyloggers – logging every keystroke that you make. As a result, if you type in your bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or even a personal letter to a friend, somebody in a remote computer may be able to gain access to your private information. [...]