Email Breach: 8 Ways to Protect Yourself

Another major hacker attack last week exposed the names and emails of millions of consumers to cyber criminals — and... Read More

Family Sues Facebook Over Photos Of Slain Daughter

Biggest Facebook Security Threats

Forget those phishing emails that attempt to get your credit card or bank sign-in information. When crooks want to know how to get into your bank account, they post a message on Facebook. These messages appear so innocuous and so appropriate in the Facebook setting that you are likely to not only get... Read More

Watch out for these 10 common scams

Whether it’s fake checks, bogus products and services, or identity theft, it seems as if there’s always someone out there trying to make suckers out of us. In the first six months of 2010, scams reported to the fraud center at the National Consumers League cost victims an average of $810.

It’s not always... Read More

Ohio Man Gets 25 Years For Hacking Into Webcams, Recording Minors

Mark Wayne Miller, 47, of Dayton, had pled guilty in January 2006 to one count of computer intrusion, as well as to one count of sexual... Read More

Keep Employees, Customers Separate From ‘Friends’ on Facebook

At a time when social networking has blurred the lines of our professional and personal lives, it is important to selectively monitor who has access to your personal information on Facebook. Pay attention to your company’s needs and whether a... Read More

Secrets of a Former Credit Card Thief

What Your Facebook Profile May Be Telling ID Thieves

How Hackers Work

by Jonathan Strickland

Thanks to the media, the word "hacker" has gotten a bad reputation. The word summons up thoughts of malicious computer users finding new ways to harass people, defraud corporations, steal information and maybe even destroy the economy or start a war by infiltrating military computer systems. While there's no denying that there are... Read More

Before You Buy Products or Gifts Online

By Albrecht Powell, About.com Guide

Computer Virus Leads to $20 Million Scam Targeting Pianist Composer

A noted classical pianist, composer and Latin music producer found himself drawn into an elaborate years-long extortion scheme that cost him between $6 and $20 million after he brought his laptop into a computer repairman to help rid it of a virus.

The alleged fraudsters, a... Read More

Shopping Strategy:
How to Save Money Buying Online

The amount of money being spent online increases every year as more people come to accept the convenience of online shopping and gain more confidence in its safety. Vendors who sell online often do deliver attractive rates, simply because the competition is stiff. The very nature of the Internet makes it very easy to... Read More

5 Ways to Cash In on Cyber Monday

Don't let 'ho ho ho' time online leave you saying 'no no no!'

Privacy Watch: The Danger of Too Much File Sharing

If you trade rare jazz tracks on a free file-swapping service, you need to worry about more than just the wrath of the recording industry: You could inadvertently end up sharing sensitive information, like passwords or tax returns, with other users.

That's exactly what happened to "Bob" (not his real name), who... Read More

Online Shopping Tips:

E-Commerce and You

1. Introduction
2. Shop at Secure Web Sites
3. Research the Web Site before You Order
4. Read the Web Site's Privacy and Security Policies
5. Be Aware of Cookies and Behavioral Marketing
6. What's Safest: Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Cash, or Checks?
7. Never Give Out Your... Read More

Mozilla Warns of Unpatched Firefox Flaw Used in Attacks

Mozilla developers are scrambling to fix a new Firefox browser bug being used by criminals to install malicious software on victims' computers.

The flaw was uncovered Tuesday by security vendor Norman, which said that it learned of the bug after analyzing attack code surreptitiously installed on the Nobel Peace Prize... Read More