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Posts Tagged ‘mcafee’

Back Up Your Backup, Then Back Up Again!

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

If you aren’t in the habit of backing up your data, you might assume that it’s difficult or tedious. But I’ve got news for you, it’s easy-peasy. Nowadays, backing up [...]

Typosquatting Scams in Social Media

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Typosquatting, or URL hijacking, is a form of cybersquatting that targets Internet users who accidentally type a website address into their web browser incorrectly. When users make a typographical error while [...]

This Holiday Season, Beware of Phantom Websites

Monday, December 13th, 2010

A “fly by night” business is one that quickly appears and disappears, without concern for the quality of their product or service, or for legal regulations. These untrustworthy businesses often [...]

Black Friday Launches Holiday Fraud Horrors

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

The Christmas shopping season traditionally kicks off on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. This also begins a time when criminals swarm the shopping malls as well as the Internet, [...]

5 Tips to a Secure Cyber Monday

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

For the past five years, Cyber Monday has been the marketing term for the Monday immediately following Black Friday. It is now one of the biggest online shopping days of [...]

Using Social Media Passwords With Critical Accounts

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

For some social networking sites, security is not a top priority. Some do not protect your data with the same vigilance you could expect from your bank, for example. Nor [...]

Botnets Lead to Identity Theft

Friday, November 12th, 2010

When a virus recruits an infected PC into a botnet, a criminal hacker is able to remotely access all the data on that computer. Robot networks, or botnets, have a [...]

Colorado Supreme Court: Using a Stolen Social Security Number is Not Identity Theft

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

I feel like my head is going to explode. The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled “that using someone else’s Social Security number is not identity theft as long as you use [...]

Leaked Social Security Numbers Put “Personal Security and Safety at Risk”

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Allen West, a Republican Congressional candidate, is speaking out after a mailing from the Florida Democratic Party releases his Social Security number and his wife’s federal employee number. “It’s an attack [...]

IRS Fully Reliant on Social Security Numbers

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

On the Policy, Practice & Procedures page of their website, the IRS addresses the public’s concern regarding Social Security numbers on checks: “Complete Social Security Numbers (SSN) on Checks or Money [...]