PC and Network Security Tools
Back in the good ole days, all you needed to protect your computer and keep your data private was a single piece of antivirus software. Boy, have things changed! Now as soon as you turn your PC on and connect it to a network, you are immediately at risk for viruses, spam, malware, worms, trojan [...]
Spear Phishing… huh???
By now I’m sure you’ve not only heard of phishing scams, but probably even received a few through email. These attempts of online identity theft and fraud are running rampant over the Internet. The typical phishing scam seeks to obtain usernames, passwords, and credit card information by masquerading as a trustworthy source. However, there are [...]
Phishing Email Scams – What They Are and How to Avoid Them
Phishing scams have been rapidly growing on the Internet for years. It is a means of online identity theft and fraud. Phishing emails typically look authentic and claim to be from a trustworthy company, usually a banking institution, credit card company, or other financial organization. Some phishing scams seek to steal personal information and financial [...]
Email is Absolutely NOT a Secure Way to Exchange Information
If anyone tells you email is secure, don’t believe them. I now explain email security the same way my brother-in-law explained text messages to his teenage son. “Don’t put anything in a text message you wouldn’t mind seeing on the front page of the local newspaper.” There are both technical and human reasons this statement [...]