To somehow secure your data is one of the most important aspects of running a business on the Internet. May that be data on your personal computer or on your host server. There are multiple ways to protect your data.
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Cloud Security: 7 Top Things You Should Know
Wednesday, June 22, 2016, AM | Leave Comment
Whenever we talk about cloud, the term ‘security’ automatically comes up. It seems that each time the cloud is talked about in the enterprise, the discussion to follow is highlighted on how secure or insecure, it actually is. Some would make you believe the cloud is secured than on-premise, whereas others contend the same by […]
Beware And Protect Against Malicious Ads
Monday, September 1, 2014, AM | Leave Comment
“Your computer is under attack. A virus has been detected. Scanning your computer has started. Now give us the money to remove it.” That’s the essence of the message that good decent folks get on their computer when they are surfing online. Sometimes, the message is hidden in a pop-up window and these days, you […]
3 Steps To Protect Your Debit Card Account
Tuesday, November 12, 2013, AM | 1 Comment
Using a debit card at your local and not so local gas stations or your local privately-owned convenience store invites a man-made phenomenon [man is so smart?] commonly known as ‘skimming’. The ‘skimmers’ set up equipment that captures magnetic stripe and keypad information when you input your PIN at ATM machines, gas pumps, restaurants, or […]
How To Protect Your PC When “Dirty” Websites Attack
Thursday, March 7, 2013, AM | 6 Comments
You have done everything that can possibly be done to protect your computer from infections to avoid risky downloads. But just doing that is no longer enough. You don’t have to download a risky file – in the form of a PDF or DOC file or another format – to get infected. Now, these days, […]
Secure Your Home Computer Data
Tuesday, February 19, 2013, AM | 1 Comment
Many more folks are increasingly surfing the Internet with high speed connection. That means you are always connected. That, in turn, means you are vulnerable to outside attack from all directions. Your computer and the data on it is not safe unless you take precautions of different sorts to make it relatively safe. A variety […]
Beware And Be Warned About Phishing Scams
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, AM | Leave Comment
Chances are you have heard of Phishing. If not, here is a scenario that happens on a daily basis. Someone unknown to you sends you an email. The email basically consists of solicitation requiring you to send back your private information, in essence your identity. The email will falsely claim to be an established legitimate […]
Stop Potential Scams When You Use Online Services
Saturday, October 20, 2012, AM | 1 Comment
You can stop potential would-be scammers by following certain common-sense rules whenever using online services that may seem legitimate but actually are not. You have to be smarter than the scammers. It’s extremely hard but you have to take some obvious steps to fend off potential scammers. Protect yourself and your finances by being alert […]
Tips To Avoid Cell Phone Spam
Thursday, October 11, 2012, AM | 5 Comments
Media report that nearly 50 million spam text messages are sent to North American cellphones everyday. In the United States, most carriers charge the receiver of the message some cents (most probably 20 cents) whether you answer the message or not. I come from a third world country and back there the receiving end is […]
Tips To Secure Your Laptop
Monday, January 2, 2012, AM | 6 Comments
Your laptop has become your primary computer especially now that since 2008, the sale of laptops has exceeded that of desktops. So, it is more incumbent upon you to protect not only your data on it but the hardware as well. The following are some of the steps you can take to protect your laptop […]
How I Fixed The Problem When Spyware Struck My PC
Thursday, July 15, 2010, AM | Leave Comment
On Monday July 12, 2010, at about 6 P.M., my home computer was attacked by some kind of spyware. It got total control of my PC. It kept popping up a message that my computer was invaded by different kinds of viruses. It kept displaying the message that the only way I could get rid […]
