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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Tips To Secure Your Laptop
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 2:00 am | 2 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 … Continue Reading »
How I Fix The Problem When Spyware Struck My PC
Thu Jul 15, 2010, 5:16 am | 2 Comments
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 … Continue Reading »
Beware And Protect Against Malicious Ads
Fri May 21, 2010, 3:40 am | 3 Comments
“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 … Continue Reading »
What’s It With Europeans – Don’t They Like “Nothing”?
Tue May 18, 2010, 1:15 am | 20 Comments
Media have reported that European privacy regulators and advocates reacted angrily Saturday to the disclosure by Google that it had systematically collected private data on individuals since 2006. Google did it while compiling its StreetView photo archive. Hey! It’s business, nothing personal. Google acknowledged on Friday that it had collected personal data on individuals around … Continue Reading »
About 10 Million Americans Falling Victims Every Year To ID Theft
Sat Apr 10, 2010, 12:09 am | 1 Comment
Experts report that cases of ID theft and fraud in 2009 – about 10 million Americans – are at par with 2003 level and that was the most of any year. That means the problem of ID theft is still in full swing and we must take steps to try to prevent it. If you … Continue Reading »
Imperva released analysis of 32 million breached Passwords
Sun Jan 31, 2010, 4:53 am | 1 Comment
Imperva, a data security firm, has released its findings for about 32 million passwords that were breached or exposed, in a report on January 21 for the year 2009. It’s interesting to see that the top exposed passwords are so obvious a kid can try them. If you are a webmaster and the king of … Continue Reading »
3 Steps To Protect Your Debit Card Account
Wed Jan 20, 2010, 6:32 am | Leave 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 … Continue Reading »
How to protect your PC when “dirty” websites attack
Wed Nov 18, 2009, 7:05 am | Leave Comment
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, … Continue Reading »
