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Beware Rogue Antivirus!

An all too popular scam among cybercriminals is to trick website visitors into downloading fake antivirus software by warning them that there computer is already infected. They will pretend to do a scan that comes up with all sorts of…

9 Tips to Avoid Malware Hell!

In today’s dangerous threat environment, you have to be proactive to keep your computer safe. Hackers are spreading malware that will make your life a living hell. Here are 9 tips to keep in mind that will keep you out…

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How to Keep Your Email Safe

Email has become an essential tool for communication with organizations and among friends. Criminal hackers and other snoopers are eager to compromise email accounts to learn about you and to infect you with malware. Here are a few tips on…

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The Weakness of Conventional Security: Unknown Threats

Most organizations have faced data breaches at some, with the number of victims growing daily. It does not matter how big or small the organization is, everyone is now a target. In recent years, enough high profile retailers have been…

Is Your Weak Password Your Weakest Link?

Every time you turn around these days you are asked to setup a user id and password. Mostly for web sites, but for telephone systems and computer access too. Keeping track of them all can be a challenged and it…

The Man in the Middle: He is Coming After You!

When you were a kid, presuming that you have indeed grown up, did you ever play the game “Man in the Middle”? That is where two players play a game of catch with a large ball, but they must throw…

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Do You Have Android Malware on Your Mobile Device?

Android is the most popular operating system for smartphones, making it an inviting target for hackers and scammers. In fact, 97% of the malware identified for mobile devices are designed to attack android smart phones. Do you have Android Malware…

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Are You Safe Online? 5 Important Tips

Information flows today like never before. That’s because we have replaced impressions made on pieces of paper for storage with ones and zeros represented by electronically. We have built vast networks where ones and zeros that make up almost everything…

Don’t Download those SONY Pirated Films!

If you are not careful, free can be come at a very high cost. For several weeks, numerous file sharing sites have been providing at least 5 current and soon to be released films pirated from Sony Pictures in a…

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Have You Been a Victim of a Malware Attack?

Everyone today is a target of hackers. Windows computers are known for being more vulnerable to viruses and malware than other systems, but the reality is that criminal hackers are attacking all platforms with a vengeance. Macs, Linux and mobile…