The lack of sensory information on the Internet (like too many adults,  teenagers and younger kids with a Facebook or Myspace page or Twitter account) may have a significant impact on cyberstalkers,  “The absence of sensory-perceptual stimuli from a real person means that fantasy can play an even more expansive role as the genesis of [...]

Junk email may be costing your company more than you think; here’s how to add up the real costs. Spam may be cheap for the people who send it, but it can be a serious expense for your business. According to a study conducted earlier this year by Nucleus Research Inc., spam management costs Businesses [...]

For many people, the word “encryption” invokes images of spies, clandestine operations and World War II, or NSA code breakers feverishly working to decipher enemy messages. Actually, encryption is a priceless security tool that any business can easily use to keep sensitive information confidential and safe from prying eyes. Unfortunately, many businesses fail to take [...]

Firstly, Its simple… Rule No. 1. Don’t forward emails to everyone in your address book. Why? I hear you say, Read on… What Are Internet Hoaxes and Chain Letters? Internet hoaxes and chain letters are e-mail messages written with one purpose; to be sent to everyone you know. The messages they contain are usually untrue. [...]

What is Malware? Malware, is short for MALicious softWARE and is a term used to broadly classify a form of software which is installed in a computer system mostly without the owners permission with malicious intentions. It includes Trojans, viruses, key loggers, malicious active content, rogue programs and diallers among others. There is another form [...]

The Internet has shown that reputations are important but don’t have to be tied to specific real individuals. The entire banking system is built on top of the idea of reputation, but tries hard to tie them to real identities. The problem of identity theft is likely to break this connection. We will see a [...]

What are some of the most basic security threats to your computer? Find out in this article, and learn drastic steps that can be taken to protect yourself and your system. The IT security world has now enriched its vocabulary with such notions as spyware, adware, phishing, zombie PCs, spam robots, etc. Thus software protection [...]

I have used Eset’s products for many years now and swear by them. The release of version 4 again impresses  me. The interface has been redesigned as well as the pop-up notifications. They seem to glow with pleasing bright colours. I was impressed with the Beta versions that I tested for ESET. Now its fully [...]

I have recently written a lot on social networking and have been asked on many occasions to justify what I write about, so here goes: Social Networking is popular and packed with features, and yet it offers so little to so many. The favourite timewaster for many office workers, sites such as Facebook and MySpace [...]