Your passwords are the keys you use to access personal information that you’ve stored on your computer and in your online accounts.
If criminals or other malicious users steal this information, they can use your name to open new credit card accounts, apply for a mortgage, or pose as you in …
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., …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Data theft is, quite simply, the unauthorised copying or removal of confidential information from a business or other large enterprise. It can take the form of ID-related theft (the theft of customer records) or the theft of a company’s proprietary information or intellectual property.
ID Data Theft
ID-related data theft occurs when …
Clickjacking is a form of client-side, web-based attack in which the attacker tricks the victim into clicking areas of disguised/obfuscated HTML elements, such as the IFRAME, APPLET, OBJECT, or other HTML elements that can display externally loaded resources. The clickjacking technique aims to circumvent the stringent security policies of the …


