Identity theft refers to an act of impersonating someone with a view to harm him/her financially or illegally framing him/her for a crime. Personal information can be extracted through the computer databases at work place. Although it is a broader term but its effect narrows down to offences...

Signs That Your Home Computer Is Infected by Spyware or Adware

There are a number of indicators you can watch for which will suggest that your computer has been infected by spyware or adware. Please note that some of the symptoms listed below are not unique to just a spyware or an adware...

Identity theft is a growing problem that consumers can no longer afford to ignore.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2003, consumers in the U.S. alone lost $5 billion to identity theft while the problem cost businesses a whopping $48 billion. On average, people who...

It amazes me how many sites allow you to register, and then send you an e-mail to your registered address containing your password in plain-text. There is never a warning stating that the site will email the password you use, for all to see.

Sending passwords by e-mail works when you...

Security Management – Software and hardware to keep your investment secure.

Security management is essential to any company. There are many different aspects of security management including Computer Network security, Entry Identification and Logging system and Fire Detection and...

This is something Ive set up myself, recently, to send mail through Gmail without having the unencrypted e-mail stored on their servers.To achieve this, youll need a Google GMail account, PGP or GnuPG, Mozilla Thunderbird, and the Enigmail extension.

First, set your Gmail account to allow...

The seamless world of the Internet has broken open the physical barriers that existed across regions on the Globe. Today, therefore, you could be sitting in Munich and buying goodies from Seoul. Very convenient, and thrilling. But, when you pay for your goodies and swipe youre Credit Card, are...

There are various types of digital voice recorders available for recording both two-way telephone conversations and personal on-site conversations. Both can be done covertly if that is what the situation calls for. One way to handle the telephone data recording is with a simple PC phone...

Today more and more people are looking to the internet to do their shopping. With online stores popping up all over the internet the urge to spend money on the World Wide Web has never been stronger. The unfortunate thing is that the urge for scam artists to take your money has never been...

Protect Your Privacy by Erasing Tracks Left on Your Computer

When you browse the web information is continuously collected by the websites you visit and by your own computer. For example, websites at a minimum collect information about the web browser you use the operating system of your...

The internet is evolving rapidly as its uses grow in number and variety. More and more users are shopping online, chatting with their friends, or just browsing the web for something interesting. But the net isn’t an entirely safe place; some people out there are waiting to take advantage...

A deadly new virus under the name of W32/Nyxem-D which spreads via email attached file is set to strike on the 3rd day of every month half an hour after the infected computer boots up. The damage caused by this virus could be extensive. If unsuspecting user opens the infected attached file it...