Phishing is referred to as the fraudulent practice of trying to obtain the sensitive information from people such as credit card numbers or passwords by
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How Safe Is Your Personal Data?
Once upon a time, all you had to worry about in terms of protecting your personal data was to make sure not to give out
How To Prevent Social Phishing At Workplace
The frequent rise in social phishing campaigns at the workplace is drawing attention to vulnerability of management and staff as well as a need for
The Importance of Online Security to Small Businesses
It’s kind of obvious, in this day and age, that online security is incredibly important to any web user, whether individual surfers or businesses trying
Understanding Web Spoofing & A Few Tips To Stay Safe Online
An Internet security attack could cause danger to the privacy of World Wide Web users and this in turn endangers the integrity of their data
How To Avoid Social Media Phishing Scams
Cybercriminals have made social media their target. They have been infiltrating social networking sites and creating phishing emails that the average user would not suspect
REVEALED: European Countries With Highest Computer Virus Infections
Stats released by the European Union statistics office, to mark Internet Safety Day, has shown that a third of Internet users within the union have
Top 4 Social Networking Scams and Solutions
Image via CrunchBase The increasing popularity of social networking sites has not come without consequences. Indeed, several users fall victim to social networking scams on
New Address System to Replace DNS
Image via Wikipedia Plans to replace the Domain Name System (DNS) with a more secure one is well on course. The DNS was developed in
How Twitter Deals With Spamming
Examples of spamming on Twitter includes posting harmful links or Web sites, phishing, aggressively following and un-following accounts to attract attention, repeatedly posting duplicate tweets
How To Tackle Botnet Attacks (Part Two)
Following Microsoft’s landmark court victory against the Waledac botnet network, the organisation has reminded users of the importance of checking their computers for malware as