computer security tips

Are you a victim of a Scam Spam? How to spot the Phishing Impostors

Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. It is typically done through e-mail spoofing or instant messaging – instructing users to perform further action, such as clicking on links, submitting forms, or entering details at a fraudulent website that looks and feels legitimate, when […]

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Virus and scam alert: beware the “Your spouse was found in the Ashley Madison list” subject line

As you may know from the news broadcasts, last week 36 million names, addresses and phone numbers of registered users at the Ashley Madison site (which makes it easy to cheat on your spouse) were posted on the Internet. All these records are now out in the open, exposing highly sensitive personal information. Internet criminals

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Antivirus Protection – Should you Use Free or Paid software?

There is no argument about a necessity to protect your computer. As anti-virus solutions advance, so do the criminals who design computer malware and viruses. It seems that as soon as the new computer virus definitions get updated on your anti-virus program, new viruses come into play. Every day more advanced viruses hit the internet

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