Online predators are becoming more cunning and developing more tricks in order to take advantage of innocent people. The only defense that you have against such predators is to keep your identity safe while you are online. Keeping your identity …[Continue]
Beware of Malware!
The rise of computer technology has created a completely new computer culture. This culture comes complete with its own language, rituals, and villains. Yep, the bad guys started using the computer for criminal activity just as soon as the computers …[Continue]
Keeping Your Computer Safe From Malware, Spyware and Adware
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly online. If you are online, you are almost certainly at risk for unwanted computer problems. The least of these problems set you up for annoying and unsolicited advertising. The worst of …[Continue]
Protect Yourself From Viruses When Using Chat Rooms
Having a home computer can sometimes create a false sense of security for us who use chat rooms and other forms of communication on the Internet. We think that because it is in our house it must be secure from …[Continue]
What Teachers Need to Know About Internet Safety
There are three important areas that teachers need to consider when using the Internet and teaching children to use the Internet. It is important that teachers know how to protect the computer from viruses and spyware while using the Internet. …[Continue]
Virus-Free Email at Work
There have been epidemic viruses that have infected hundreds of thousands of computers at once. Introducing a virus into a business network is disastrous. Not only is it expensive but some viruses can actually erase hard-drives. Can you imagine if …[Continue]
Need To Know: Installing Popup Blockers and Spyware/Anti-virus Protection
Just as we protect our homes and classrooms from outside intruders or inside annoyances, we also have to protect our computers. This article deals with how to prevent annoying pop-ups, how to protect against spyware, and how to avoid viruses. …[Continue]
How Internet Surveys Can Lead to Computer Viruses
It seems like it would be impossible to get a virus by sending something. Viruses usually come from receiving something, right? Often computer users are not as careful as they could be when they are entering information onto online forms. …[Continue]
