How Not to Become a Phishing Accessory (02 Aug 2008) Despite the increasing sophistication of anti-phishing and spam e-mail filters, there is one rather old-fashioned tool still required to maximize the effectiveness of these tools. An informed human brain is still required to avoid losing valuable information to online thieves.
How To Recognize A Phishing Email Message (01 Dec 2006) Phishing is the practice of sending fraudulent email messages
supposedly from a legitimate company or organization in order
to trick someone into giving out personal and confidential
information. This information could include a user ID,
password, credit card number or even a Social Security number.
At its most basic level, Phishing is a form of identity theft.
How To Reduce Spam In Your Inbox And Enhance Your Email Security (29 Dec 2006) Spam is the internet's equivalent of junk mail. Spam is defined as an e-mail message sent to people without their consent or permission. Addresses of recipients are often harvested from Usenet postings or web pages, obtained from databases, or simply guessed by using common names and domains.
How To Set Up An Outlook Express Filter (14 May 2007) One of the things I assume everyone can do without thinking is set up a spam filter in a regular client such as MS Outlook Express. It turns out this is not so, so here is your step by step guide.
Internet Scams 101 -- Attacking You Through Your E-mail (01 Dec 2006) The Internet is filled with scams, and eventually they wind up
in your e-mail box. The ingenuity of these people is
astonishing. Their goal is usually to get you to click on an
e-mail attachment, so they can infect your computer with a
virus, a tracking cookie, and/or a trojan horse.
Is Gmail Hacker Proof? (16 Apr 2007) Gmail accounts have been recently targeted by hackers. Identity thieves have been able to exploit a Gmail security flaw in order to steal account information. Protect your Gmail account before it's too late.
Is Your PC Part of a Zombie Army Unit Without You Knowing It? (18 Jan 2007) Virus authors are choosing not to create global epidemics--infections of the type caused by Melissa or Blaster--because that distracts them from their core business of creating and selling zombie networks, according to antivirus experts.
