Computer viruses are deadly. They often spread without any apparent contact and can be a nuisance, or even worse, fatal to your computer. Individuals who create these viruses, estimated at 10-15 new ones a day, are the electronic version of terrorists. There are many simple things that you can do to protect your computer from viruses.
Cyber Bingo Security
Let’s look at why websites place a high priority on maintaining the best cyber bingo security and privacy policies for their players.
Playing cyber bingo is really fun and many players are logging onto bingo websites to gain access to their favorite online game. The reason this game is so popular is because the game is readily available to anyone around the world. To begin playing online bingo all you need to do is deposit money into your bingo account and purchase a few b…
5 Mistakes You Might Be Making When Choosing A Password
Are you making yourself a target for fraud? More and more often I am hearing stories of people who have had their accounts hacked. They have had money stolen, lost sleep, spent hours setting up new accounts, or had their credit ruined. Don’t let this happen to you.
Are you making these dangerous mistakes?
Mistake #1: Using the same password for all your accounts.
Please don’t do this. Use different passwords for every email account, and definitely use unique passwor…
Deliver Your Web Site From Evil (Part 1)
1. Backup your website on the server.
If you have more than one important web site, put them on different web hosts. Don’t rely on your web host for backups.
Find two different hosts which allow SSH access. Get an account with each. FTP the backup of one site to the other server directly, and vice versa. Download copies to your home computer as well.
2. Put a file called ‘index.html’ in every major or important directory in your website, if it doesn’t already have…
5 Security Considerations When Coding
1. Input Checking
Always check user input to be sure that it is what you expected. Make sure it doesn?t contain characters or other data which may be treated in a special way by your program or any programs called by your program.This often involves checking for characters such as quotes, and checking for unusual input characters such as non-alphanumeric characters where a text string is expected. Often, these are a sign of an attack of some kind being attempted.
Detect Spyware and Adware and Remove It Without Spending a Dime
Spyware – Learn how to detect spyware and remove it using resources that are either free or very little cost, such as Spyware Nuker.
5 Simple Steps To Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
Are you the victim of identity theft? According to Joanna Crane of the Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Program, 80% of the victims who call the FTC say they have no idea how it happened.
Furthermore, an FTC survey reported that 4.6% of those polled reported that they had been a victim of identity theft within the past year. Additionally, according to a recent General Accounting Office report, it is estimated that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identi…
6 Tips To Secure Your Website
Most people on the internet are good, honest people. However, there are some people browsing the internet who derive fun from poking around websites and finding security holes. A few simple tips can help you secure your website in the basic ways. Now, obviously, the subject of data security is a complicated one and way beyond the scope of this column. However, I will address the very basics one should do which will alleviate many potential problems that might allow people to …
Application Security – IT Risk Management
Application Security risk assessment and risk management are vital tasks for IT managers. A comprehensive application security risk assessment is a modern day corporate necessity.
Are You Being Robbed, Without Even Knowing It?
?Would you let someone walk into your home, take whatever they wanted and leave as if nothing had happened??
No! Of course you wouldn’t. So why are you letting them do it to your website?
WARNING:
If you are using PayPal , Clickbank or a number of other payment processors for your digital downloads YOU ARE LOSING MONEY!!!
Using a simple two step operation those in the know can read your website, download your product for free (Steal it) and be gone without you …
Avoiding Identity Theft
What’s in a name? Possibly thousands of dollars. That’s the word from law enforcement agents who say that Americans lose millions to identity theft each year.
A Basic Guide To Internet Security
The internet is a wonderful place; many of us use it on a regular basis for a multitude of functions. Email helps us to keep in touch with family, and friends all over the world and most people have at least one email account. The growing use of digital cameras and camera phones means that we can send pictures at the click of a mouse. MP3 players have become increasingly popular, and we can download songs to play on them with extreme ease. All of this is great, and the intern…