Category PC Security

website security rules of the road.

Website Security Rules of the Road In 2004, online consumer spending was at a record $65.1 billion. More and more people are attracted to the ease of online shopping and are spending higher amounts. Unfortunately, the chances of becoming a…

Website Security Rules of the Road

In 2004, online consumer spending was at a record $65.1 billion. More and more people areattracted to the ease of online shopping and are spending higher amounts. Unfortunately, thechances of becoming a victim of Internet fraud are also increasing. The…

Trojan horses.

Trojan Horse .Greek Myth or Computer Nemesis? We have all heard the term Trojan Horse, but what exactly is it? A Trojan Horse is a destructive HYPERLINK “” program that masquerades as a harmless application. Unlike HYPERLINK “” viruses HYPERLINK…

The advancement of the keylogger.

The Advancement of the Keylogger A keylogger is a program that runs in your computer s background secretly recording all your keystrokes. Once your keystrokes are logged, they are hidden away for later retrieval by the attacker. The attacker then…

The Advancement of the Keylogger

A keylogger is a program that runs in your computer’s background secretly recording all yourkeystrokes. Once your keystrokes are logged, they are hidden away for later retrieval by the attacker.The attacker then carefully reviews the information in hopes of finding…

surfing the web anonymously

Surfing the Web Anonymously Questions to Ask When you surf the web it is possible to learn information about you even when you don’t want to advertise who you are. This is true even if your system contains no virus…

spam buster.

Spam Buster Spam. Nobody likes it. Nobody wants it. No, we aren t talking about the canned meat, but those unsolicited, unwanted, irrelevant, or even inappropriate messages that hit our email in mass quantities. While most mailboxes have some type…

Spam Buster

Spam. Nobody likes it. Nobody wants it. No, we aren’t talking about the canned meat,but those unsolicited, unwanted, irrelevant, or even inappropriate messages that hit ouremail in mass quantities. While most mailboxes have some type of spam filteringsoftware built into…