As one who manages several Twitter accounts, both for personal and professional, there are several key security precautions you must be cognizant of when using the popular social networking service. Phishing and spam are alive and well on Twitter, and it isn’t stopping anytime soon. One recent example of why security is everyone’s responsibility, is [...]
Lately, phishers and scammers and spammers have been at it again — luring unsuspecting users to divulge their credentials on popular social networks and (for some) installing malicious software on their computer. So far, I haven’t really seen any identity theft of the offline variety with it, but nothing precludes unscrupulous souls from accessing your [...]
Almost all e-mail users at unwillingly receive e-mails that offer discounted pharmaceuticals, such as Viagra, Cialis and even Oxycontin. During this discourse of e-mail, people often are quick to delete or use their Report Spam e-mail client feature. But many wonder why they receive it? Let’s find out.
A cautionary note for anyone who receives an e-mail from Apple informing them they need to update their billing information — it’s a scam. This morning, I almost fell for it because it looked pretty darn good — but there’s always signs underneath the surface of the e-mail that I look for. Continue reading to [...]