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How To Protect Oneself From Internet Phising?
Posted on December 8, 2008, by admin, under Security.
Never before has communication been so quick and simple. In today’s high-speed internet age, users are now presented with an increasing number of ways to converse with family, friends, clients, and merchants. Unfortunately, as technology improves, so do the instances of internet frauds.
The criminal fraudsters are always looking to benefit from loopholes presented by technology, especially where commercial transactions are involved. With the emergence of online banking and the numerous benefits associated with it, many consumers are taking up this option and creating the necessary online accounts. The fraudster has very cleverly taken advantage of this e-commerce fraud through the use of email and something that has been termed ‘Internet Phising’.
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Protect yourself from identity theft
Posted on August 23, 2008, by admin, under Security.
Identity theft is one of the worst crimes that could be committed to your person by anyone. If successfully perpetrated against you, identity theft could lead to serious financial ruin that would destroy you and your family’s future. Many cases of identity theft involve the use of malicious software that track and steal valuable data you enter using your computer’s keyboard like passwords, your social security number, and credit card information. But perhaps worst of all, identity theft could seriously ruin the once impeccable reputation that you have earned throughout the years. Unbeknownst to you, you leave faint traces of your invaluable personal information even in mundane everyday living. Whenever you mention your credit card number over the phone to a customer service agent, when you type your social security to your computer, even when you withdraw money using your ATM card, bits and pieces of your financial information are left vulnerable to snooping, eavesdropping, and other more sophisticated fraud techniques. In this day and age of advanced telecommunications technology, you should be better equipped for identity theft protection. But perhaps the best way of protecting yourself from identity theft is through identity theft prevention by knowing how you can be vulnerable from these attacks.
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