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Computers » Security | By jon crain @ Friday, 1st August 2008 @ 4:02 PM

Most of us rely on our personal computers and those in our office to complete multiple tasks each day. If that data is lost or compromised it can create numerous problems for us. Protecting computers against viruses and spyware is something you should do before you start using any program on it. The information you prevent from being accessed could be your credit card accounts and bank accounts. If they are compromised you can end up becoming a victim of identity theft. One way that peopl... more...

Computers » Security | By Richard West @ Thursday, 31st July 2008 @ 12:10 AM

Before the internet became popular, privacy problems were not as rampant as they are today. Although the popularity of the internet nowadays has brought a lot of advantages and convenience to people, there are also some disadvantages that arise such as privacy problems. If you want to increase or maintain your privacy when you are using the computer, there are some techniques that can be employed. It is always important to prioritize reducing the risk or chances of your personal informat... more...

Computers » Security | By Debbie Allen @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 11:26 PM

As technology has advanced more and more people have become computer savvy. While some use computers only for emails and games many are using their computers for everything from communication to online banking and investing to shopping. Security of our computers has now become a huge problem as well an enormous market potential. Learn how to secure your computer today and you will rest easier tonight. It seems there are hackers, crackers, spies, and viruses at every turn. Some only wa... more...

Computers » Security | By Debbie Allen @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 11:25 PM

If you are like me you understand that Adware, spyware and computer viruses are all bad for your computer but you do not really know the differences between them. Until recently all I knew was that I wanted my computer to run efficiently and do what I wanted when I wanted it to. I really was not too concerned with anything else. That is, until I started having problems, big problems! Not only was my computer running slower but it was freezing up! I was told by different people that ... more...

Computers » Security | By Amy Nutt @ Thursday, 24th July 2008 @ 7:45 PM

Despite increasingly heightened security by merchants and service providers, credit and debit card fraud is still on the rise. Perpetrators are using even more sophisticated methods of infiltration to access sensitive payment card information. The financial cost of fraud to any sized corporation can be huge and the price of preventing it is vast. Any company which stores, processes or transmits payment card data bearing the logo of the five major payment companies has to comply with the P... more...

Computers » Security | By Richard West @ Thursday, 24th July 2008 @ 2:55 AM

Having a computer at home and being connected to the World Wide Web may be convenient, but it also posesses a threat to your computer security. Computer security can be annoying and devastating in the worst of cases. So it is important for every computer user to know the real score about computer security and the risks involved. There are many destructive elements lurking on the net and many have been victimized by these vicious attacks. The most common attacks are from viruses, spyware a... more...

Computers » Security | By jon crain @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 3:52 PM

A hard disk drive also known as hard drive or hard disk is a non-volatile storage device, which has the facility to stock up digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters and magnetic surfaces. Its design consists of a spindle which can hold one or more flat circular disks known as platters, onto which the data is recorded. It has the ability to store data more than floppy disk drives and can also access and transmit data at faster pace. Today, the boost in disk space and access sp... more...

Computers » Security | By Mehmet Onatli @ Wednesday, 9th July 2008 @ 7:17 PM

Computer Viruses are everyone\'s great fear. It\'s especially horrible for someone who works from their home computer to get a virus. When you get a virus, which is a small software program, your computer will not operate properly. Maybe not right away, it could slowly corrupt or even delete data that is on your computer. Your e-mail program may spread this nasty virus to others on your e-mail list. Some viruses will actual e-mail to everyone on your list, thus spreading it without you... more...

Computers » Security | By Mehmet Onatli @ Monday, 7th July 2008 @ 8:04 PM

Are you worried about viruses harming your computer? Are you worried that some people will steal your information? Does the pop up advertisements appear in your computer for no apparent reason? If you are worried about viruses, you need to be worried about spyware as well. If you do not want people stealing your information and you hate pop up advertisements that appear in your computer, you must hate spyware. However, spyware enters your computer without you intending to install it. To h... more...

Computers » Security | By Mehmet Onatli @ Thursday, 3rd July 2008 @ 8:32 PM

Are you an advertiser? Do you want to reach as many targeted customers as possible? Do you want to ride in the Adware-free software bundle? If you do, we will not judge you. However, it may help you to know that many people hate Adware because of the existence of illegal, disturbing, and unacceptable softwares otherwise known as Malware. Before you decide if Adware will benefit you as a seller or as a customer, let us first understand what Adware is and why Adware needs to run in your com... more...