How to Ward Off Malware Attacks Caused by Need for Knowledge about Current Events
Following the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, Security Week reports that cybercriminals are already using the popular search term to “poison common search results hoping to gain access to people’s computers and infect them with malware.” Cybercriminals are operating with the hope that users will click on links to malicious sites containing false links and videos that will install malware when clicked. Sometimes such links will be more obvious …
What is Spam (and How to Stop it)
That plethora of unwanted, unsolicited junk mail that shows up in your e-mail box every day is Spam.
What are Viruses, Worms, and Trojans?
Viruses and worms. Just the words are enough to give anyone the heebie-jeebies. Yet they surround us daily, lurking about, lying in wait for the opportunity to infect unprotected computers. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, there are differences between viruses and worms. A computer virus is a type of code that attaches itself to a program. Viruses can be transmitted through email via infected attachments and web links, …