Posted by SaferDates on November 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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by Larry Magid
Retailers aren’t the only ones gearing up for the holiday season. Criminals are also out in force. To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the “12 Scams of Christmas” ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that [...]
Filed under News, Safety Tips · Tagged with Chistmas scams, computer, criminals, eBay, emails, facebook, friend requests, hackers, holiday season, holiday sites, identity, malware, McAfee, online, password, phishing scams, safe, safe holiday shopping, scammers, security, security software, social networking, spam, steal identity
Posted by SaferDates on September 15, 2009 · 2 Comments
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By Jessica Walker
Jessica: The majority of us receive emails from friends and family with a request to send the message to a certain number of people and something extraordinary will happen within minutes. Is there a chance that malware could be added to your computer or the next persons computer if you pass the email [...]
Filed under Safer in the City, Safety Tips · Tagged with computer safety, computer safety advice, email, fraud, jessica walker, malware, safe, safe website, safely unsubscribe to email, safety Mac users, safety Windows users, security software, spam
Posted by SaferDates on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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By Jessica Walker
This months interview is packed full of so many helpful tips that I have decided to feed it to you in a five-part series to make it easily digestible. Each new segment will be posted every Tuesday and Thursday over the next couple weeks, so be sure to subscribe to the blog to [...]
Filed under Safer in the City, Safety Tips · Tagged with computer, criminals, fraud, ID theft, online, online safety, online stores, privacy, reputation, safety steps, scams, security software, sites
