Guidelines in Avoiding Spyware

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Guidelines in Avoiding Spyware

By admin on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Spyware is a type of malicious software that can be acquired in the Internet. This software has the capability to monitor the user’s day to day activity in the Internet and that includes personal information like home addresses and bank accounts. There is no guarantee that every visited web site does not hold any spyware [...]

Parenthood’s 12 Tips for Parents and Facebook

By Marijo Tinlin on Sunday, March 13th, 2011 | 2 Comments

These points are from a fabulous article that appeared on Parenthood recently that is very well-sourced and brings up some excellent points. Please read that article too. Kids need help understanding life on-line. Sometimes they may think they are being funny or horsing around but their actions can have long-term effects including denial of college [...]

10 Easy Ways to Minimize Spyware and Viruses

By Marijo Tinlin on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

With the pervasiveness of viruses and un-seen spyware, many of us may be infected and not even know it. The problem is rampant, getting worse and can be very expensive for companies to fix. According to Erik Eckel’s article on TechRepublic, annual worldwide malware repair expenses have increased from $3 billion to $13 billion within [...]

4 Types of Malware You Should Know About

By Marijo Tinlin on Sunday, February 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Cyber attacks are in the news all the time and many tools are available to help you protect yourself. Here are four kinds of malware to be aware of and how to protect yourself and your children from the Google Family Safety Center page. Phishing Scams Email is super efficient, cheap and has immense reach [...]

Legality of Monitoring/Surveillance Software Continued

By admin on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

When set up on a machine that doesn’t fulfil the preceding measures, surveillance software technically becomes spyware. Spyware is illegal. Its usage could lead to both civil and criminal punishments. Employers can install surveillance programs on every business-owned machine. Monitoring programs could discover and circumvent any possible computer troubles that may prohibit a workforce’s capacity [...]

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