We’re not going to dive in harp on you about the importance of strong passwords. But there is not a week goes by we don’t receive an email from one of our readers who is panicked because his/her Webmail account was hacked. Truth be known, no hacker is going to bother with an unknown person’s email account. Hackers… Read More »
Some of you have noticed that Norton 360 now includes “LifeLock”. So Norton now not only touts that its firewall can keep you safe from identity theft – but “LifeLock” can keep you even safer. The truth is, neither one can. Norton knows it. We know it. Anyone who understands how identity theft works knows it. If all… Read More »
Marilyn wants our best tips to help her avoid identity theft More and more I’m reading stories in the newspaper or watching them on the news about folks getting their identities stolen and how terrible a thing that is. I have bought many things online without any problems, but I’m becoming more and more troubled about buying online… Read More »
No doubt, phishing is the number one way criminals and miscreant steal identities, credit card numbers, bank account passwords and so on. While most people would guess hacking is the way most people are ripped off, it’s simply not true. Phishing emails and sites attmept to trick the user into voluntarily entering their personal information on a web… Read More »
Helping you prevent identity theft while on the Internet There’s so much misinformation going around on the Web about identity theft it’s hard to know what’s fact and what’s fiction. It’s too bad that people will spread misinformation in order to sell you a security suite or a firewall you don’t need. It’s all about the money. Here’s… Read More »
Some of you have noticed that Norton 360 now includes “LifeLock”. So Norton now not only touts that its firewall can keep you safe from identity theft – but “LifeLock” can keep you even safer. The truth is, neither one can. Norton knows it. We know it. Anyone who understands how identity theft works knows it. If all… Read More »