Don’t Let Your PC Get Held For Ransom

• September 25th, 2013
PC security

“Ransom” may elicit a vision of ships, pirates, and hostages. And while ransoms do take place in dangerous parts of the world, certain forms of ransoms are a lot closer to home. We’re talking about ransomware, malware that holds your computer for ransom and demands some amount of money, to be paid to “unlock” it.
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Protecting Kids Online

• September 18th, 2013
Mobile Security, Online Privacy, PC security

With kids accessing the Internet to check their email, to browse the Web and play online games, or just to stay connected with friends and family through chat or social networking services, the risk of being exposed to many online dangers becomes very real. Here in our infographic, we address some of the online dangers kids could face, ways they can be exposed, and a few steps parents can take to keep their kids safe.
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What to Do When Your Device is Stolen

• September 11th, 2013
Mobile Security, Online Privacy

Your iPhone or iPad probably has your entire life on it—from photos, apps, contacts, and communications. What would you do if it is ever stolen?

There are some preemptive measures you can take to make the loss less traumatic in the event your device does get stolen.
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What Apps Have Access to Your Facebook and Twitter?

• September 4th, 2013
Online Privacy

While social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter make it easy to share things with your friends, they also make it easy to log in to various services and applications, too. As authentication brokers, Facebook and Twitter let users use their account credentials to sign into third-party sites. To do so, the user has to give permission for those sites to access their profile data.

Facebook is a full-blown apps ecosystem. You may have added an app to take advantage of a promotion or contest, played a game, or added new functionality such as music streaming. In most cases, it just means the app developer has access to some of your profile data. In the worst-case scenario, a malicious developer behind the service can use your account to send out spam.
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How to Turn on Two-factor Authentication for Your Email Accounts

• August 28th, 2013
Mobile Security, Online Privacy, PC security

Our email accounts contain a ton of information about ourselves. We sign up for bank accounts, buy things online, and communicate with others using our email addresses. And the only thing keeping the attackers out is the strength of our passwords.

No matter how complex the passwords are, they are not foolproof. The attackers have cracking tools at their disposal and other tricks to get access to our accounts. Two-factor authentication prevents attackers from getting in even when they’ve gotten our passwords.
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