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Proven Tips, Tools, and Tactics and Other Security Measures To Stay Safe Online (Part 2 of 2) Although the Internet basically provides a positive and productive experience, cyber-attacks against our personal privacy and security are reaching epidemic proportions. These attacks are occurring in our own homes and businesses. Our own computers are being used are being used as zombies to attack other people, businesses, and even our nation itself. As an average Internet user, you may not be aware of these threats. Proven Tips, Tools, and Tactics and Other Security Measures To Stay Safe Online (Part 1 of 2) Staying safe online is no longer a given, but a necessary extracurricular activity. Here are nine security measures you can employ immediate to protect yourself, your family, and your business. By following the recommended cyber security measures outlined here, you can limit the harm cyber criminals can do not only to your computer, but to everyone's computer. What Everybody Ought to Know: It's No Longer Enough To Install Off-the-shelf Security Software The Internet-based attacks on your personal privacy and security continue to worsen year after year. The future of Internet security is gloomy ¬ and it takes an extremely dedicated and savvy computer user to find the right mix of security programs and stay current with the newest threats. Internet security is not a one-time event. Identity Theft Sometimes Comes from Those Closest to You Classic unreported identity theft scenarios range from a vengeful ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend who intentionally harms their ex's credit, to elderly parents who discover their son has been dealing with his debt by stealing their identity and good credit rating. And in the most unsettling cases, parents have been known to steal their child's identity and ruin his or her credit before the child even finishes grade school. More Than Likely Your Computer Has Been Hit by a Malicious Keylogger Program Keyloggers are particularly common in countries where online banking fraud is a problem, such as Brazil. The keyloggers, usually coupled with Trojan programs, are programmed to spring to life when victims type the URL of a specific bank or banks into their web browser or when they launch a webpage with a specific name. Touched Yet By Cybercrime's Pandemic? Don't Worry; You Will Be Sooner Than You Think! The following is adapted by an article in eWEEK.com 2004 entitled, *2004: Year of the Cyber-Crime Pandemic*. Although written in 2004, the epidemic appears to be getting worst, not better. Easy Steals: Your Money and Your Life Personal information is now so readily available that a total stranger with nothing more than an online connection and a credit card could discover everything there is to know about you. He or she could compile a complete dossier on you, your family members, friends, work associates, or business rivals without any special investigative training. Is Your College Student Carelessly Inviting Identity Thieves and Predators? And what are some of the careless acts of college students that leave them vulnerable to identity theft? Here are a few of the ways they might be inviting predators, hackers, and other cybercriminals: Your Money and Your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! Cybercrime is on the rise. Your Money and Your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! "How?", you ask. OK, let me elaborate on a few of the many ways cybercriminals steal your money, and, literally, your life and they can do so in seconds, not minutes, or hours. Criminals Flock to the Internet and to a Computer in Your Home or Business Organized crime seems too be extremely active in the scam known as "phishing" in which they send emails under the guise of being a financial institution or other legitimate organization. In the email they ask unsuspecting victims to verify personal information such as account numbers and passwords. Some Precautions: Identity Thieves Combine Offline and Online Options Two out of five identity theft victims surveyed by the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting identity theft through victim assistance, research and law enforcement partnerships) know how their personal data was stolen. This knowledge provides valuable insight about how identity theft occurs. Twelve Key Questions You Need to Ask About Your Computer Security for Your Home or Business Security technology is only a part of an overall security plan. If you own a small business or a home-based business, or if you've been tasked with implementing security at your organization, developing a comprehensive security plan should be a very important part of your overall security strategy. Scammers Don't Always Want Your Money - at First! Sometimes scammers, clever and scheming vultures they are, may not immediately prey on you for your financial contribution. They may have something more deadly in mind - deadly to you, your computer, and the computers of all your friends. Hackers Becoming More Sophisticated, Highly Motivated, and in It for the Easy and Fast Money It used to be that computers at work or at home were used solely by the family or business that bought or owned it. No so any more! Today, it's commonplace to find a neighbor or co-worker whose computer was attacked by a hacker. In fact, U.S. businesses are attacked daily by hackers whose thousands of attacks threaten to corrupt their key systems, steal customer data, and otherwise abuse information-technology assets. Internet Safety Tips for Kids (and Parents, Pastors, Employers, and Managers!) Nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle – for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to your personal security and privacy. Your money, your computer, your family, and your business are all at risk. Your Child's First Year at College: Prime Target for Identity Theft? If your son or daughter is a recent high school graduate and college freshman, he or she is the ideal target cybercriminals are looking. "Why?" you might ask. For cybercriminals the answer is easy and highly profitable. Recent high school graduates and college freshmen provide extremely lucrative opportunities for the cybercriminals to obtain their personal information. Even before they start their first careers, these graduates and college students may be crippled by identity theft. Keylogging Software Allows Cybercriminals to Steal Your Passwords A ring of cybercriminals recently broken up by Russian authorities used keylogging software planted in e-mail messages and hidden in websites to draw over $1.1 million from personal bank accounts in France. Child Predators: Waiting, Watching, and Engaging on Social Networking Sites MySpace and other social networking sites offer thriving communities where young people engage in countless hours of banal chatter and photo sharing. Have these social networking sites also become hangouts for child predators, child pornographers, and other cybercriminals?

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