Archive for the 'Security' Category

Remove Rogue Desktop Icons Created By Spyware

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

If you have used a Windows machine for a while, whether it’s Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows 98, you’re sure to have noticed desktop icons appearing from out of nowhere. How can icons mysteriously emerge on your Windows desktop?
1. When you buy a computer, many vendors place icons to selected products and services on […]

Security - a Road Filled with Obstacles!

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

This week I’m an entirely different kind of road warrior. Usually I’m the type that lugs my laptop from city to city telecommuting my way across the nation. This month I’ve had a few weeks in the office – my real office in downtown Richmond, not my virtual office. The complaint I have is the […]

Spy Games - How To Protect You Privacy When Online

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The World Wide Web is a good thing - tons of information (often even useful) at just a few clicks and key-strokes away.
But when you consider the hordes of adware, spyware, worms, trojans and whatnot other parasites lurking the Internet nowadays the Word Wide Web start to be a scary and in some cases […]

Pharming - Another New Scam

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Pharming is one of the latest online scams and rapidly growing threat that has been showing up on the Internet. It’s a new way for criminals to try to get into your computer so they can steal your personal data.
Phishing and pharming are related online scams but pharming has evolved into a much more […]

Trusting Your Home Security Company

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Do you trust the home security company who is responsible for the security of you, your family and your possessions? If the answer is no, it is time to seriously reevaluate your decision to continue employing this company as your home security provider. Trust in your home security company simply cannot be underestimated. Your home […]

Privacy and Google, Yahoo, MSN - The Tradeoff?

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

While doing some work, I came across an article about privacy issues and how Google and all the other big names like Yahoo, MSN have huge amounts of data to profile their users.
In an earlier article I was encouraging people to use Google like a “Swiss army knife” while surfing. Any questions that comes to […]

How to Find the Best Home Security Products

Friday, August 31st, 2007

As more and more people are getting aware of the importance of securing their houses by using the various home security products different companies are launching new home security products everyday. It’s a new market, yet the number of options available in each category of home security products can be overwhelming for the starters. Well, […]

Private Investigator Surveillance Techniques: Top 10 Tips

Monday, August 20th, 2007

I am a part-time private investigator and have been for several years. A great deal of what I do involves surveillance from my vehicle. The cases I generally work involve insurance claims for injuries and infidelity issues.
Concerning the insurance claims, there is rarely a case where I don’t find dirt on someone. I just worked […]

Firewalls :::: What They Are And Why You MUST Have One!

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

A firewall is a system or gateway that prevents unauthorized
access to your computer or private network. It is usually the
first line of defense in protecting your private information or
data. A good firewall will help protect you from malicious
attacks of spyware, adware, malware, worms, trojans, and hackers.
Firewalls are security mechanisms that control who can access
and send […]

Emergency Disaster Planning - Building a Reserve

Monday, July 30th, 2007

One thing that Hurricane Katrina taught us is that it is not enough to plan for the immediate disaster – survivors must also have enough reserves of whatever they need to get them through until the situation normalizes, or until they can be rescued and moved to a stable situation.
Even if you are not in […]