Tag Archives: Avoiding Scams

Beware the Attachment

Viruses can (and do!) come via email. Isn’t email great? You can keep in touch with friends and family. You can quickly and easily send them a message, and even include photos, jokes, programs and viruses. Wait… viruses!??! That’s right, … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Getting Hooked by Phishing

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be … Continue reading

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