Take my advice with a grain of salt!!

Because the opening a hacker needs to access everything they need know to steal our ID’s, to stalk and groom your children, to use your credit cards or banking accounts illegally for online purchases and ship those products to anywhere in the world… is a million times smaller than a grain of salt!

Read the full story, as the Bloomberg.com reported on it, Twitter and Facebook Recover From Attacks…

As this story unfolded and I was left all day without access to some of my favorite social networks and worse yet the tools and 3rd party apps I use, along with millions of other users experiencing those same problems… if large companies, major corporation can have these kinds of attacks, what makes us think we are not just as vulnerable even more so, because we assume we are protected… oh MY!!! You better think again, if you not protecting your internet connections with every possible tool at your disposal, then you’re part problem… not part of the solution!!

…and if you don’t think it’s that easy then you need to read this story: Take a look at this latest story, about: Hackers

YouTube videos, Google searches offer a glimpse into “the private mind of a mass murderer.”

this is a great insight to what hacker can and can not do with or with out our help… put into place the simple security measures and protect you and your family, today!

Thanks for all your support,

Bill Wardell

Your Online Security Authority

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Can you believe that summer is almost over?  With in a few weeks we’ll be sending our children back to school and be settling down for the fall/winter season and getting back to our same routines… but, believe it or not spammers,  hackers,  and yes cybercriminals are always working and especially in the summer time… when we’re more much pre-occupied with summer fun, they’re busy building (botnets) and training their cyber thugs to steal our ID’s and our every other thing you could ever imagine with our online transactions…

and, worst of all the pedophiles and predators know full well that your children are home alone during the long hot summer… So, when one of my good friends in Internet Security, Deborah of Web Of Trust emailed me and told me that they had just completed an partnership agreement with one of the top Online Security companies in the world… to say the least, it was very exciting news for us here at OSA and all of our partnership sites to get this info first hand… more info, or read below.  You can also read and/or download the WOT_Press_ Release.

Web of Trust and Panda Security, the world’s leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, has partnered together to deliver a safer Web search experience through our new co-branded version of WOT. This cooperation is interesting and timely because it shows that a major player in the security industry recognizes the power of community to combat cybercrime. By joining forces, both companies hope to attract new users and make searching, shopping, and browsing on the Internet a safer experience.

WOT’s five million members benefit from the Panda-WOT partnership because it gives them even more protection when surfing, searching and shopping on the Web. The WOT database has been enhanced with real-time data from Panda Labs on new malware strains, dangerous domains and phishing threats.

The free co-branded WOT security add-on is available for Firefox and Internet Explorer users worldwide and can be downloaded from Panda’s website http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/WOT/.

Your Online Security Authority

Bill Wardell

WOW!! Microsoft and Yahoo… and now Web Of Trust and Panda Security, those are couple of huge partnership in a week!

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Over the last few months I have been really amazed at the growth of our Online Security Magazine called “OSA Investigates” and the Popularity Of Our OSA eZine is proof to me that we are doing what we’re supposed to!!! over 42,200 visitors in 6 months…

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That is close to 7000 a month, and what a testament to the great folks at OpenZine and how they promote all the magazines that are published by their OpenZine publishers/users they really make you a part of the OpenZine family… tweeting and sharing your Magazine to the whole wide world

Thanks to Humby and Kiki you guys ROCK… keep up the great work!!

Your friend,

Bill Wardell
Your Online Security Authority

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As parents we often forget what its like to be a teenager. Once we realize how crazy some of the choices we made actually were we expect, for some reason, that our kids will be able to make better choices. The truth is kids will be kids will be kids and all that crazy stuff that you did as a kid, well, your kids are likely to do that and more.

I know. Its scary to think about isn’t it? Especially today when our kids have so many influences affecting them. Things like the internet, which are valuable tools that all kids should be exposed to, can also be the source of some very dangerous ideas that kids may think will make them stand out in the crowd.

There is a disturbing trend this days for kids to film themselves during all types of dangerous activities and upload the videos to the internet. There are also cultures of misguided teens on the internet who are promoting anti-social behaviors that can be extremely dangerous.

Here are ten dangerous activities presently being promoted on the internet that you should watch out for. Talk to your teen about all of these activities and make sure they understand the dangers involved with participating in these dangerous teenage trends.

1. Anorexia | There are many sites on the internet that actually promote anorexia. These sites do things like entice young girls to be as thin as possible and create an atmosphere of competition where people post emaciated pictures of themselves and brag about their double digit weights.

2. The Choking Game | This is a game that has been around for quite some time but has seen a resurgence lately due to being promoted by teens on the internet. The ‘game’ is actually not a game. It is simply kids depriving themselves of oxygen through strangulation or other means until they pass out. Kids often claim this produces a state of euphoria or intoxication or use it as a means to impress friends.

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3. Sexting | Sexting is the practice of sending nude photos via cell phones. With the ownership of camera phones amongst teens today the pressure to send their significant other private photos is one many young girls give in to. When trust is violated and the photo then later becomes public the effects can be devastating.

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4. Beatdowns | Uploading videos of fights or groups of teens beating down another teen to sites like YouTube has become a common practice. Some of the beatings and fights are committed for no other reason than to produce a video they can then share with their peers online.

5. Drinking | Though drinking is a problem that has been part of teen life for ages the internet is now often used as a tool to promote this activity. It is common for teens to make videos of themselves or their friends getting drunk to entertain their peers or to upload photos of themselves drinking to services like MySpace and Facebook to impress groups of online friends.

6. Drug Abuse | Drug Abuse As with drinking, videos and photos of drug abuse are commonly uploaded to profile pages and video sites. There is also a culture of misinformation and promotion of drug use on the internet that attempts to convince teens that there is no harm in the abuse of certain dangerous substances.

7. Racing | Another dangerous activity many teens are videoing and uploading is street racing. Though this activity has been around for quite some time the ability to show off to such a wide audience creates a whole new level of appeal for racers.

8. Self mutilation | Like anorexia, self mutilation is also a disturbing behavior that is promoted online. These behaviors usually are promoted by teens with psychological issues and appeal to these type of teens as well. Teens with terribly low self esteem or who feel isolated or depressed may see self harm as a way to feel like a part of a group promoting this behavior.

9. Daredevil videos | Kids will do almost anything to impress other kids. And when they have the added appeal of being able to video tape their stunts and show them to the world the danger involved can escalate dramatically. Add to this competitions where teens start trying to outdo one another and you end up with kids attempting feats that even trained professionals would do.

10. Sniffing | The promotion of sniffing or huffing online comes in the form of kids reading accounts posted by other teens of the effects of inhaling different substances. Kids also post suggestions of chemicals that can be inhaled for others to try.

Its always a good idea to keep apprised of what your kids are viewing online. If you suspect your teen of engaging in any of these activities, make sure to discuss it with them and make sure they understand the dangers and consequences involved in these type of behaviors. You can’t always keep them safe, but you can always keep them informed.

Also, if you have not seen our first series Top 10 Ways List Go Now The Best 30 Of The Top 10 Ways

As Always Be Safe Online, and if you find you have topic’s or ideas on other subjects that you would like us to investigate or create a list please email us our use our contact form.

Thanks for all the support and please Learn IT, Teach IT, Share IT!

Your Online Security Authority

Bill Wardell

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So what exactly is malware?

Malware is a word comprised of the two words ‘malicious’ and ‘software’. The term is used to refer to any software that is written for strictly malicious purposes. Forms of malware include trojans, viruses, spyware, adware, worms, bots keyloggers and any other software that was created for the purpose of infecting unsuspecting user’s computers.

Normally computers are infected with malware through downloads of other softwares that have been infected with malware (either intentionally or not), through infected e-mails, or through simply visiting internet sites that are infected. The damage done by malware totals in the billions of dollars annually and is a serious threat to both the stability of your computer and the privacy of all the data it contains.

Though there is never a surefire way to prevent becoming infected with malware a good anti-virus program and a malware scanner of some type, will help to detect, prevent and/or remove malware. Make sure you have an up to date anti-virus software protecting your computer and run malware detection and removal software often to find anything that may get by your computer’s defenses.

There are many free malware detection and removal tools available but be sure you do a little research before downloading any of them as one often employed trick is to disguise malware as a malware removal tool. An internet search for malware removal tools will return good information on which applications are the best and which should and should not be trusted.

So check out Googles list and remember to be careful on the internet, Employ measures to prevent becoming a victim of malicious software, or malware, and stay away from any sites that are suspicious.

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