By OSAblogger on Aug 11, 2009 in Shopping Security | 0 Comments
The Web has made snail mail virtually superfluous with its instant e-mail and instant messaging. The stress, of course, is on superfluous as snail mail still lands on your Letter Tray . Otherwise, what good is it? Anyways, here are a few snail mail examples that you would not want to touch with a ten-foot [...]
By OSAblogger on Jul 31, 2009 in Dating Security | 0 Comments
If you do your preparation, you will soon find out what every site is all about. Take it upon yourself to read the fine print! The majority of the people dating are just and authentic. But amongst those you will find what I call the “sub-standard” sites. These land sites are really inferior so they [...]
By Online Security Authority on Jul 2, 2009 in Privacy | 0 Comments
Of course, internet crime is not usually violent crime, it tends to be more along the lines of destruction of property, through viruses and worms, and thefts through the use of scams and ID theft. But these crimes are highly destructive to people’s lives, as well, and need to be taken just as seriously as any other.
By Online Security Authority on Dec 28, 2006 in Online Security Authority | 1 Comment
It was the year of computing dangerously, and next year could be worse.
That is the assessment of computer security experts, who said 2006 was marked by an unprecedented spike in junk e-mail and more sophisticated Internet attacks by cybercrooks.
By Online Security Authority on Dec 18, 2006 in Bullies / Bullying | 0 Comments
For one middle-school girl it was a rumor, circulated via text messaging, that she had contracted SARS while on a trip to Toronto. She returned to school and found nobody would come near her.
For an overweight boy in Japan, it was cellphone pictures, taken of him on the sly while he was changing in the locker room and then sent to many of his peers.