Online security means more than protecting your PC from viruses and keeping your personal data safe. It also means protecting your online reputation. If you have a website, use a social networking page such as MySpace or Facebook, or have a blog, you owe it to yourself to protect the content and ensure that everything on the sites you control is accurate and reflects you as you want others to see you.

Here’s another interesting fact: most thieves still obtain our information the old-fashioned way, so keep an eye on your wallet and take cautionary measures with your snail (i.e., paper) mail. Remember it’s actually tougher offline without the spyware programs and password/security question protections we’ve come to expect on the web.

Banking online is becoming an every day occurence, always be sure you keep your banking information safe.

Most people have heard about online banking, but probably haven’t tried it.

Online Banking protection through single password authentication, as is the case in most secure Internet shopping sites, is not considered secure enough for personal online banking applications in some countries.

Identity theft: when your personal information is stolen and used illegally, to open accounts in your name. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America.