Archive for May, 2009

Identity Theft – The Continuing Scourge

phishingIdentity theft continues to wreak havoc on the economy and hardworking honest people who can simply do without it with all the problems we are facing today. Even an innocent looking e-mail can be used for phishing and include the information for financial stuff and you get vishing scams. All of the above mentioned activities designed to get your information for use in criminal activity that you would surely hate.
As stressed over and over again, under any circumstance, should you provide information to people you cannot be sure of their credentials. When using the internet, be sure you are on a legitimate page with the proper security in place such as an intrusion prevention system (internet security software), (more…)