$25 million of losses hit customersThis hit as close as Crystal Lake School District 47, where there was $425,000 taken from their accounts in summer 2009. $125,000 was recovered and the balance covered by insurance. They have taken steps to close the doors now. Your company may not be so lucky. Banks are coming back and pinning the losses on customers, saying they should have protected their computers from infection. Consider doing on-line banking from a dedicated computer that is disconnected from the internet except for banking. Netbook computers would do the job quite nicely for around $300. Its just too easy to get infected these days to rely on good browsing habits and your anti-virus software. The full story |
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Its a world of plastic - use it to get cash or pay for things at the store. Its not just on-line thieves after your money. There are some very sneaky ways that are off-line. What is credit card skimming? Tips to fight ATM scams |
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Normally I am not much of an alarmist on these topics, but a little knowledge and caution can be smart. Two ways to reduce your exposure to radiation: Buy a low radiation phone from the list Change how you use the phone Further complicating the issue is there are two divisions of radiation non-ionizing and ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation has ability to remove electrons from their orbit, so are less destructive. Mobile phones emit the non-ionizing radiation. More from the EPA Apparently cell phones, radios, TV's are the non-ionizing. So, like usual, do some reading and form your own conclusions. |
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You may have been an early adopter of wireless networking. That's great, but that's dangerous if you have not upgraded your gear lately. The 802.11b with WEP standard is very easily hacked. The 802.11g WPA standard is better, but you must use a long passphrase. Need some help? Give us a call. |
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