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The Dangers of Social Networks: The threats out there can range from just the basic spam advertisement that we all find in our inboxes, to the more sophisticated scams designed to steal your Social Network account credentials, or ultimately, to infect your computer with a Backdoor. This can result in the loss of your private data and your money, not to mention endangering the people around you also. It is important to understand that by falling victim to these criminals, you are not only endangering yourself, but also the people around you, notably your friends on these Social Networks. To keep yourself safe, you need not only to follow some basic rules yourself, but also raise the awareness of your friends too! Read full story.

Traps on the Internet: Cybercriminals are very creative and are constantly adapting their scams as new Internet technologies and applications evolve. Mostly, this is a case of old scams being recycled to target new media. The best example of this is the classic spam message which contains a link to a malicious website. By now, lots of people know that you should never click on a link in an email from an unknown sender. However, when their approach was adapted to messages sent via social networking sites, the number of people who clicked increased enormously. Read more.

The Human Factor and Information Security: The human factor is the underlying reason why many attacks on computers and systems are successful. Of course, there are a great many specific examples. Let's take a look at how and why hackers, virus writers and other malicious users exploit the human factor, using people as the chosen method to penetrate systems. Read more.

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