Tips for Paying Safely Online
Posted by admin on May, 23rd 2011Retailers are constantly looking for new convenient ways to relieve you of your hard earn cash over the internet. You can now shop remotely on websites, on your mobile, and even on social media networks like Facebook.
Such is the growth of this type of purchasing that while Britain was still fighting itself out of a recession in 2010 the global e-commerce market grew 12.6 per cent. Business analyst Forrester predicts this ascendency will also continue with more than £170 billion worth of transactions expected to take place globally in 2015. Despite this rapid growth, fears over internet security consistently rear their head and the battle to stop scammers never stops.
Strict regulations are laid out by the payment card industry, to prevent fraud, which have to be adhered to by any company taking payments over the internet. This doesn’t necessarily guarantee that all
Protect your computer with software Protection
Posted by admin on May, 23rd 2011The high profile hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network is an unpleasant reminder that cyber criminals continue to be a genuine threat. The audacious attack exposed the personal information, and potentially the credit card details, of more than 3 million UK users. Following this attack the British government reiterated its plans to invest £650m in a National Cyber Security Programme.
Home users can, however, take their own steps to avoid the opening themselves up to the malicious software (malware) and viruses used by criminals. You do not require the assistance of an IT support expert to protect your computer with software and common sense.
Malware can come in an array of forms and present themselves in a variety of ways:
The trojan horse is particularly common and may appear innocent but can cause untold problems if released on a home computer.
These may present themselves as