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| Welcome to our Online Security Learning Center. The articles and reviews located here are designed to give you an understanding of the various threats that jeopardize your computer's security if your computer were left unprotected, and how to avoid those attacks, and generally how to stay safe on the Internet. You will find reviews of software, explanations of the various types of "malware," descriptions and examples of E-Mail scams, and even ways to test your computer to see if it is protected.
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What Every new Computer Owner Should Know
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General tips and tricks on how to get started making sure your computing experience is a happy and safe one. Many of these tips are linked to the following articles, all in the FRCN Security Center. This is a good place to begin. |
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Identifying the Parts of a Web Address
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Before you can tell if a web address is genuine or not, you need to be able to identify the parts of a URL address. Here's a beginners' lesson on how to do just that.
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Scam E-Mail Internet URLs
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Many times you will see links in E-Mail messages that you can click on to take you to website mentioned in the letter, but they are often not what they appear to be.
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Scam E-Mail Internet URL - part2
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Here is an actual example of an E-mail that I received and why I it had the potential of doing harm. |
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Phishing
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Phishing is a type of Spam message that looks for gullible and greedy people. You should be aware of this as many people have been duped out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
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The Nigerian Scam
| The oldest, or at least one of the most infamous, E-Mail Phishing scams is the Nigerian Scam. Hre is a genuine example of that scam. |
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Safe Shopping Online
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Shopping online can give you the opportunity to purchase things not available in your community, assist charitable organizations, and save a lot of money. It can be done safely, and here are a number of tips on how to help make the online shopping experience a safe one. |
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Updating Your Operating System
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Keeping the Windows operating system up to date will help insure your online security. Here's how to make sure that the updates are taking place. |
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Lightning and Electrical Surge
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One of the greatest threats to electronic equipment is lightning and electrical surges. This is particularly true with anything connected to phone lines. Take a look at the picture here and you will see what I mean! it happened to me, it can happen to you! |
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Testing Your Computer's Vulnerability
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When your phone is connected to the Internet it is a two-way connection- you can see other computers and other computers may be able to see your computer. Here is a way to check.
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Protect Yourself with a Fire Wall
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Once you find that others can see your computer, here is an easy, effective, and free application that can insure that you are invisible to the world when your computer is online. it works great, and you can prove it for yourself. |
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Removing (uninstalling) an Anti-Virus Application
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Before you install a new anti-virus program you should uninstall the old one (if changing brands). Read this before trying that! You might be suprised. |
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Protect Yourself with Virus Protection
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No computer should be connected online until it is protected with an anti-virus program. Here's an excellent one that comes in an excellent free version as well as a more advanced paid version. |
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Eliminating and Avoiding Adware and Spyware
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There might be little programs placing advertisements on your computer or watching what you type and sending it back to some other location. Heres how to find and eliminate it, and even how to help avoid it. |
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