Comments on: How to stay safe online

By: Headlight Bulbs

Headlight Bulbs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:10:55 +0000

I think the golden rule is to have multiple passwords like someone else has mentioned. As soon as they have one they will check other websites like your bank etc.. and it could be devastating.

By: TechGuide1

TechGuide1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:56:57 +0000

Also I will suggest to use the new InPrivate of IE8 browsing feature while accessing secure sites.

By: Headlight bulbs

Headlight bulbs — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:43:21 +0000

I’ve seen some guy on the telly today who paid £15,000 for a S class mercedes via the Internet only to find that it was a scam site.

It was advertised on Auto Trader (a totally genuine site) but it was suggested that the money be paid to a holding company until the car was delivered.

Suffice to say it never arrived.

AS the old saying goes “if something sounds to good to be true…”

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:03:15 +0000

Except keeping my software up-to-date and changing my browser, I think I did everything by the book!! I am particular though about downloading files because by experience, I had a lot of virus issues from downloading files. Hence, unless it is really very important, I do not download. You are correct though, download only from reputable sites. And I have a regular tech who checked my computer asap in case a virus infected my computer.

By: Car Bulbs

Car Bulbs — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:34:45 +0000

When paying by credit card and you are redirected to a page that asks for your 3D secure details always check the URL to make sure the page is legit. Otherwise once the scammers have your card details and 3D secure info they will think its Christmas!

By: Dieta

Dieta — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:16:39 +0000

You should also remember to have multiple passwords. If you have one password for everything it’s easy for someone to extract it from some old forgetten account and use it to acces your paypal, bank account or anything like that.

By: Bird Supplies

Bird Supplies — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:24:34 +0000

These tips are worth a lot. The worst kind of attacks are the current phishing scams because they often look so real. I’ve received paypal emails that looked so real it was scary and I wonder how many people got scammed with these?

By: Keegan Reilly

Keegan Reilly — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:07:17 +0000

Great tips. I wish they would teach this stuff in middle school. It should be a class like health, I mean safe sex is one thing, but internet security, now that’s something to worry about.

By: Crédito por Telefone

Crédito por Telefone — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:57:35 +0000

outra coisa muito importante é não dar os numeros de cartao de credito online sem ser em sites seguros e nao dar os numeros por telefone.

Translation:
another very important thing is not to the credit card numbers without being online on secure sites and do not give the numbers by telephone.

By: Bluetooth Home Phones

Bluetooth Home Phones — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:57:06 +0000

i personally use IE and have had no problems, but i do also have and use firefox when i need it. i also use AVG free because i’m cheap, but a very good source has told me that Kapersky is by far the best anti-virus software on the market.

“think before you click.”