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Pornographic Advertising on Facebook

by Matt on March 31, 2010

Pornographic advertising on Facebook; Why is Facebook becoming NSFW or kids? Written By: Hugh Briss … The minimum age to open a Facebook account is 13 but anyone of any age can visit a Facebook page. My wife and I supervise our young daughters when they use the Internet and I have the maximum filters [...]

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Gmail Adds Intruder Alert Feature

by Matt on March 24, 2010

Google added a new feature to Gmail which will detect suspicious activity in your account and notify you when an intruder has attempted to login to your account. If Google detects a possible intrusion, it will display the following warning in your inbox that your account was accessed from a specific location. By clicking on [...]

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Video: OnlineFamily.Norton

by Matt on February 22, 2010

More information about OnlineFamily.Norton

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Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009

by Matt on January 3, 2010

Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009 YouTube, Google, and Facebook top the list Sex and Porn round out the top 5 Kids spend most of their time searching for music related topics (30%), then TV/movie related topics (12%). The most popular celebrity kids searched for was Michael Jackson. Taylor Swift came in second. Team Jacob [...]

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Security Bulletins: 11-17-2009

by Matt on November 22, 2009

New attack fells Internet Explorer A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. The code was posted Friday to the Bugtraq mailing list by an unidentified hacker. According to security vendor Symantec, the code does not always work properly, but [...]

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Free Online Virus Scanners

by Matt on November 16, 2009

You should always have an up-to-date virus scanner installed on your computers. If, however, you find your computer has a virus with no virus scanner installed, please use one or more of the following free online scanners. Norton Security Scan, Free Virus Scan BitDefender Online Scanner Kaspersky Free Virus Scan Trend Micro HouseCall Panda ActiveScan [...]

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PCMag.com’s First Round of Reviews for 2010 Internet Security Suites

by Matt on August 27, 2009

pcmag.com has reviewed, “half a dozen security suites from the 2010 crop.” Here are the ratings for the 2010 Security Suites that have been released so far: 2010 Security Suites Ratings Chart Which one is the best? Check out the first round of reviews at PCMag.com.

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The Risks of P2P (Peer-To-Peer) File sharing

by Matt on August 5, 2009

What Is File Sharing? In its current use File Sharing means the practice of distributing or exchanging files (usually computer programs, music and other audio, movies and other video, on the Internet. The most common method of exchange is P2P (Peer-to-Peer) networks and programs. What are the Most Common Peer-to-Peer Networks and Programs? P2P Networks [...]

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Online Scams

by Matt on June 24, 2009

Alissa Atkinson reports on nine online scams used by scammers to con Americans out of millions. The scammers are so successful is because of the high number of unsuspecting victims and because of the amount of information available on the web. “The problem now is that so much information is available on the Internet,” FBI [...]

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Tapping Your Cell Phone

by Matt on June 22, 2009

“Imagine someone watching your every move, hearing everything you say and knowing where you are at every moment. If you have a cell phone, it could happen to you. Bob Segall of WTHR 13 Investigates in Indianapolis explains how your cell phone can be secretly hijacked and used against you – and how to protect [...]

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