Smart Card
Some smart cards contain an embedded microprocessor which can be programed with applications. Some smart cards have electrical contacts, the microprocessor is under a gold contact pad on one side of the card. Many cards are contactless and use radio-frequency to operate. More ...
What's a Root Kit and How Hackers Are Getting Into Your Computer With It
The key distinction between a computer virus and a root kit relates to propagation. Like a root kit a computer virus modifies core software components of the system, inserting code which attempts to hide the "infection" and provides some additional feature or service to the attacker. More ...
The Complete Malware Prevention, Protection, and Removal Guide
Malware is software that's designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without your consent. Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, and Trojan Horses are all Malware. This guide arms you with just about everything you need to prevent, protect, and remove Malware. More ...
Guide to Selecting the Right Spyware Removal Tool
Spyware refers to software that collects useful information from your personal computer and sends to another computer without your permission. If it is installed on your system it monitors your all Internet related activities and then transmits your private information to other party. You can easily remove spyware by getting all information about spyware. More ...
Flash Animations and Videos Install Viruses
Adobe Flash is a bloated computer-choking plug-in that not only slows down your computer, but may also install viruses. The information in this article will allow you to take control of Flash to speed up and protect your computer. More ...
Don't Let a Ransomware Attack Hold Your Data Hostage
Internet cyber criminals are achieving greater success at holding peoples files hostage and forcing them to pay ransom. More ...
Disable Remote Access
Remote access to your computer is a way to get technical assistance, but after your problem is resolved, it allows a huge security risk. More ...
Five Things You Can Do To Improve Your Company's Security
As security issues grow more and more prevalent, we CIOs need to improve our environments. Here are some quick things that can be done in short order to help improve security at your business. More ...
Top Eleven Tips for Safe Computing
Probably the greatest threat to the security of your computer system is ... human behavior. A majority of the viruses, bugs, spyware, spam and other nasties can be avoided or reduced by modifying our behavior on the Internet. More ...
How Many Spyware Items Are Slowing Down Your Computer?
Spyware and other forms of malicious software are regularly infecting computers across the world. Most computers have no, or little, protection from software with the intent to harm. Most frightening is the frequency at which your computer is being infected without your knowledge. More ...
Top Tips To Secure Your Online PC
Most of us use a PC these days, but how many of us are really serious about securing it? Well, not most of us! They just need to get their job done sitting on the PC and hence look no further. But they do find themselves in great trouble when the PC crashes, files are corrupted, login information are stolen or attacked by viruses and malwares. More ...
What Are WEP, WPA, TKIP, AES and PSK?
The acronyms WEP, WPA, TKIP, AES and PSK are all related to encryption used in wireless networking. This article explains their meaning in simple terms. More ...
Botnets - What Are They?
A botnet is malicious software that takes over a computer and turns it into a zombie and makes it join a network of other zombie computers under the control of hackers for the purpose of performing a denial of service (DOS) attack on a website. More ...
