scammers

The Microsoft Support Virus Scam

I work from home which has the very unfortunate result of me being home to receive a multitude of scam phone-calls. I regularly assist people to recover their WordPress Websites when they have been hacked so like to understand how scammers and hackers gain access to computers, software and Online services (as this often helps [...]

Privacy Awareness Week – Computer Protection Tips

This week is ‘Privacy Awareness Week’ 2010 and as such it is urged that we familiarise ourselves with our rights, obligations and best-practice in relation to privacy. The few recommendations below, from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, are related to Computer identity and information theft. They are well worth reading through: Make [...]