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PRESS! For those
of you who have, or suspect that they may have been
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Viruses
Latest 10
virus alerts
For many of us now, Viruses have become part of
our day to day business, if not overtly, at the
very least as a hidden cost that impacts on the
bottom line.
The best cure, as ever, is prevention.
Do get yourselves protected.
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Top
10 virus hoaxes
As if it weren't bad enough
for us to have to contend with real viruses,
we also have to contend with the sick mind of
the hoaxer.
The best way to deal with this
is to be aware of the hoaxes and DON'T pass the
information on by email.
That's how many of the hoaxes work!
Check a few of these identified
by Sophos in the last month.
It does make you wonder at the
gullability of some people. On the other hand,
a responsible employee IS going to react.
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Scams
It is amazing that everyone knows about
scams, but there is no easily found UK authority that lists
the top 10 or the latest.
Actually, that's not strictly true. There
are sites that espouce good things, but are not always
up to date.
This link to SpamLinks.net/scams.htm is
the nearest I can find that tries to be up to date. Unfortunatly,
it's American, but then again, so are a large proportion
of the scams.
The following are the best of a bad job:
How to protect yourself from scams. The following good advice comes from the DTi website:
- Make sure that an investment or business opportunity
and the person or company promoting it are properly registered
with the relevant authority or trade association.
- Check out the company or individual's track record.
- Take your time. While there may be time limits for
special offers, high-pressure sales tactics are often
danger signs of a scam.
- Take independent professional (legal and/or financial)
advice.
- Remember that people in cyber-space are not always
what they seem.
- Don't expect to get rich quick, and invest only with
those you know and trust.
- Don't assume that your online computer service polices
its investment bulletin boards.
- Don't buy little known shares strictly on the basis
of online (or other) hype.
- Don't give your bank account numbers, credit card numbers
or other personal information to anyone you don't know
or haven't checked out.
- Don't judge reliability by how professional a web site
looks. It's relatively easy and costs very little to
create, register, and promote a web site.
- Try not to accept unsolicited e-mails. They violate
'netiquette' and are often used by scam artists.
Click here for
further information
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