Category: Security Features

LinkedIn Privacy: An Easy How-to Guide to Protecting Yourself

June 24, 2011

Introduction LinkedIn is a social network platform whose specialty is connecting professionals together to build relationships and create business opportunity. Recently the company became publicly traded and grabbed the attention of the world as its initial public stock offering more than doubled on the first day. Here we focus tools and options for user privacy … More LinkedIn Privacy: An Easy How-to Guide to Protecting Yourself

The Social Networking/Cybersafety Disconnect

June 23, 2011

Survey Reveals Chasm between Users’ Concerns and Behavior A recent Survey commissioned by ESET and conducted online by Harris Interactive from May 31-June 2, 2011 among 2,027 U.S. adults 18+ found a startling disconnect between user concerns about privacy and security and their actions on social networking sites. To start, the study found that 69% … More The Social Networking/Cybersafety Disconnect

The Irish are using safer passwords than global average

June 1, 2011

Acording to survey, the passwords situation in Ireland is a bit better than the global average Globally the most widespread passwords are still “123456” and “password” as well as other very simple ones. This seemed just too terrible to us, so we ordered another survey in Ireland, to see if the Irish are any smarter … More The Irish are using safer passwords than global average

Security Feature: Protecting Consumers from Rogue Online Pharmacies

May 30, 2011

Over the past couple of years rogue online pharmacies have been advertising their domains on search engines and promoting themselves through search engine optimization.  Legitimate pharmaceutical companies have their own measures in place to work on taking these sites offline.  The problem with rogue online pharmacies is that they do not meet federal regulations.  To … More Security Feature: Protecting Consumers from Rogue Online Pharmacies