04 May By Intsafety

Online Tracking Of You
 
The amount of companies that are tracking people online is growing at alarming levels. Companies today are looking to track the every move all user on the internet make. They are looking to obtain any kind of information that would like to purchasing habits to website you visit. This information is then used to target specific users to products, along with spying.
 
The trend of companies and government tracking online users is starting to grow at alarming levels. This trend has started to take an exponential jump upward in just the last several years. The trend should could its upward trend as more and more people get online.
 
If you are using the internet today be sure that you are doing everything possible to stop this. Verify that once a month that all of the following are deleted cookies, history, temporary internet files, and passwords. Verify that your anti-virus and malware software are current and run a full system scan.
 
New IM Worming Spreading Rapidly across the internet
 
A new worm released from Yahoo Messenger has been discovered all across the internet. The worm is a slight variant from a worm that hit Yahoo several years ago. The worm will download itself onto unprotected computer and install. The hacker will then have full control of the computer that has been infected.
 
If Yahoo messenger is installed on your computer verify that your anti-virus software is current and updated. It is a good idea not to use Yahoo for a day or so until the correct virus updates are pushed to computers. It is also a good idea to conduct a full system scan on your computer. A complete virus ad malware scan should be completed.      
 
Internet Safety for Kids
Parents should talk to their children about this worm that is spreading across the internet. The worm could allow a remote user to take over the machine and do something illegal in their name.
 
This is also a good time for all parents to review their child’s Facebook account. Verify that nothing malicious is posted and no one is harassing them. A review of the pictures on their profile would be appropriate also.  Parents need to verify that their child’s profile can lead back to them or get them in trouble with the law.