Computer Safety & News

The Avira Security blog shares basic tips on how to strengthen account setting controls in Facebook to improve safety Facebook – How to harden your account settings http://techblog.avira.com/2011/11/01/improve-your-security-6-harden-your-facebook-account/en/ QUOTE: In order to configure the access to your Facebook account setting controls, you must go to Home >>> Account Settings >>> Security Tab  You can select in this window a […]

Microsoft is warning users to avoid responding to this threat which is actively circulating in spammed email.  Account/password information is usually never shared by email. Beware of “confirm your account” scams http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2011/11/01/beware-of-confirm-your-account-scams.aspx QUOTE: Last week a member of our team shared a phishing scam that she’d received in her personal email account. The bogus email […]

Microsoft has released the new MSCI rating concept for measuring user safety   Microsoft Computing Safety Index (MSCI) http://www.microsoft.com/security/resources/mcsi.aspx MSCI – Users can assess their own MSCI safety https://survey2.securestudies.com/wix/p122560761.aspx QUOTE:  Microsoft encourages you to take an abbreviated version of the MCSI survey to help safeguard your digital lifestyle. We will release updates to the Index […]