This probably be better posted in the computer section of MT but the tips are awfully a lot more like self-defense techs than the usual malware/virus blocking.
Not following tips (and others) like these makes you just as vunerable to robbery (which is what it really is) on line as out on the streets. Exposing yourself to hackers and ID-thieves is just as bad as counting a wad of money out in the open in a bad neighborhood.
Read on!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Is-It-Safe-to-Bank-usnews-4209634978.html?x=0
Any other tips that you feel are useful then by all means post here! :asian:
I don't bank on line and don't use credit/debit cards so I'm not too worried. Although I have used my debit card for a few on line purchases they've been limited and on sites (like MT) that I trust. For everything else... cash. Don't like it I'll take my business and my money elsewhere.
Not following tips (and others) like these makes you just as vunerable to robbery (which is what it really is) on line as out on the streets. Exposing yourself to hackers and ID-thieves is just as bad as counting a wad of money out in the open in a bad neighborhood.
Read on!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Is-It-Safe-to-Bank-usnews-4209634978.html?x=0
Any other tips that you feel are useful then by all means post here! :asian:
I don't bank on line and don't use credit/debit cards so I'm not too worried. Although I have used my debit card for a few on line purchases they've been limited and on sites (like MT) that I trust. For everything else... cash. Don't like it I'll take my business and my money elsewhere.
