Tech Straight Talk

Buying online is one of the reasons we love the internet. Keep your online shopping safe and private with our security tips. The festival and wedding seasons are fast approaching and many of you are no doubt turning to the internet for the purchase of their gifts. While most online stores are wholesaling efforts to protect their customers' data, there are still cybercriminals who seek to steal your information. It is therefore important for you, the online shoppers, to remain vigilant and protect your personal information. While keeping a close eye on bogus offers and web pages is a good first step, cybercriminals do anything to make them look like real bargains and that makes it difficult. Here are some steps to follow which will allow you to stay safe during your next online purchases: We are seeing cybercriminals sending emails with “special offers”. These “specials” or “offers you can't miss” may be phishing campaigns designed to trick users into redirecting them to f...

There are many so-called antivirus that clean your computer for free, but in reality they are malware that infect your PC or Android device. Learning to identify them before falling into the trap is vital to avoid being contaminated. The fake antivirus programs use a similar strategy to the phishing, but applied to programs and apps. The phishing is a false website that simulates your bank's website or a social network, so you enter your account data, and so steal what contains: information, money, contacts, etc. The fake antivirus are programs that have the appearance and the name of an antivirus . They even pretend to check and clean your equipment. But it's actually malware that is infecting you right before your very eyes: This type of infection is advertised through pop-up windows or banners that appear on certain websites while you browse, announcing that you are infected with Trojans or spyware. Then they offer you a free antivirus to remove it. They have names v...