Articles on Computer Security / Intrusion Detection:
High tech espionage alarms: "Spyware in your system!" by Ted Peterson Spyware defines itself as being highly malicious and perspicacious in collecting information about you and using it against you! It will learn everything about your online behavior by spying every move and click you perform… attention, the spy-hole never sleeps! And every spy has its own character: one is digging in your garbage, other wears a friendly mask to get in and to cause serious damage etc.
Identity Theft – Early Detection Is Key by Jonathan Citrin Identity Theft – Early Detection Is Key
by Jonathan Citrin
Protecting yourself from Identity Theft (ID Theft) is an important matter. ID Theft is defined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as, "when someone uses your name, address, Social Security number, bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes."
In a summary report dated September of 2003, the FTC reported that "almost 10 million Americans have discovered that they were the victim of some form of ID Theft within the last year.