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Who is Phishing for Your Information?
Theres a new type of internet piracy called “phishing” (pronounced “fishing”). Internet identity thieves are “fishing” for your personal information. Theyre looking for ways to trick you into giving out your Social Security Number, credit card number and other personal information that they can use to their advantage. You could become a victim of identity theft and it could take years to clear your financial history and personal reputation. But understanding how these internet thieves work, will help you to protect yourself from having your identity stolen.
How do these thieves get your information?
Typically, you might receive an email from a company that you are familiar with that looks “real”. It has the company logo and they may call you by name; additionally, the tone of the email appears that the organization is looking out for your best interests. This email will warn you of some imminent danger to your account or credit card and that you need to take action immediately or you will suffer dire consequences (id fraud, or credit card fraud). There will be a link (underlined writing usually in blue) for you to click on that will take you to their website. And guess what? The website they take you to will look exactly like the organizations home page.
Next, you will be asked to “verify” your account, password, or credit card information. If you ever find yourself here, STOP! Do nothing. Do not fill in any personal information. Immediately exit from this website and delete the phony email that you received. This is how many become victims of identity theft.
How to know that this is a “phishing” email.
If you did not email this company asking for information about your account or for help with a problem, be suspicious. If you are still not sure because it looks so “real”, call the company yourself and ask. You can find these phone numbers on your monthly statement. If it is after hours and no one is there to take your call, wait until the next day. Dont fall for the “imminent danger” message and feel that you have to take action immediately. “Phishers” are hoping that you will take immediate action dont panic and let them trick you into clicking on their link.
What can you do?
Never give out your password over the internet or phone when it is an unsolicited request. Your credit card company knows your login information as well as your credit card number. They dont need to ask you for it.
Likewise, your bank knows your account number and social security number; they will not ask you to repeat it verbally over the phone.
Review all of your monthly statements as soon as they arrive. Check for unauthorized charges.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of identity theft contact M&T Management. Let a professional help you with identity restoration services.
Comodo Security Products Ranked Number 1 From Matousec Proactive Security Survey
Matousec doesnt just test security software, they interrogate them using the most unforgiving collection of leak tests in the industry today. Unfortunately, this doesnt end well for many products, with a few of the big name solutions failing the most basic tests. Which is why it makes us especially proud to have come top of the pile recently. However, were even more excited that the public seems to like the products too. Matousec conducted two surveys, asking their website visitors Which is your favorite antivirus family? and Which is your favorite Proactive security family?. Comodo won both polls, beating out 86 and 106 competitors respectively.
Every day we receive emails from friends and colleagues about dangerous viruses that are developing at an extremely fast-pace, most of these emails are considered hoaxes. Viruses capable of crippling computers have been increasing in numbers dramatically and these threats are designed to scatter from one system to another fairly rapidly.
Some viruses change the security settings on your PC allowing hackers and cyber criminals the ability to intrude and steal your personal information. There are thousands of bugs that can cause these and many other problems. To protect one’s PC from all of these potential viruses, people often choose some form of security software without actually taking into consideration its ability to protect their computer. Just downloading and installing security software is not enough to defend against malwares and viruses, you also have to keep the software updated among a slew of other obligations required in helping to protect your PC.
Which is where Internet Security from Comodo comes in. Comodo offers you multiple features in a single software. Here are some of the features that can be found in Comodo Internet Security 2013:
1. Innovative Default Deny Protection.
2. Guarantees customers with up to a $500 warranty for repair costs by an authorized Comodo representative should a PC become infected while under its protection.
3. Auto Sandbox Technology.
4. Virtual Kiosk.
5. Advanced system activity utility called Killswitch.
6. Improved Firewall and Rescue Disk tools.
Matousec.com is a personal firewall testing group which is generally known as Matousec. This group is also known by the development of their security software testing suite which generate results that can be seen online. Matousec’s testing results are usually mentioned in reports, most recently on January 18, 2013 they have launched their report, the “Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report” and also they conducted the poll regarding favorite Antivirus families and favorite Security Software families.
Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report involves the testing report of Comodo Security Premium (6.0.260739.2674) product which is the vendor of Comodo Security Solutions. It is tested in the windows 7 service pack and internet explorer 9 platform, totaling at around 110 tests that have been done. From the test, the product has reached level 11 and has received the score of 92%.
About Comodo:
Comodo is a leading internet security provider. With U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey and global resources in UK, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo provides businesses and consumers worldwide with security services, including SSL certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, and remote PC support. Securing online transactions for more than 200,000 businesses, and with more than 35 million desktop security software installations, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software, Comodo is Creating Trust Online. To learn more, visit Comodo’s website: Comodo.com.