http://www.articleonramp.com/Author-Summary.cfm?AuthorID=17977 Internet article directory, submission, and distribution. en-us Copyright 2009 Article OnRamp http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=17977 Despite the controversy about predators lurking on social networking sites, these sites are setting a new trend when it comes to making money online. One such site leading the pack is Yuwie. Similar to the others like MySpace, Facebook, FriendsWin, hi5, and Xianz, to name a few, Yuwie has the distinction of being the only one to pay its members for what they normally do for free on the other sites. In less than a month after I joined, I made a whopping $0.13, not much by any standards, but it... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=17977 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4558 6. Learn what to do if something goes wrong. (a) If a scammer takes advantage of you through an Internet auction, when you're shopping online, or in any other way, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. (b) If you get deceptive spam, including email phishing ... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4558 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4502 The Internet serves as an incredible tool for educators and students to communicate, research information, and learn. The widespread availability of computers and connections to the Internet provides everyone around-the-clock access to information, credit and financial services, and shopping. Unfortunately, there exist individuals who exploit the Internet through their criminal activities and other harmful acts. Cybercriminals use creative measures to gain unauthorized access to your compute... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4502 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4306 Think about this: You had problems with your computer in the past. Now you want to insure that those little annoying nuisance, pests, threats, and risks from hackers and spyware don't hide in your computer any more. So, you load up your computer with all the free and off-the-shelf security software you can find. Now, as your confidence rises, you think that your computer is as impenetrable as the gold at Fort Knox. Wrong!!!! You have been fooled into thinking that your computer is fully prote... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=4306 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3767 In its annual report earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the most vulnerable targets of identity theft are 18-29-year olds. Likewise, the 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, uncovers similar findings: "Adult victims between the ages of 18 and 24 are least likely to take easy, but important, safeguards such as shredding documents and using antivirus software and firewalls, resulting in more than 5 percent of those surveyed falling... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3767 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3652 Cybercrime is on the rise. Your Money and Your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! "How?", you ask. OK, let me elaborate on a few of the many ways cybercriminals steal your money, and, literally, your life and they can do so in seconds, not minutes, or hours. * You may not be the only one using your computer. Cybercriminals known as hackers may be using your computers and you may not even know it. Would you ever know it if your computer were taken over and being used by a hacker? Not likely. Wh... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3652 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3519 Organized crime seems too be extremely active in the scam known as "phishing" in which they send emails under the guise of being a financial institution or other legitimate organization. In the email they ask unsuspecting victims to verify personal information such as account numbers and passwords. They will target home users who have become the weakest link and they target their victims much more closely than before, by tracking down full names and personal interests. They also skim social netw... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3519 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3204 Two out of five identity theft victims surveyed by the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting identity theft through victim assistance, research and law enforcement partnerships) know how their personal data was stolen. This knowledge provides valuable insight about how identity theft occurs. When ITAC surveyed 275 identity theft victims who used the ITAC's free service over a one-month period, 160 consumers (58%) did not know the source of thei... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3204 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3051 When the Super Highway became commercialized, its use was intended for the free and legitimate exchange of information and instantaneous communication. It was a fairly innocent medium, awkward to some, but still innocent and safe. However, nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle – for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to our personal security and our privacy. Our money, ... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=3051 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=2999 Security technology is only a part of an overall security plan. If you own a small business or a home-based business, or if you've been tasked with implementing security at your organization, developing a comprehensive security plan should be a very important part of your overall security strategy. Get the information you need to get started on the right track! In the computer/internet security game, the best move is one of Prevention! Prevention! Prevention! With that in mind, here are the ... Read more info@ArticleOnRamp.com Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ArticleOnRamp.com/Article.cfm?ID=2999