Author: Kabir Bedi

A cookie, generally known as a website cookie HTTP cookie, or a browsing cookie is an encrypted file that is found on browser directories. A cookie is created over a website when you happen to browse a website. The website then sends the information to the website browser which works upon creating a text file. Each time you go back to the similar website, browser sends the file to the server of the website.

Author: Rob McAdam

What kind of risks do you think hacking poses for the average business? If you run a small to medium sized business, do you think you could ever be at risk?

Author: Jim Finkle

Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers.

Author: Jason Dick

There are three main types of common online job scams:

1. Phony Job Offers-With this type of scam, Internet thieves create fake, but convincing job ads, which they then post either on legitimate job boards or bogus websites that are made to look like real company websites.

Author: Jason Dick

Myspace, Facebook, and Windows Live Spaces-5 Safety Tips for Parents

The popularity of social networking sites like: Myspace, Facebook and Windows Live Spaces is overwhelming and rapidly increasing. According to Wikipedia, Myspace has over 168 million users worldwide, Facebook has 19 million users and Windows Live Spaces has over 120 million users.

Author: Lydia Quinn

On the Internet, there's so much to see and do. You can communicate, shop, play and learn. It's a veritable treasure trove of information and activities for just about anyone of any age. Unfortunately, just like in the real world, everything also has a downside. For the Internet, that downside includes, scams, spam, viruses and spyware. Basically, people who want to take advantage of you. This article will give you some basics for protecting yourself online.

Author: Eva Gibson

Several user pages on the social networking site MySpace this week were found to be hosting video clips containing adware, according to a report released by Websense(R) Security LabsTM. The videos, which contained adult content, were embedded with an installer for Zango Cash Toolbar. Zango, also known as 180Solutions, is a known manufacturer of adware and is listed as a "Potentially Unwanted Product" by McAfee.

Author: Val Morales

The modern day internet as we know it, is no longer a text based system used for sharing files among universities as it used to be many years ago. In today's internet there are all types of multimedia, graphics, animation and so forth. People are now able to hold databases online, conduct blogs, forums, chat, and use many other forms of communication. As technology advances in favor of more potent and efficient means of transferring data and as the internet becomes more elaborate, so do the hackers.

Author: Milos Pesic

In today's highly technological era, the internet has become a wonderful tool for research. Children and adults rely on the internet, but according to some researches, the number of adults using the internet as their primary tool for research is outdone by the number of children using it. This is perhaps for the reason that even if you don't have a computer at home, there is a great possibility that your child may get online at school or cafes in your neighborhood.