Popular Email Scams on the Internet Today
Phishing Scams:
Phishing is a very popular scam on the internet today. Its purpose is to gain access to information pertaining to bank accounts, credit cards, social security numbers, pin numbers, passwords, or any other information the scammers can use for financial gain. The main purpose for this scam is identity theft.
The phishers send out emails that appear to be from a company you normally do business with. They include a link in the email for you to follow to go to the company website. When you click the link and go there, it looks the same as the company site, but it is a fake website designed by the scam artist. You have been asked to go to this website to update… Continue reading...
How Does a Spam Blocker Work?
Many email providers offer a complimentary spam blocker. A spam blocker is the life vest that saves you from having to sift through hundreds of spam emails daily. This form of anti-spam focuses on directing unsolicited emails toward your spam box and away from your inbox. It is effective about 90% of time, eliminating your risk for opening spam containing viruses and malicious coding that is harmful to your computer.
A spam blocker should not be confused with a spam filter. A spam blocker completely blocks unwanted spam from reaching your inbox, whereas a spam filter simply categorizes spam into folders and leaves you to handle the rest. The spam blocker is better because you do not have to deal with the spam… Continue reading...
Using Sustainable Technology to Align People, Planet, and Profit
Jim Horton of NSSIT to present at: Using Sustainable Technology to Align People, Planet, and Profit
April 17 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at The World Trade Center
1625 Broadway, Denver, Colorado
Presented by Barrett Blank, President and CEO of BB2e.com
Member of Sustainable Business Group and by Panelists –
Barrett Blank – BB2e / nexTIER Sales www.bb2e.com / www.nextiersales.com
Thomas Burns – Green House Data, www.greenhousedata.com
James Horton – North Star Business Solutions www.nssit.com
John McClure – Inventiv, www.beinventiv.com
This panel represents industry experts on Data Centers, Network, Desktop, Communications and Software.
The panelists will address how best to integrate all of these systems which will be a key to your sustainable growth and success.
The panel discussion will be followed… Continue reading...
Trojan Horse – A Wolf in Sheep Clothing
I think it’s safe to assume that practically everyone who owns a computer has, at some point, heard or read about Trojans, a destructive program which at first appears to be nothing apart from an innocent application. Even though Trojan Horses don’t replicate as do viruses, they are, without any doubt, equally destructive. One in particular which can cause sever damage will often present itself as a program intended to remove viruses from a computer while in actuality, once inside your system, it enables viruses to gain access.
Many of those who spend time on the internet may have had an email at some point, alerting them to the latest virus discovered, together with claims that the major corporations such as Microsoft are… Continue reading...
Email Delivery – Make it Someone Else’s Concern
There is, without question, a dilemma facing email delivery on a global scale. Furthermore, this is not a situation which has arisen simply by chance and we can’t say we don’t understand it because we do. We also know that the problem is bound to continue affecting online merchants. What we’re looking at is known as a spam filter and, of course, the fact that they are constantly being changed and upgraded to meet new challenges.
In a way, the war between spam artists and companies who develop anti-spam software can be likened to a game of tennis, where two opponents hit the ball back and forth from one to the other. Of course these spam artists are devoted to their calling… Continue reading...
