External links

Here you will find some relevant articles and Web sites:

Blog

BeCyberSafe Ltd: Our blog - Our comments, and yours?

Virus

Computer virus database  - From Panda Antivirus
Computer Virus - Article in Wikipedia.org for deeper knowledge

Spyware

Most Web User Unable to Spot Spyware - A survey by SiteAdvisor confirms that 97% of web surfers are only one click away from spyware infection, and that 100% of us are like to be infected the the span of a month. Take the test yourself and see!
Microsoft Warns of Three "Critical" Security Flaws (NY Times) - What else is new?
Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords As You Type  (NY Times) - Key loggers snatch your passwords and codes
SpyWareNews.org - Yes, there is such a thing!
The Spyware Inferno - News.com

Identity theft (phishing)

MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test - Can you spot the fraud?
Beware of Tax Refund Phishing Scams (CNN) - Scores of fake sites tempt Web users with schemes posing as IRS
Countless Dens of Uncatchable Thieves   (NY Times) - Thought identity theft was a minor nuisance? Not so. It's becoming an industry.
Data on 26 Million 26 Million Veterans Stolen from Home   (CNN) - That's just silly. Ever heard of encryption?

Privacy

Encryption
Encryption - Article in Wikipedia.org
Snake-Oil FAQ  - Very good but somewhat demanding on how to separate good from bad encryption software

Email
When Spies Played by the Rules   (NY Times) - Amusing article on the government spying on own citizens through the ages
Spying on Ordinary Americans (NY Times) - Thousands of Americans and foreigners have been spied on after 9/11
NSA has Massive Database of Phone Calls (NY TImes) - Make that millions of Americans. Emails too, not just phone calls.
The Art of Saying Nothing   (NY Times) - NY Times is not impressed by the government defense of policy
Adventures in Testifying (NY Times) - Less and less impressed. Apparently, communications within   the US is also being monitored
AT&T and Domestic Spying (NY Times) - Is the telecom giant helping the government monitor client email, phone and Web activities?

Web surfing and search engine use
Google Resists US Subpoena (NY Times) - US government demands millions of searches from AOL, MSN, Yahoo and Google.
Fishing in Cyberspace (NY Times) - In defense of threatened privacy


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