online safety

News about online safety

Article | 22/05/2013 New Citadel malware variant targets Payza online payment platform
A new variant of the Citadel financial malware is targeting users of the Payza online payment platform by launching local in-browser attacks to steal ...
Article | 21/05/2013 Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines
Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities in the engines of several popular first-person shooter video games that could allow attackers to co...
Article | 15/05/2013 Researchers uncover large cyberfraud operation targeting Australian bank customers
Security researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations firm Group-IB have uncovered a cyberfraud operation that uses specialized financial malwar...
Article | 10/05/2013 Academic institutions urged to take steps to prevent DNS amplification attacks
Colleges and universities are being encouraged to scrutinize their systems to keep them from being hijacked in DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) at...
Article | 9/05/2013 Name.com forces customers to reset passwords following security breach
Domain registrar Name.com forced its customers to reset their account passwords on Wednesday following a security breach on the company's servers that...

Tutorials about online safety

Article | 27/05/2009 Keep kids safe online
My nine-year-old daughter knows how to use Google. And as someone who just accidentally landed on a porn site after typing what he thought was the URL...
Article | 26/05/2009 Keep kids safe online: The OpenDNS alternative
Last, Wednesday I showed you kid-friendly search engine Quintura, and we also looked at the kid-friendly Web browser KIDO'Z. Today it's time for the b...
Article | 5/05/2009 How do I track my kid's surfing?
Tammy Setzer wants a way to keep her children from deleting their Web browsing history.

Features about online safety

Article | 10/09/2010 10 ways to keep your children safe online
Cyberspace can expose kids and teens to many dangerous situations. Parents should be aware of these risks and learn ways to keep their children safe.
Article | 8/07/2009 Parents need to talk to kids about Internet use, experts say
Summer vacation is in full swing in large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and it's time for parents to talk to their teenagers about staying safe du...
Article | 15/05/2009 The hidden secrets of online quizzes
I am a genius. I'm charismatic, kind, and understanding. I'm also a Disney princess named Aurora and the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe.
Article | 18/11/2008 Deleting your digital past -- for good
An unsavory connection from your past. An annoying link to your name that's dragging down your career. A spicy quote you tossed off to a reporter that...
Article | 14/11/2008 A parent's guide to safe, simple kid-friendly e-mail
When it comes to children and the Internet, most parents focus on safe Web browsing. That's understandable, given that the Web can sometimes seem like...