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Watch how this woman "hacks" a cell phone account with one phone call. It is called "vishing." http://www.itgovernance.co.uk//vishing-how-to-gain-acces/

One of our favorite solutions (recommendations) is in the news today. OpenDNS (www.opendns.com) is about to be bought up by Cisco. I highly recommend setting your home computers and router to get their DNS service from OpenDNS. It will help keep your computer from visiting compromised sites. Its not a guarantee, but it is certainly an improvement over "generic" DNS from your ISP. Also, on testing, the OpenDNS servers show excellent performance when we've tested them.

OK, granted I'm a (professional) geek. That said, for keeping up-to-date on Internet data breaches, scams, and security challenges, I highly recommend reading http://www.krebsonsecurity.com He's also got a very good posting about how the many ways the bad guys can use a stolen email account. I plugged his webpage last December, and six whole months have gone by, so its time to plug it again!

Stay updated on scams and Internet fraud. Malwarebytes.org makes a very useful product in the Malwarebytes removal tools, and their up-to-the-minute view of what's going on, scam-wise, is a great read. Use it to keep yourself informed of what the "bad guys" are up to so you don't get swept up in the problems they cause. Check it out: https://blog.malwarebytes.org/

If you want the up-to-date info on Internet security, browse over to http://krebsonsecurity.com/ . Brian Krebs worked as a reporter for the Washington Post and has dug up the details on many, many Internet security problems. He's frequently the first to report on these issues.