8 Ways To Spot & Avoid Fake Job Scams On The Internet

Working remotely online is all the rage these days. I’m living the glamorous lifestyle of tech article writing, sunbathing, and Pina Coladas. But if you want to be like me (and who wouldn’t?), then it pays to be a bit careful when applying for jobs online. There are sharks out there lurking and ready to take
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Clickjacking: What Is It, and How Can You Avoid It?

When it comes to ways that hackers and malware distributors gain access to your computer, there are some things that get talked about a lot: social engineering, SQL injection, DDoS attacks, and so on. But one attack that doesn’t get talked about as much that’s just as nefarious as the others is clickjacking. Clickjacking is
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4 Security Reasons That Explain Why You Should Avoid Lenovo PCs

It’s happened again. Like a dodgy employee with their hand caught in the till and given one last chance, Chinese computer and smartphone manufacturer Lenovo has been pushing flawed bloatware on its users. Just 12 months after Superfish threatened to undermine the company’s reputation, this latest incident demonstrates one very clear point: Lenovo PCs are
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Quick Tips and Facts That’ll Help Avoid Vishing and Smishing Scams

Have you heard of vishing or smishing? Essentially, they’re both forms of phishing — vishing is done over the phone, and smishing is done through text messages. Both scams are designed to steal the victims information or money from them. Thankfully, these scams can be avoided if you know what to look for. The infographic
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7 Security Reasons Why You Should Avoid eBay

eBay has made its fortune from people spending money; it now has 162 million users, saw $ 82 billion of sales in 2015, receives 250 million search requests per day, and has an annual revenue in excess of $ 8.5 billion. It might be reasonable, therefore, to expect the site to be one of the
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7 Reasons You Should Avoid Subscribing to Netflix

Let me start with a disclaimer: I’ve been a faithful Netflix subscriber for many years. I’m a huge proponent of abandoning cable television and I’ve experienced my share of cord cutting benefits. So this suggestion to avoid Netflix is not coming from an anti-Netflix bias. The truth is, while Netflix is certainly an amazing and worthwhile service for many people, it
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