| There's a lot of discussion about identity theft and | | | | For example, one scenario could be your opening of |
| credit card fraud and how one seems to be | | | | an email that claims all sorts of things from your |
| synonymous with the other. These are two of the | | | | winning in a million-dollar lottery to your having been |
| most prevalent and serious threats that every Internet | | | | singled out by some king or head of state to be one |
| user needs to protect himself from. Without practicing | | | | of the random recipients of that country's specialized |
| proper precautions, anyone can end up with someone | | | | charity program. And then they're going to ask you for |
| else making all sorts of transactions on his behalf. | | | | your personal information. If you haven't heard of |
| Credit card fraud is very rampant, indeed, and people | | | | these things before, you'll probably go ahead and do |
| may have actually been remiss in ensuring their own | | | | as they tell you. Of course, now that you know these |
| online security. But while we can't do something about | | | | things happen, it's best to ignore emails of this sort |
| black hats who'll always enjoy making people suffer | | | | from now on. |
| with their nasty tricks, we can do something about | | | | When the sender of the email, however, asks you to |
| how to best protect ourselves. But first, we need to | | | | enter your credit card information such your credit |
| define identity theft and credit card fraud and | | | | card number, your name and password, then this |
| differentiate them to understand them in essence. | | | | constitutes credit card fraud. Simply keep in mind just |
| From their definitions, identity theft and credit card | | | | how sensitive this type of information is. You don't |
| fraud are quite different. The former refers to the act | | | | need any special training or seminar to realize that |
| of stealing another person's information and using it for | | | | your credit card details should remain with you and |
| one's own gain. Meanwhile, the latter refers to the | | | | only you at all times. Never should you give it out to |
| particular act of using someone else's credit card | | | | any other person no matter who they claim to be. Just |
| information to make one's own purchases. | | | | to be sure, use your credit card information only with |
| If you enjoy movies, you've probably come across | | | | websites you trust. Otherwise, you could just be |
| some with plots involving cool computer whizzes | | | | courting disaster. |
| remotely hacking into the most sophisticated | | | | To get you into the consciousness of valuing your |
| computers in the farthest corners of the world. It does | | | | online security, you'll find installing protective software |
| look cool when it happens in movies, but when it | | | | such as anti-virus, anti-malware and anti-spyware very |
| happens to you, that's when things get a little bit hot. | | | | useful. At the same time, you can also install an IP |
| So you wonder how your identity can possibly be | | | | hiding software which can come in handy for anyone |
| stolen? The answers could be many but all are simple. | | | | who wants to ensure safety from hackers. |