Telephone Scam - Not Microsoft or Windows

If someone phones you up and says that they're from Microsoft or "Windows" and that there's a problem with your computer being infected by a virus,  just say "no thanks" and hang up.

Its not Microsoft or anything to do with Windows - they never phone people up at home out of the blue like this.

It's a scam!  

Some of the aims of the scam are:

• Gain access to your computer to install viruses and other bad programs to monitor everything you do
• Obtain banking information - credit card information
• Charge you a lot of money for supposidly fixing this problem that doesn't exist

What Is Internet Security?

Lots of people ask the same question:

What is Internet Security?

The Importance of Passwords

Imagine what the world would be like if all the keys and locks were the same?

It would mean that you wouldn't need to remember which key goes where - you just pick up one key and can use it to lock-up your own house, visit granny without waking her up, surprise a few friends by calling in unannounced and look after the neighbour's cat while their on holiday. But there is a problem!