It may be a new year, but an old scam is making the rounds of online computer users. The FBI recently issued a warning about a computer scam that starts on the telephone: You get a call from someone ...

Last week, my computer's screen suddenly blossomed with a bogus message: Microsoft's XP anti-virus software had just found my computer was infected and I'd better buy their latest anti-virus file for ...

Many people think Russia or Egypt when asked about where cyber-crimes originate. As Canadians, we think we have a safe and clean image in the digital world. However, Websense Inc.’s recently published ...

If you’ve got a PC, new laptop, mobile phone or tablet (and let’s face it, who doesn’t these days?) you’re pretty much guaranteed to have them all connected to the internet. It’s something we all take ...

TORONTO – Technology giant Google first announced its Safe Browsing effort to the public in 2007 in an effort to protect people from malicious content on the Internet. But despite their efforts to ...

A disturbing surge in cyber threats has been uncovered, with hackers devising more sophisticated and malicious methods to hold personal data hostage. Recently, the FBI issued a warning to the 1.8 ...