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Don't be phish food: how to avoid being phished
OutlookPower Magazine - February 2009
In this helpful article, Brenda Coxe shows you how to think about phishing and how to avoid being bait. With so many different scams on the Internet, it can be difficult for the average person to know what is safe and what isn't. Phishing sites are become more common and are very difficult to detect at a glance.


Separating fact from fiction: Sarah Palin's email problems exposed
OutlookPower Magazine - September 2008
Wednesday morning, the phone started ringing here at ZATZ HQ and it didn't stop for the next two days. Members of the media were feeding on the news that Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account may have been hacked, and since our own David Gewirtz is one of the nation's leading experts on the issue of Presidential email, he was being asked to comment. The following article by John Oram of the IT Examiner is the result of one such interview. John and his publisher Mike Magee have graciously granted us permission to reprint John's article.


Internet safety for grandparents: How to avoid identity theft, bank, and credit card fraud
OutlookPower Magazine - January 2008
With all the incidents of identity theft, fraudulent bank account transactions, and credit card fraud, the age of computers has created havoc in the world. For those new to the computer, it can be scary to think how easy it is for someone to access their information. Some people are scared of even ordering online because of the potential that someone can obtain their credit card or debt card information. This article will give you some tips on how keep your Internet experience safe and secure.


Defend yourself from phishing
OutlookPower Magazine - February 2007
A recent study reported that 63 percent of phishing attacks are targeted from three major Web sites: PayPal, eBay, and Bank of America. These top Web sites signal dollar signs for cyber-criminals as many people unknowingly open and use the links contained inside phony emails. This week, we had the opportunity to interview Adam Schran, an Internet and PC security expert on what constitutes "phishing" and how you can defend yourself.


Learn more about privacy, identity theft, and anonymous browsing
OutlookPower Magazine - October 2005
Here at OutlookPower, we've considered safe computing to be a very important area of our coverage. One of the more interesting aspects of safe computing are the related questions of anonymity and identity theft. Lance Cotrell makes a product known as Anonymizer and is an expert on both of these topics. Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz had the opportunity recently to learn more about anonymous computing directly from Lance.



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