11 hidden security threats and how to stop

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Do you know how to guard against scareware? How about Trojan horse text messages? Or social network data harvesting? Malicious hackers are a resourceful bunch, and their methods continually evolve to target the ways we use our computers now. New attack techniques allow bad guys to stay one step ahead of security software and to get the better of even cautious and well-informed PC users.

Don’t let that happen to you. Read on for descriptions of 11 of the most recent and most malignant security threats, as well as our complete advice on how to halt them in their tracks. (Source: Infoworld)

Here are the threats:

1. Shortened URLs

2. Data Harvesting

3. Social Network Impostors

4. Web Snooping

5. Scareware

6. Trojan horse texts

7. Lost laptops, exposed data

8. Rogue Wi-Fi hotspots

9. Weak Wi-Fi security

10. Endangered data backups

11. Unpatched software

Go here to learn about the threats and how to protect against them.  And learn about 5 security myths as well.

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