Modern technology has brought us several new ways to communicate including e-mail, instant messaging (IM) and cell phone text messaging. Unfortunately, each of these new methods of communication also introduces new security risks.
Security concerns are not reasons to stop using e-mail, IM or text messaging. Instead, we'd like to make you aware of what the issues are and how to deal with them. On this page, we'll look at some of the ways that you can make yourself more secure.
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About.com: Why You Should Encrypt Your E-mail
If you want to send sensitive information by e-mail, you need to encrypt it so that it can't be read by a hacker or criminal. This article talks about why and how you can do this.
Intercepting Cell Phone Text Messages
You'll probably hear a lot about e-mail and IM being intercepted. But what about cell phone text messages? This article talks about some of the ways that your messages might be compromised.
Origins of the Term "Spam"
Anyone who uses e-mail is familiar with Spam - unsolicited (junk) e-mail. But where does the name come from?
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Page updated: September 24, 2007
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