online safety

Traditional phishing -- where hackers attempt to acquire personal data from individuals in hopes of defrauding them -- is bad enough. But even more alarming is the rise of a new kind of attack: "spear phishing."

College students may just be discovering themselves, but thieves are out there, waiting to steal their identities, fledgling or not. Identity theft is not just stealing and using someone's credit cards, but also gathering information such as names, Social Security numbers, passwords, and address...

Almost half of teens offer open access to their online profile information and most don't ask parents before posting photos to social media, says a new survey on teen online behavior. "Too many teens still do not really understand the risks and too many teens are posting too much personal...