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Simple Security - How can I tell if an e-mail or Web site is “suspicious”?: "

Since this has turned out to be a regular thing, I’ve decided to give this feature an official name: Simple Security. Security discussions don’t have to require you to have a degree in computer science for them to be useful, even though they can certainly sound that way. I opted for the simplest, most approachable name since I’m aiming to provide you with explanations in the most simple, approachable terms.

And now, on with the show!

While you may be in the privacy of your home reading this blog, by connecting to the internet you might as well be in Times Square. People may not be able to see that you’re reading this in your rattiest sweats (although maybe some of them can), but you’re interacting with people either directly or indirectly each time you get your email or surf the web. While most of us have a fair idea of how to deal with strangers while we’re out and about in real life, it doesn’t seem that most people understand the rules of dealing with strangers on the internet. And truly, to a certain extent everything on the internet should be considered a stranger initially. You can’t exactly sense email senders/websites to verify they are who they say they are like you would in person, so you need to be a little more thorough.

(Read Original Article - Via McAfee Avert Labs.)