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Mozy discount coupon: FEBRUARY
Mozy, one of our favorite providers of online backup services, has a new discount code. For this month only, Mozy is offering 10% discounts when you use the code FEBRUARY at checkout. This brings the yearly plan down to $49.01. A two year plan will cost you $93.56. It's an excellent price for secure, unlimited [...]

How to get a new Social Security Card
The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question: Q: How do I get another social security card? A: If you have lost your social security card and need another one, you can get a free replacement. The social security office limits the number of replacement cards they will issue [...]

419 scams double, over $9 billion in profits
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger A recent study by Dutch investigation firm Ultrascan shows we are half as smart (or twice as dumb) as we were in 2008, as advanced fee scams, a.k.a. 419 scams, doubled in losses to over $9 billion. 419 Advance Fee Fraud Statistics 2009 (PDF) It is believed that while [...]

Chemistry.com Free Communication Weekend
If you've ever wondered whether online dating is for you, this is a good weekend to try it out. Chemistry.com is offering free communication to new users this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (2/5 – 2/7). Their special promotion allows you to access all the Chemistry.com subscriber benefits at no cost. This means [...]

Criminal hackers buying and selling hacked accounts
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger. Malicious software, designed to gather usernames and passwords, has been a boon to the criminal hacking community. Spyware, as it?s commonly known, records almost everything a user does on their PC. The most damaging spyware records all electronic communications via a web browser. That?s where the most damage [...]

iPhone and iPod Touch 3.1.3: security patches
Apple has very quietly, almost too quietly, release a software update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The 3.1.3 update was released on Tuesday, and seemed to be pretty inconsequential at first: a fix for the battery meter, some remedies for third-party app crashes, and something to do with Japanese keyboard layouts. Seemed like something I [...]

Top 8 worst Twitter social media hacks
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger. In the past year, the use of Twitter has increased dramatically. And so has the criminal hacker?s attention to the opportunity to use it for illicit gain. Here are the top-eight worst types of Twitter social media hacks: Jacked Twitter Accounts: Numerous Twitter (and Facebook) accounts, including those [...]

I want to own my website address. Can I own my own name and still have it hos...
The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question: Q: I want to own my website address-my time is near for renewal with my hosting company but I don't feel comfortable with them paying for it. Can I own my own name and still have it hosted? A: This is an interesting [...]

Baby boomers guilty of oversharing on Facebook
A new study from Experian concludes that adults over the age of 45 share too much information online. The credit score reporting company completed a study of  1,052 men and women, analyzing their behavior on social networks. The study found that "14 percent of adults – and 20 percent of those age 60 and over [...]

What protection is available once your identity has been stolen?
The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question: Q: I would like to get information on what protection is available for a person who identity is already stolen and is being attempted to be used. I was wondering about instant alerts any time my name or credit is trying to [...]