Safari Safety Tip – Extensions
Did you know you can add extensions to Safari? They will add functionality that can enchance your user experience and ultimately, your security?
Safari Safety Tip – SSL
Do you do your banking online? Do you ever use a credit card to purchase something online? If so, make sure the website is safe. This is perhaps one of the simplest things to do in our list of tips, yet one of the more important ones.
Safari Safety Tip – Fraud
Many websites pretend to be something they are not. They can look exactly like the real one, yet really be a fake one that is trying to get your username and password. Or it could be a trap to infect your computer with malware.
Safari Safety Tip – Spying
We have all heard the stories about hackers controlling someone's webcam and seeing what they shouldn't. Did you know that in Safari preferences, you can see what websites have the ability to control your camera, your microphone and many other functions of your computer?
Safari Safety Tip – Malware
Have you ever had a popup window tell you that your computer has been infected with a virus? Or have you had an alert tell you that Flash needs to be updated? These are common tricks to get you to download malware to your computer.
Safari Safety Tip – Web Tracking
Did you know that Facebook, Google, and other companies track you while traversing the web? They follow you to other sites and spy on everything you do. It is called cross site tracking. There are a few things you can do to help prevent it.