Global Payments Inc. discovered a data breach in early March of 2012, after the news about the breach in Visa and MasterCard had been announced and presumably, contained. However, Global Payments Inc. seeks to correlate the two events so that they seem to be one. The numbers just don’t match up for the event to be one solitary incident.

Are you moving into a new home, prepping for a baby, or simply trying to make your home safer? The list of things to do might feel endless, but many of the things that will make your home safer should take only a few minutes. Don’t forget the quick and easy things that can make a big difference—use this checklist to make sure your home is safe, inside and out…

Perhaps your computer has had a virus before – whose hasn’t? A computer virus can come in many different guises – an attachment on an email from a friend, a downloaded manual from your TV manufacturer’s website and even a link you click on from an e-newsletter. And, a computer virus will wreak havoc on your world by deleting files, photos and often destroying your expensive computer along with all those important documents and memories. Since you never know where you might be attacked, anti-virus software is an essential part of your computer system that should not and really cannot be ignored. But with so many antivirus packages on the market, how do you decide which one is right for you?…

Have you ever gotten a text message that is obvious spam, and it’s asking you to reply STOP to cancel, but you’re hesitant to do so knowing that you may confirm your identity to the spammer? We’ll show you how not only to stop text message scam from coming through, but how to prevent your wireless account from being charged a monthly fee, how to report these numbers to your phone provider, and how to be reimbursed for the text message scam charges themselves…

Installing a home security system can be costly, but not installing one could cost you even more. Below we will take a look at the top ten reasons to install a home security system or upgrading your existing home alarm system.

According to the security infographic, in 2010, every 15 seconds a home was hit by burglary. Fortunately for homeowners there is enough research out there to help you avoid becoming the next victim. Below we will take a look at some of the most recent statistics on home burglary including: how robbers prefer to enter homes, what they prefer to steal and when they are most likely to strike. We will also offer the top five ways to deter burglars.

Protect America is one of the few security companies to offer landline and broadband monitoring—important if you live in a rural area. Monitoring plans include basic equipment, but some plans are higher priced than competitors. See our full Protect America review…

Concerns have arisen recently about the security and privacy of smart phone users who download apps. This concern, spurred for the most part by apps accessing address books and contact lists, has prompted the GSMA to publish new privacy guidelines for app publishers…

If you receive an email in your inbox with the subject Better Business Bureau complaint of unauthorized ACH transfers, don’t open it! This is just another attempt by phishing scammers to extract personal, sensitive information from you. Here are some details on the email scam unauthorized ACH transfers, the BBB news release confirming this is a scam, and detailed measures you can take to prevent becoming a victim to a phishing scam…

Tired of getting the same call from the same annoying recording every day? When we sign up for new services our information gets sold sometimes. It’s unfortunate, but it happens. We’ve got telemarketers, credit card offers, and other unnecessary phone calls interrupting our days and sometimes we just want them to stop. Many phone providers […]