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Which one is better - wireless or wired network? In regard of Wireless Technology ,there is no need for cables automatically and that decrease the cost and cancelling the holing of walls also the repeater couldn’t used in the wireless network. One of the supreme advantage of the Wireless Technology is, it allows for roaming between one location to another to remain in contact with the electronic devices providing information to receive and send to the Internet uninterruptly. These additional benefits persuaded us to switch to wireless technology since it has enchanced comfort of using the technology.

The stark truth is that many wireless networks are left unsecured because people either don’t bother to set up security or don’t know how to set up security. The most familiar threat of wireless networks is doing attack by Active Software like Net Stumber(for Windows) and Dstumber (for Unix/Linux) which are usually used to find Access Point(AP). Some other threats to your Wireless Network include Spoofing Threads, Beacon Flood Threat, Authentication/ De Authentication Flood Threat, Jamming Threat. If you have a wireless network set up in your home or in your office, is it protected from your neighbours/Hacker who also have wireless networking capability?

However, if you do not make your connection secure your computer can be attacked by hackers. So How Do I Protect My Wireless Network? There are a few simple steps that you can take to deter unauthorised access to your network.

• The best practices for devices using WEP include: (a) enable 128 bit WEP encryption; (b) suppress SSID broadcast; and (c) filter by MAC address.
• Change the user names and passwords that come with your equipment.
• Enable encryption. You should follow the encryption procedures provided by your routing device. WEP and WPA2 are the two preferred encryption measures with WPA2 the preferred and most up to date option.
• Always scrub all hardware that is sold or disposed of. This eliminates the chance that a third party can discover sensitive data or passwords that can be used for identity theft, financial crime or to gain access to corporate systems.
• Use wireless security software. Whether you’re an individual or a corporation, this software has many benefits.
• Turn off your wireless router if you are not using it.
• You must also activate the router’s firewall to protect your Wi-Fi network.

Taking the time to plan and implement security measures prior to wireless use is the best way to protect yourself.

Jayesh Bellani
Executive: Fraud Management
Agape Inc

Not astonishingly, we found that most of the services we tested minimally did not provide us with the information that they claimed they would.

The majority of the services gave us little more than the name itself. often with an address that was obsolete or inaccurate. With claims of being able to provide us with full employment history, criminal records, credit history, and much more, we were sad to see that in most cases after all was said and done, we could have found the alike information in the local phone book!

Although most of the services we reviewed fell short of our expectations, we recommend you to choose a service that truly stood out from the crowd which would provide you nearly all the information you are looking for… including extensive contact info (email addresses, phone numbers, and both work and home addresses), criminal records, credit history, residential history, and extensive employment history. And basic information for:

When should you report the Cyber Crime?
• Spyware
• Phishing
• Spam
• Identity Theft
• Online Shopping Fraud

Spyware: Spyware can steal your credit card numbers and passwords. Switch your home page, or re-direct your web searches to unwanted sites. Display annoying ads, slow your PC to a crawl, or even control it remotely. If you think your computer has spyware, report cyber crime.

Phishing: Phishing is an e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from recipients. Typically, the messages appear to come from well known and trustworthy Web sites. Store e-mail spam that phish for information about your company, bank, or organization. Lodge your cyber crime & forward the respective email information.

Spam: Spam is unwanted, invasive Internet advertising, typically for get-rich-quick schemes, or probable scams. Spam consumes your resources. Networks of virus-infected computers, Botnets (number of Internet computers that, although their owners are unaware of it, have been set up to forward transmissions including spam or viruses to other computers on the Internet) are used to send about 80% of spam. E-mail addresses are collected from chartrooms, websites, newsgroups, and viruses which harvest users’ address books, and are sold to other spammers. Much of spam is sent to invalid e-mail addresses. Report your complain & forward the respective message.

Identity Theft: It is a term used to refer to fraud that involves someone pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits. The term is relatively new and is actually a misnomer, since it is not inherently possible to steal an identity, only to use it. The person whose identity is used can suffer various consequences when he or she is held responsible for the perpetrator’s actions. If your information has been misused, file a report about your identity theft.

Online Shopping Fraud: If you have problems during a transaction, try to work them out directly with the seller, buyer or the website operator. If that does fails, file your complaint.

Jayesh Bellani
Executive: Fraud Management System
Agape Inc