Other Information Dialing Up to the Internet: How to Stay Safe Online Most Canadians who use the Internet from home access it through a " dial-up connection " that uses a modem to call in to a server over a regular telephone line. Safe at Any Speed: How To Stay Safe Online if You Use High-Speed Internet Access If you listen to the news, you've probably heard about hackers and viruses. But unless your computer has been targeted by one, you may not know how they could affect you. When Your Computer Makes A Call...Without Your Okay If you use the Internet, you're probably dialing a local phone number to get online. Chances are you know exactly what you pay for that local service.   Computers Computer viruses and cyber-crime. An FBI survey of more than 2,000 public and private organizations on the subject of cyber-crime found that almost 90 percent had experienced computer security incidents in 2005. The 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey is one of the largest by the agency on the topic of cyber-crime and found widespread evidence of criminal online behavior targeting organizations in the United States. While organizations are becoming more vigilant about computer security risks, only 90 percent of organizations that experienced attacks reported them to law enforcement, according to an FBI statement. Business - List of business/finance/loan/mortgage resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Computers - List of computer hardware/software/peripheral resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Internet - List of webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Software - List of software resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Design - List of web design/development resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Hosting - List of web hosting resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Promotion - List of search engine optimization/internet marketing resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Resources - List of other web resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Recreation - List of travel/hotel/cruise resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Casino - List of online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Health - List of online pharmacy/hospital/health resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Shopping - List of online shopping/gift resources more 1 2 3 4 5 Miscellaneous - List of all other resources not stated above more 1 2 3 4 5 Viruses were detected by 83 percent of those responding to the survey; 79 percent of those responding said they had encountered spyware during the year, while 20 percent said their networks had been scanned or had data sabotaged. Total losses for the companies surveyed were estimated at $32 million, with virus and worm attacks accounting for $12 million of that, according to the FBI. Attacks by computer viruses and worms continued to be the most common kinds of attacks reported by the organizations surveyed by the FBI.   Partner Directory Resources 1 2 3 4 5 Business >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Computers >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Internet >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Software >> 1 2 3 4 5 Web Design >> 1 2 3 4 5 Web Hosting >> 1 2 3 4 5 Web Promotion >> 1 2 3 4 5 Web Resources >> 1 2 3 4 5 Recreation >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Casino >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 Health >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shopping >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Miscellaneous >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10