Have you ever wondered how spam senders seem to find your email address? Despite all your efforts to keep your address private, you still get offers for male enhancement products and cheap pharmaceuticals. Well, friends, spammers use four dastardly means to get your email address. About.com explains email harvesting and brute forcing here...
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We've all heard of "hackers", and seen sensationalized versions of them in movies. But what exactly is a modern-day computer hacker? And are they the same as "haxors"? Well, friends, there are actually four different kinds of hackers/haxors in the universe, and they are not all evil. In fact, if you tinker with your computer, you might be a low-level "hacker" yourself. About.com explains the four kinds of hackers here...

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Alternative search engines are commonly called "niche search engines". These services are designed to search obscure and very specific content niches that you won't easily find on Google or Bing. Niches include: finding podcasts, movie actors, government documents, eBay listings, medical advice, country maps, and blogs. About.com introduces you to ten great niche search engines here...

Yes, whaling is a form of the modern spear-phishing scam. Like any 'phish' attack, the con man is trying to fool the reader into trusting the email so the person will divulge passwords and confidential information. But in the case of a 'whaling' attack, the con man is targetting upper management of companies and government bodies. About.com explains more about whaling here...

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