P2P File-Sharing:  Evaluating the Risks

The following is a consumer alert posted by the Federal Trade Commission on Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing.

Consumer Alert - P2P
(PDF Format)

Phishing

What is phishing?   Phishing is the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

The following article will help give you a better idea of what phishing is and how you can protect yourself from it.

Hook, Line and Sinker: Phishing Attacks Going “Professional”
(PDF Format)

Virus Hoaxes

The link below contains information on many email virus hoaxes. 

Virus Hoaxes
The above link takes you to McAfee's site on Virus Hoaxes.

Plagiarism

The following essay explains how plagiarism has affected higher education institutions. 

Plagiarism in Colleges in USA
The above essay was written by Ronald B. Standler