OnGuard
Online provides practical tips from the federal government and
technology industry to help consumers be on guard against Internet
fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information.
This site is a useful source of information for quick facts about cyber
security and steps consumers can use to protect themselves.The
National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) provides tools and resources to
empower home users, small businesses, and schools, colleges, and
universities to stay safe online. A public-private partnership, NCSA
members include the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Trade
Commission, and many private-sector corporations and organizations. StopBadware.org Stop Badware, based at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, is a partnership among academic institutions, technology industry leaders, and volunteers committed to protecting Internet and computer users from the threats to privacy and security that are caused by bad software. It is a leading independent authority on trends in badware and its distribution, and a focal point for the development of collaborative, community-minded approaches to stopping badware. Federal Trade Commission The
FTC, the nation's consumer protection agency, works for the consumer to
prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the
marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop,
and avoid them. Consumers can file a complaint or get free information
on consumer issues from ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet,
telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into
Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of
civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. |