theft prevention

  1. Windows 8 Protect yourself from online scams and credit card theft.

    Hi Many of you already do this, but I thought I'd throw this out for people who may not have thought of it. We have a separate credit card for online usage. The card has only a $1,000 limit and is used exclusively online with places I order things from who don't use Paypal, like Amazon etc...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • consumer advice credit card e-commerce financial safety fraud alerts identity theft online scams payment methods security theft prevention
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Why is BIOS insecure on new Windows 8 laptop?

    I just received my new Dell Inspiron 15R-5520 64 bit laptop running Windows 8. It came with a new BIOS that supports both UEFI and Legacy. Compared to the BIOS on my old Dell Inspiron laptop it seems very insecure. I'm referring to access to the boot order. In my old BIOS I could set a password...
    • flroots
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    • access control bios boot order data protection dell dell inspiron firmware insecurity laptop legacy password protection security tech support theft prevention uefi windows 8
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support