Shields Up!: Protecting yourself from online predators

Now that so much of our daily lives revolve around the net, the need to protect ourselves has become increasingly critical. We have our anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware and anti-spam software installed and up to date, but there are other threats out there as well. They can be found on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, on web forums, email discussion lists, chat rooms and blogs, and go by several names: trolls, cyberbullies, cyberstalkers, online predators. These threats, unlike spam and malware, aren’t aimed at your computer, they are aimed squarely at you, and can be just as devastating. Here’s how to protect yourself.