Bruce Schneier is one of the world's top computer security experts and a man who talks a lot of sense. He has just published his updated list of ways to keep you computer and data safe here.

I go along with most of that, but I'm not quite as paranoid as him. Maybe I've been lucky or I could have been hacked without knowing about it. My move to Linux should help matters a little, but I still need to be careful.

Generally the internet is fairly safe if you stick to sites you know with good reputations. Have a read of his hints and you should be okay.

Let's be careful out there.