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Second-hand USB Flash Drives Are Gold Mines For Identity Thieves And Blackmailers – How To Delete…
Your old USB drive can be used against you if you don’t know how to completely erase USB flash drive before disposing or selling it. This is because deleting files from your USB thumb drive or/and formatting it doesn’t really delete the…
Opting Out Doesn’t Really Stop Data Collection: Online Privacy Is Almost Impossible
How many times have you clicked ”opt out” thinking ”this will stop the internet from tracking me”? The truth is, online privacy is a myth. Some of the biggest tech giants steal data from you. They track you and collect information about…
Password Managers Have A Security Flaw
Password managers have a security flaw and you should be careful about using them: a new study found bugs in five of the top password managers. A recent Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) study checked Dashlane, LastPass, 1Password,…
How To Spot Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks might be one of the oldest tricks in the book for hackers but it is still very effective and doing damage to individuals and businesses. Sadly, a lot of people and businesses don’t know the preventive measures to take to…
A Quick Checklist to Secure Your Windows Web Server
Nothing is more devastating to an online company than losing a web server to hackers. Having a VPS or dedicated server improves control over your web configurations, but it also leaves much more room for accidental security holes. If you…
Restaurants Are the Perfect Targets for Hackers
Any business that connects to the Internet is at risk of
being a target for hackers. Many business owners make the
mistake of thinking that they are too small for attackers
to take interest in their data. These businesses make…
Understanding the Importance of Password Hashing in Cyber-Security
Most developers know that you should store sensitive data only in an encrypted form, but what they don't know is the right way to do it. Asymmetric and symmetric encryption are both options, but these two cryptography options leave…
Why You Should Disable Adobe Flash on Corporate Desktops for Better Cyber Security
Adobe Flash is no stranger to zero-day exploits. The application has been under fire for years over its vulnerabilities and lack of security. Another zero-day vulnerability recently combined Adobe Flash with Excel to drop malware…
6 Awesome Things You Can Do on the Internet When You Have a VPN
A virtual private network is a powerful tool. When you have a VPN, to anyone monitoring your connection, it looks like you just go to the website of the VPN. What you're doing, however, visiting whatever site you want through the…
How to Spot the Bots on Social Media
After promising to bring people together and help them connect with old friends and former lovers, many social media companies have ended up doing the opposite. Instead of a place to share secrets and get support, the internet has…