Virtual Private Networks works like a protective tunnel, shielding your data from the outside world while also hiding your true IP-address. VPN services are a handy way to stay safe and get access to restricted streaming content, but they are also a good tool for hackers, advertisers and governments to steal and snoop on your …
Malvertising (malicious advertising) is the use of online advertising networks to spread infected ads across popular and trusted websites. These ads will appear on your favorite news site or in your social networks, the look legitimate but will redirect victims to corrupt webpages or install malware on their computers. How does Malvertising work? The …
When the cybersecurity firm FireEye disclosed that it had been hacked and gotten its security testing tools stolen, they uncovered something much larger. A spyware implanted in their IT-management and security platform Orion had infected their system, a platform that is used by a majority of U.S governmental and private institutions. Solarwinds, the company behind …
With a large part of the world working from home due to Covid-19, the need for a good and simple video conference solution was urgent. Zoom being intuitive and powerful enough to handle the onslaught of users, filled that need. As millions of users flooded to Zoom so did the hackers and security researchers. They …
Have you ever looked through your Google Account settings page? Most people don’t know they can manage how Google treats their data, and by not making a choice, they leave it on the default setting. With data privacy becoming more of a hot topic, managing your Google profile is more relevant than ever. Privacy With …
A good password is usually the first and only line of defense for your important web-services. Choosing a strong and memorable password can be a hassle since those two criteria don’t always go hand in hand. It’s tempting to reuse an old password, slightly modifying it, or even write it down on a text-file in …
Many PC users have become accustomed to paying for antivirus software, and for a good reason, Microsoft’s antivirus offered minimal protection and the free third-party alternatives were not up to the task. Back in 2013, Microsoft Defender was so bad that antivirus testing agencies used it as the baseline for junk-lever performance. But in the …
Introduction: How Bitidentify protects Bitidentify SDL is built around one simple principle: You can’t hack what you can’t see. A hacker needs to have internet access to a computer in order to hack it; if there is no internet access, he cannot find it or connect to it. This is the core of our security; …
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The simple answer is that hackers break into computers by exploiting vulnerabilities. The vulnerability might not even be computer-related; it can be a new employee unfamiliar with the companies security routines. Finding vulnerabilities They exist in all systems, and there are two kinds; known and unknown. Known vulnerabilities are often the result of needed capabilities. …
In today’s world information has become our most valuable commodity, it’s also our most vulnerable. Everyday when you are using the Internet, information about you and your habits is constantly collected and sold to the highest bidder. And what’s worse; you are giving it to them for free and in many cases without consent. In …
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