Smart devices, which collectively make up the Internet of Things have been found several times to lack the recommended mechanisms that implement security and safeguard user’s privacy. It’s even worse since most consumers don’t know what they are dealing with when it comes to smart technology. In a survey conducted in 2018, more than 50% …
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Aside from malware and security breaches, privacy/data breaches are responsible for the loss of information and millions of money from an individual level to organizations and companies. Usually, privacy breaches occur after a security breach but not necessarily all the time. A privacy breach can be a standalone attack.
Cybercriminals are constantly after your emails and their respective credentials because your emails are a jackpot to every information they want. Besides being the oldest and most commonly used form of communication on the internet, your email has another side which cybercriminals are interested in. Your email is one thing that ties most of your …
Privacy is one of the best things you can wish for in this modern age. But again, there’s social media, and then there’s that urge to share posts and updates with what is going on in your life. Well, it’s a bad idea to document your life in social media as that doesn’t work well …
Your IP address is one of the main components that enable you to connect to the internet. IP is an abbreviation for Internet Protocol, a networking architecture that forms the internet.
The internet evolves rapidly, so does its good and bad side. In this post we are focusing on the bad side, specifically identity theft, its facts, myths and how best you can protect yourself against this threat that has been plaguing the internet daily.
The internet has lots of threats in its Pandora box ranging from malware and identity theft to blackmail and other breaches. One of the most common threats in most networks is the Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. As the name suggests, DoS attacks do the same thing, make resources inaccessible to legitimate users. While at …
Browsing privately ensures your online privacy is protected and also your internet security won’t be breached easily. In a nutshell, browsing privately means that you leave a minimal online footprint, third-party agencies won’t be able to track you via your online behaviors and also using other configurations that help you stay private and anonymous. Below …
Nothing feels better than full bars of a Wi-Fi network with fast speeds. Coupling this with a few security mechanisms such as using HTTPS, you’re about to browse the internet without any worries at all. But that’s not the case. Even with HTTPS, some of your internet traffic is still vulnerable to malicious actors in …
When using a VPN or a VPN service, you might encounter some technical terms and wonder how they are related to your privacy and security. Well, in this article, we are going to explain some few very basic technical terms that encompass a VPN and its services.
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