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Protect your WiFi Against Hackers: And your Own Ignorance

  • November 19, 2014·
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The magic that is WiFi is something that most people barely understand, let alone appreciate. I mean seriously, it’s invisible waves of information floating all around you, how awesome is that?!?…I digress. This lack of understanding is the greatest threat against your security, and is a reason why you need to read this article and protect your WiFi against hackers.

Your average hacker is no more knowledgable than your average ‘white hat’ hacker. The problem is that there are only so many white hat hackers in the world. This has opened the door for hackers who can easily exploit those who just don’t know any better. Credit card theft, social media profile takeovers, session hijacking, and identity theft are the result.

Here are five ways to protect your WiFi against hackers, and learn something about those magic invisible waves of information floating around you! Continue Reading

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The New IPVanish Server in Eastern Europe

  • November 15, 2014·
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IPVanish is our top ranked VPN for a reason – they continue to expand their exceptional tier-1 network to places you wouldn’t even think of. Their presence in North America and Europe is well established, but the new IPVanish server which they just added is somewhere you wouldn’t expect. Continue Reading

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Why Would you Want to Hide your IP Address?

  • November 12, 2014·
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Finding out how to hide your IP address is something that most people think is tactic used by hackers and other people online with less than noble intentions. This isn’t exactly the case as nearly everyone could use some more privacy, and have their data tracked a little bit less.

How to do this correctly is key. Firewalls will only protect the data on your computer. Anti-virus software will protect you from viruses, but little else. Web proxies will hide your IP address, but not protect you. Continue Reading

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How to Secure your SmartPhone in 7 Easy Steps!

  • November 5, 2014·
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If you want to secure your smartphone you’re going to have to do a bit more than ask your little sister to not play with it. The digital age has brought with it all kinds of problems, one of the most immediate is how lackadaisical most people are with their mobile security, with smartphones being the number one culprit.

Read on if you want to secure your smartphone, from the iPhone, to Nokia, Sony, Nexus, and Samsung. Continue Reading

P2P File Sharing Risks: Don’t Go Unprotected!

  • October 29, 2014·
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Safe browsing should be one of the next biggest pushes that people learn about. The digital world is becoming closer ingrained with the real world all the time. P2P file sharing risks are very real, and can result in a number of real world problems if you’re not careful.

In an effort to help people understand online security better, this article is going to look at a number of P2P file sharing risks, and then give you a few tips on how you can get past them and share safely. Continue Reading

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How to Speed up VPN Services with Hide My Ass

  • October 22, 2014·
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Hide My Ass is a very popular VPN service provider. Many people ask us how they can speed up VPN services, and HMA gives you great opportunities to do just that with their many advanced features.

You’ll get a great service with them even if you don’t do any of these tips, but to really speed up VPN services with them you’ll have to try out the techniques below! Continue Reading

Five Best iPad Security Apps for Safer Mobile Browsing

  • October 8, 2014·
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“Wait? Isn’t my iPad magically secured by the fact it’s an Apple product, and the ghost of Steve Jobs?” Blind ignorance is the stuff that hacker’s dreams are made of, and this myth plays right into their hands.

While your iPad is a relatively secure device, it is still vulnerable to the same theft, hacking, and cyber crime as anything else that connects to the Internet. You can call me paranoid if you want, maybe I’ve seen too many things during my time as a security analyst, but I can tell you that your iPad can be hacked.

To help fight the hackers, here are 5 iPad security apps that can slow them down to the point that you’re no longer a valued target, or outright stop them in their tracks. Continue Reading

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Social Media Security Risks & How to Defend Against Them

  • October 1, 2014·
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Social media security risks are very real. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t see a message from someone stating that their social media account has been hacked. What are these major social media security risks, and how can you defend against them? Read on for my tips and suggestions! Continue Reading

6 Ways to Protect your Information in the Cloud: Don’t Get Hacked!

  • September 24, 2014·
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By now, we’ve all heard of The Fappening, where celebrities have had their pictures stolen from the iCloud. How do you protect your information in the Cloud?

Whether you’re a business looking to make sharing easier amongst your company, or a person who wants to access data from different computers, there are six things that you can do to protect your information in the cloud. Continue Reading

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Gmail Password Leak: How to Protect Yourself

  • September 17, 2014·
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A recent Daily Mail article reveals that over 5 million Gmail accounts and their passwords were revealed. A later Forbes article claimed that only 2% of these were valid. No matter what the percentage, it is still a lot higher than zero, and 2% of 5 million is still 100,000. Protect yourself against the Gmail password leak now by changing your password, and reading the rest of this article. Continue Reading

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