Earlier this week I came across a blog that I liked, and I wanted to submit a guest blog to it. Guest blogging is an old school relationship building technique that has been around since the beginning of the Internet, and will outlast anyone who tries to stop it: I’m talking to you Google and WangGuard. Continue Reading
By now, the entire world has heard about the celebrity nude photo hack. Images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and a few others were leaked first on 4Chan (the worst place to ever exist), and spread further on Reddit. It’s believed that this happened through the iCloud, and points to why you need to secure your iCloud account. Continue Reading
Fans of IPVanish, one of the best VPN providers in the world (we rank them at the top of our current listing ourselves) just got even better, and more private for those who want it. This privacy comes in the way of them adding Bitcoin as a payment option, and true fans of privacy couldn’t be happier about it. Continue Reading
A VPN service provider can provide you with many different benefits. One such thing that it does is break through geo-blocks. A use that avid online gamers have found for a VPN’s ability to get past geo-blocks is getting cheaper prices on the games they play online. Continue Reading
A few short years ago I became an uncle for the first time. This was a pretty big deal as I had, and have, no kids of my own. I’m what they call “an eternal bachelor.” Think Barney Stinson, but with more comic books and nerdy cyber-ness …and slightly fewer ladies.
My brother, the father of said nephew of mine, is a roofer. He understands the architecture of homes perfectly well, but not the Internet. It came down to me to talk with his son when he became old enough recently to use the Internet. That’s what has caused me to write the online security for kids guide below. Continue Reading
Many people see the Internet as this mysterious place that feeds them information and porn whenever they push the right keys to do that. The basics of how the Internet works, and who has built it, seems to elude most people and this has lead to any number of online security myths being created.
Here are ten of the best/worst online security myths that still exist today. Read it to upgrade your nerd level, and downgrade your ignorance level.
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There are two common security problems at conferences, and in public in general, that you can protect yourself from with some basic security measures. Conference security is becoming increasingly important as more people not only attend these conferences, but also work remotely in general.
I’m going to look at two conference security issues which you may encounter the next time you’re looking to log onto a public wifi that has been provided, or use a public computer room that is set up for your use. Continue Reading
Hi, my name’s Marcus and I could steal your money. How? Easily: through the online banking app that is on your mobile device. If you’re thinking that I must be a handsome computer hacking genius, deciphering code in an exciting visual way like Hugh Jackman in Swordfish, well…
All you’d be right about is “handsome.” 😉
Hacking the mobile apps of the most well known banks in the world is easy thanks to the fact that:
Out of all of these your ignorance is the worst offender, followed by how poorly most of these banking apps are made. Continue Reading
We usually think of places like China, North Korea, and other repressive dictatorships when we think of Internet censorship. UK Internet censorship is, however, reportedly blocking up to 20% off websites online. This information comes courtesy of the Open Rights Group, and it is damning of the UK’s handling of the Internet, and its desire to give its citizens true freedom.
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Your VPN uses a certain encryption protocol – or gives you several to select from – to encrypt your data. But what does it all mean, what are they, and what is each one good at? We’ll explore that in this article so that you know more about your VPN client. You can then use the strengths of each of the different VPN encryption protocols to your advantage.
I’m going to do this in point form bullet notes of pros and cons at first. If you want to learn more, simply scroll down to the conclusion for my summary. Continue Reading