Better VPN choices
After Adobe recently patched the CVE-2016-4117 flaw that had been terrorizing users out there, other hackers have found ways to incorporate the exploit that was patched into some of their cyber attack tools, and now they have started to infect devices with the result of the tools they are using. FireEye, a security research company, … Read more
Some may think it’s a bad idea to setup a File Transfer Protocol server through a DD-WRT router. The truth is its use has become popular when making large data backups. Are your documents extremely dear to your heart? If so, wouldn’t it be a nightmare to have this sensitive data wiped out? Quite a … Read more
The very essence of a Virtual Private Network lies in its ability to provide greater security using an encrypted connection over a less secure, or open connection. When the foundational security infrastructure of a public internet network isn’t up to standard, users resort to VPNs for security. The ability to traverse restrictions imposed by online … Read more
Hackers generally like to attack WordPress sites, and thanks to a Check Point report, websites can now work out how the hackers operate as they attack WordPress websites. After analyzing telemetry data which was received from its security products and perusing through various attacks that WordPress plugins encountered the security firm discovered that the cyber … Read more
BitTorrent was designed by programmer Bram Cohen with the purpose of creating a peer to peer file sharing network. It would distribute data all over the virtual world and came as a boon to many. A BitTorrent client is used to perform this function, without having to store the data on centralized servers. The article … Read more
WhatsApp users are being warned that they do not fall into tricks of being persuaded into downloading ‘WhatsApp Gold.’ The ‘WhatsApp gold’ is nothing more than a malware infested exclusive version of the app. Several of the app’s users reported having received messages which were encouraging them to make the jump to the WhatsApp Gold … Read more
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has come out advising smartphone users from engaging with the new Google messaging app that they unveiled at the just ended I/O conference. The new app, Allo, has been termed as a snooping technique and bot for Google by most privacy experts. Allo is an end to end encryption app that Google … Read more
Well, let’s face it – much of the torrent traffic on the web contains copyright material, and thus many ISPs will often throttle or even block access to torrenting, as well as send out DMCA notices when your IP is traced for downloading a movie, or TV show. Virtual Private Networks can aid to bypass these … Read more
After news that LinkedIn accounts from a hack that happened four years ago in 2012 had resurfaced and were on the dark web market people were shocked. What people had thought to be nothing more than 6.5 million hacked accounts back in 2012 turned out to be more than that? It turned out that the … Read more
,The principle of equality is an integral aspect of the very core of human existence. The virtual world shouldn’t be an exception to such a founding principle. That is exactly where the concept of net neutrality comes into play. By treating all kinds of data on the internet on an equal footing, the concept of … Read more