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15 Ways to Store, Protect and Manage Your Online Passwords

Posted on by in Cyber Security

There’s a good chance you’re living your life online now. You’ve probably got an interactive platform to work with colleagues and a home wifi network plan that’s designed to keep Netflix streaming as smooth as possible. There’s an app (or program) for literally everything you can imagine. It’s a great time to be alive.

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But for all the progress we’ve made and the convenience we have, we still haven’t figured out how to provide access securely. Even the most sophisticated algorithm and cutting edge computer software is locked behind a traditional password. The average person tends to have over 19 different passwords and 33% of all internet users use passwords that are insecure. Read more…

20 WikiLeaks Most Explosive Revelations and Scandals

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WikiLeaks is an organisation which has given us some of the most shocking scandals relating to governments and politicians in recent years. It was founded by Julian Assange, an internet activist who is currently seeking asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London over fear he will be extradited to the US and sentenced to death.

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However, this threat hasn’t stopped Assange from publishing top-secret documents and the period of the 2016 US Election was one of WikiLeaks’ busiest yet. Let’s take a look at the top 20 biggest revelations courtesy of WikiLeaks…so far. Read more…

All You Should Know About Advanced Cell Phone Tracking

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Nowadays data protection services are about to exceed the demand at the market. We can hardly underestimate the importance of an overall globalization, but it often deals with numerous drawbacks and obvious issues, especially when it comes to the spying activity. It is getting harder to keep the information secure, but regarding the privacy must be the only course of action to follow.

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15 Tips to Avoid WhatsApp Scams, Viruses, and Hoaxes

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WhatsApp has become a great way to stay connected with personal contacts as well as official contacts. Even though it is not yet accepted as a formal way to contact officially, WhatsApp really saves a lot of time (and money too) when connecting to overseas clients or colleagues or when looking for an immediate response.

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WhatsApp is simple to use and you also get to know if the recipient has actually read your message or not which is quite helpful. But as with all sorts of technology, there are people who misuse WhatsApp to send scams, viruses and hoax messages. They tend to get so viral that many people unknowingly fall prey to these and compromise on their mobile safety! But with a little caution you can easily make out these hoax messages and scams and save your mobile from getting infected with virus. Read more…

15 Most Common PayPal Scams You Must Avoid

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PayPal is one of the most important payment systems in the world that is used by millions of people. Being a huge fan of the platform myself, I have used it for many years and encountered a number of scams during this time. Apparently, scammers try to take advantage of the popularity of the platform from the very first year it was introduced, so there are many scams.

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No one wants to lose money from PayPal account. Getting robbed online is one of worst things because the account becomes exposed and should not be used again until everything is cleared. It is clear that you should have a strong password on your account to protect from being accessed by someone else but you have to apply some extra effort to make sure that everything is secured. Read more…

12 Best Private Search Engines that Do Not Track You

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There are lots of private search engines. Most of these search engines are not much to look and these private search engines do not save anyone queries or we can also say that do not track your steps on the Internet. Here are some private search engines for your service after reading following them you will store so much information.

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11 Private Search Engines to Make Your Searches Secure

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Nowadays the most discouraging fact in using the Internet is low privacy concern of the people due to which Internet surfers don’t feel safe while using the Internet. Due to which other users turn out to misuse the information for immoral purposes or it might harm the users by stealing information. But there is always a solution for every problem.

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Technology is playing a vital role in providing every sort of ease and comfort to the people. On the same hand, it is also providing security for using the technology. Now many private search engines are introduced which do not track user’s information and provide complete safety for using the Internet. Read more…

10 Interesting Facts about Data Encryption You Must Know

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Data encryption is where messages are encoded in a way that only those allowed can read the information. Although it does not prevent interception, it does prevent the content of the message from being read by those who do not have permission to do so. Encryption is used to protect data that is being transferred by networks, mobile phones, wireless microphones, wireless intercom systems, Bluetooth devices, and ATMs. Sensitive data should be encrypted. These include:

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Start Building Your Smart Home with These 10 Futuristic Gadgets

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The Future is NOW.

In an era where drones, neural lace, recreational space flights, self-driven vehicles, human tracking chips, robot staffed industries and cloning to name a few have silenced human jolt, “futuristic” home improvements facilitated through smart technology and gadgets is the actually the present and no longer considered to be “the future”.

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As daunting and intimidating as it may appear, technology when understood and successful implemented produces advantages that saves time, resources and has long term monetary gain. Read more…

15 Things You Should Never Post Online

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The World Wide Web is not simply accessible today – it is omnipresent: people use Internet for shopping, catching a ride and talking to one another. No wonder such a massive thing that has taken over our lives is being abused today. Online fraud rates are growing and more and more people get blocked on social networks for being annoying and inappropriate.

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So how about we take a moment to remind us some basic learnings as per what should and shouldn’t go online. Internet prudence begins with thinking twice before posting things and ends with being cautious about who you share your location with. Read more…

15 Serious Global Threats to Today’s Internet

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We are living in the technological advanced age in which every second is a challenge for all of us. The Invent of internet has made our lives easy and innovative but on the other hand, it has opened ways for cybercrime that has given birth to the global internet security threats. As there is more innovation, hackers are exploring more ways to attack the cyber space security with more sophisticated attempts.

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Here i am going to describe the top 15 threats to today’s internet security: Read more…

Top 20 Most Destructive Cyber Attacks in History

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Generally, I am quite good at techy stuff and I thought I had protection against the malware and spyware, I felt confident that I never have to combat cyber attack. But to my surprise, recently I have been a victim of cyber-attack. Yes, just like anybody else I also had a harrowing experience. I immediately called up one of my best friends Jason, who is well-versed in dealing with cyber attacks and related issues. He really proved helpful in getting me out of this technical ordeal but at the same time he did gave me some tips that will protect me from such attacks in future like setting difficult passwords, clearing browsing history and changing passwords regularly.

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As Jason was doing his techy stuff, meanwhile I started a topic of the most destructive cyber-attacks in the history. He said that he has a fair knowledge of the most notorious cyber attacks that have taken place so far. He started by saying that the main culprits behind all this hacking thing are the hackers or ‘hactivists’ (he joked). Read more…

15 “Make Money Online” Scams to Avoid

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Sorry to burst your bubble, but there are NO high paying work-at-home “online” jobs. Even stay-at-home accountants that work online with their office in a bedroom are struggling to make “good” money. Repeat – There are no high paying online work-at-home jobs. Any advert that claims otherwise is lying to you.

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There! You now know all you need to know in order to save you from being scammed online. If an advert claims you will have to work for cookie crumbs, then it is probably being honest. Read more…

15 Cool Gadgets that Make You Feel Safe at Home

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In this era of modernization and advancement, the role and influence of technology in our lives is getting bigger and bigger. As a result, there have been different kinds of gadgets and technological appliances developed in order to provide safety or security to mankind as much as possible. In the current scenario gadgets specifically smart gadgets are becoming efficient ways through which we can make our lives and homes more secured and convenient. Therefore, with the passage of time the significance of these smart gadgets in our daily lives is increasing and there is the likelihood that more benefits of these gadgets will be identified in near future as well.

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There has been so much progress or development made in two domains such as comfort and security in recent years. Therefore it can be assumed that smart gadgets have really played their role in the betterment of these two areas to a large extent. Read more…

Top 14 Chat Apps to Send Messages Anonymously

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“It is by chance we met… by choice we became friends.” – Anonymous. Do you want to play with your friends by sending them anonymous messages? Well, you are in the right place. Every year I and my team find out best mobile apps for users. In today’s article, let me just show you the most popular iOS and Android Chat Apps that you can use to send messages anonymously. As the chatting has become a tradition now and an easier way to get in touch with other people out there.

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Sending an anonymous messages is a brilliant idea that will leave your friends surprising who you really are. In the Mobile App Market today, you can find a lot of applications that will provide you with free text message services anonymously. However, it is only a small number of good apps that will allow you to send anonymous text message and without any charges. Read more…