What Can I Do If I Forget My IRCTC E-wallet Transaction Password?
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that deals with the catering, tourism and online ticketing transactions of the Indian railways. They describe... Read more
Pay Attention to the Signs When Your Phone Has Been Hacked
There's no denying that smartphones have become the gadget that defines the early 21st century. Whether you're young or old, whether you live in a global superpower like the United States or a small eastern European... Read more
Will Fraudulent Activity Be Monitored on the Internet After the End of Net Neutrality?
Net Neutrality. What is it exactly and how does it impact our day-to-day activities? Net Neutrality. You've all heard all the noise about net neutrality, but what is it, exactly? Well, it's a long, boring story, but... Read more
What Is SamSam Ransomware and How to Protect Your Organization Against It
SamSam is a ransomware family that's been around since 2015. It has all the classic characteristics for an operation of this sort: crooks sneak the malicious program into a Windows computer, encrypt the victim's... Read more
How to Completely Wipe All Data From Your Android Smartphone
Smartphones changing hands is hardly an uncommon occurrence nowadays – you buy a new one and the old one ends up in the hands of a sibling or parent, or sold to a second hand vendor somewhere. After all, there's no... Read more
How to Protect Your Computer from a Ransomware Attack
It must be said that as far as illegal money-making schemes on the Internet go, ransomware operations seem to be among the most clever ones. If it's done correctly, it's the (nearly) perfect crime because you... Read more
Cloud Backup vs. Local Backup: Which is The Better Option?
Over the last couple of decades, computers have completely outgrown their initial function as an exclusive tool for complex scientific research, and have long moved past the status of eccentric oddity to enter the... Read more
What Is the Difference Between Password Protection and Password Encryption?
We often talk about how to protect user's email, social media accounts, and so on, but what about text documents and other files we might store on our devices? If you have ever asked yourself what is the best way to... Read more
Even Security Professionals Continue to Reuse Passwords, Study Finds
We can only imagine that being a security expert is not easy. You spend years trying to tell people that they should really start taking their online safety seriously, and yet, the constant barrage of successful... Read more
Be Careful with the Links in Your Inbox, Even If You Think That They Can Be Trusted
'Humans are the weakest link' is one of the most clichéd phrases in information security circles, but it must be said that as a statement, it's 100% true. While it's easy to believe the Hollywood movies where breaking... Read more
A New Text Message Scam Targets PayPal Users in the UK
Last week, we explained what smishing is and how it works. Today, we're going to see the attack in action, analyze it, and learn what we can do to avoid falling victim to it. Casting the net Reported by Tech.co, it... Read more
Seven Types of Data Breaches in 2018: Phishing, Malware and Others
What is the first thing you think about when you think “data breach?” Maybe you immediately imagine someone using malware to invade your virtual privacy and steal personal information? Although that is, in large part,... Read more
