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What Really Happens If your Credit Card Information Is Stolen?
We've all heard about stolen credit card information. While that's a serious concern, some people might not take it that seriously. However, cyber crime is at an all-time high. Some studies suggest that up to 46% of... Read more
10 Steps to Protect Your Private Health Data Online
You may have heard about all the hacks and leaks that have happened in the last few years. Many of these include private and government institutions, but it doesn't stop there. Many of these hacks include hospitals,... Read more
How to Easily Remember Answers to Website Secret Questions
Most of you probably know what a secret question is. In essence, it acts as a backup authentication system in case you forget your password. The idea is, upon account registration, you tell the website what your... Read more
How to Encrypt Your Files, Folders and Other Data on Windows
You know already that the World Wide Web is a rather scary place full of people that want to harm you in every possible way. Okay, we probably went a bit over-the-top with that one, but nevertheless, a lot of... Read more
What Can You Do to Protect Your Passwords from Getting Stolen?
You've heard all those security specialists who continue banging on about how your password should be long, random, full of a variety of different symbols and characters, and how it should look like nothing you've... Read more
How to Stay Safe When You're Using Free Wi-Fi Networks
You're at a branch of an international coffee shop chain in a fancy shopping mall. You order a weakly caffeinated drink that contains a variety of strange and exotic ingredients, and the most important thing on your... Read more
How to Spot and Avoid Phishing Scams
Nowadays, pretty much everyone's on their toes when it comes to real life (IRL) fraudsters. Charlatan tricks, pyramid schemes, television hoaxes, unsolicited and phony services and subscriptions have harmed so many... Read more
How to Import Favorites from Edge to Chrome?
Creating software that's easy to use and understand is a fine art, and vendors spend a whole lot of time, money, and effort trying to perfect it. Despite this, it sometimes looks like they haven't bothered at all.... Read more
How to Report Phishing Emails
Why is cybersecurity in such a poor state? Companies spend large amounts of money in an attempt to ensure that their systems are as impenetrable as possible. Security experts also invest time and resources into... Read more
How to Change Your Privacy Settings to Protect Yourself on Twitter?
Social networks can be an extremely vile place. Yesterday, for example, actress Kelly Marie Tram decided to remove all her Instagram posts after months of abuse coming from Star Wars fans who didn't like her... Read more
What Should You Do When Your Email Account Gets Hacked?
How often do you use your email account? Some of you probably contact their bosses and colleagues through it, and if you're a prolific online shopper, you likely store all the invoices in your inbox. It's fair to say,... Read more
Summer Safety Tips for Kids Surfing the Internet While They're Out of School
As millions of school kids prepare to spend the next few months at home and out of school, millions of parents should be preparing the technology in their homes for more kid screen time. According to a National Trust... Read more
Google's Security Checkup and the Email Alerts Coming from It
People just aren't prepared to face all the online risks they're presented with every day. Don't believe us? Here's an argument. Think about the tools that are supposed to estimate the security of a password or an... Read more
What Happens If I Lose the Phone I Use for Google's 2-Step Verification?
If you've done some research on the subject, you've probably heard security experts describing two-factor authentication (or 2-step verification) as a system that relies on something you know and something you have.... Read more
How to Keep Your Financial Information Secure Online?
There was a time when the Internet was, for the regular user, at least, a means of accessing slow-loading web pages that were full of text (in Times New Roman, of course), not very colorful images, and low-resolution... Read more
Here Are Some of the PayPal Scams You Should Be Aware Of
According to regulatory filings, PayPal recently had about 237 million active accounts. That's 237 million people that transfer money through a single platform. We don't really need to tell you that all sorts of... Read more
The Top 5 Signs That You're at Risk of Identity Theft
How likely are you to fall victim to identity theft? Well, according to Javelin's 2018 Fraud Report, last year, around 16.7 million people were affected by identity fraud in the US alone. The population of the USA is... Read more
What Is Google Authenticator and How Does It Work to Secure Your Accounts?
We've talked time and again about how important it is to secure your accounts with strong, unique passwords. Nowadays, cybercriminals have access to automated tools that can make millions of guesses, and if your... Read more
