A server is essentially an enormously powerful computer that answers requests of hundreds of thousands of clients – other devices, scattered across the country. Well, not quite. Nearly every computer can be a server regardless of its size and capacity. You can even make one of your own at home! Why would you need one, though, especially with services like…
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Some of the most unsettling cyber attacks are the ones you don’t notice as they happen. You may find your accounts suddenly hacked, your finances gone, and your private information posted on the internet without knowing where or when the breach occurred. You could be the victim of an evil twin attack. Evil twin is a particularly sneaky form of…
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So, it may come as a huge surprise, but the search engine you are using is actually spying on you. Okay, jokes and sensational news five years ago aside, Google does spy on people a lot. And most users rarely realize how much data it actually aggregates, or they simply don’t care, as they don’t believe something harmful can be…
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Getting lost in the crowded VPN field? We know this feeling. Although the VPN trend was there long before, the market has seen impressive growth since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As such, numerous VPN providers are now hell-bent on taking over. So, how to choose a good VPN, you may ask? How to pick the right one out of so…
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Okay, we are not going to beat around the bush on this one – using VPN can reduce your Internet speed, sometimes drastically. Does this mean you have to sacrifice your security or convenience? Hell no! You can take a few easy steps to maximize, or at least increase your connection speed. To understand how to speed up your connection…
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What is the difference between an antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spyware and a VPN software? Do you even need all of those on your device to protect your data? And aren’t they basically performing the same function? Let’s take a closer look at this security software and how it will help you gain full protection online and offline. What’s with Everything Anti?…
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What is www2? It’s something we sometimes see in the address bar in our browser when we go online but should it give us cause for concern? After all, we’re always warned about checking these addresses to make sure they’re legitimate before clicking on them. Plus we’re more accustomed to seeing www at the start of a website’s URL. If…
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Whitelisting is a powerful cybersecurity tool that outdoes blacklisting in scope and effectiveness. Such drastic measures, however, may not be necessary for most people. Generally, the whitelist approach best suits larger organizations that deal with a lot of sensitive information. But that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the practice. Let’s discuss whitelisting, its uses, different variations, and how it…
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You must have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard about VPN for protecting your personal information. Here’s a beautiful visualization of how many data breaches has happened since 2008, and we should say it’s rather a terrifying picture. We bet that talking at how much data has leaked will convince you that you need to take some…
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The video-based social networking app TikTok has become a global phenomenon for a variety of reasons. It has made a huge disruptive impact on popular culture. It was ranked as the third-fastest growing app of 2020, it recently hit a milestone of one billion users and several countries have even attempted to ban TikTok That said, plenty of people have…
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The ability to sync data across multiple devices is handy. However, if information you didn’t want to share starts showing up where it shouldn’t, you may need to take action. If you use a Google account that’s oversharing with other devices, the time to unsync has arrived. Let’s discuss Google sync and how you can disable the feature in Chrome…
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Your IP address consists of a string of numbers given to you by your Internet service provider (ISP). If someone with a sufficient level of skill were to get ahold of your IP, they could really cause you trouble by learning your location, gaining access to your valuable data, hacking your devices, and even stealing your identity. The bad news…
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