It's easier than ever to become a victim of identity theft. However it's also easy to protect yourself. The following six tips will help keep you and your identity safe: Be smart about passwords. It's important to create a strong password - not something that can be easily guessed […]
Data security
Measures Businesses should Take to Protect Their Technology Assets
We know that protecting your business is important to you and ensuring your software and hardware is fully protected from hackers, fraudsters and the other unsavory characters should be especially high on your agenda. But where do you start when it comes to preventing disaster before it strikes? Unfortunately, cyber […]
Why Every Freelance Should Have a Solid Backup Strategy
When you work within a company, you have other employees and access to IT professionals to help you if your computer crashes or if you were to somehow lose your data. If you're self-employed, the recovery job falls on you. You might not have a full server backup of all […]
How to Respond Against Content Cloning
Some websites copy content from others instead of creating their own. If you are a victim of content cloning, there are several steps you can take to fix it. Have you ever been surfing the web and come across content that seems really familiar? Sometimes, people do write similar articles. […]
Defining Security Objectives for Your PDF Documents
You can't talk about PDF security without having a clear idea as to what security objectives you wish to meet for what is called your Security Target (a Security Target is a complete and rigorous description of a security problem - Common Criteria ITSEC). Your Security Target is to prevent […]
Smoke Testing vs. Sanity Testing
When we talk about software testing, plenty of terms and testing methodologies will strike in your mind. You can use a wide range of testing techniques to ensure the quality of the software application you're developing, and Smoke Testing and Sanity Testing are two among the most misunderstood methods or […]
Top Free Security Apps for Android and iOS
Those who think viruses and malware are only for desktop and laptop computers should think again; they affect mobile devices as well. According to Kaspersky, one of the leading global data security providers, some 99% of all mobile threats target Android devices. So does this mean iPhone owners are off […]
What is Ethical Hacking?
Does the concept of buffer overflow or DDoS attacks attract you? If yes, then ethical hacking is indeed your right career field. Ethical hacker is known by several names such as white hat hacker, legal hacker or the rarely used penetration tester. Government organizations require ethical hackers for their daily […]
Finding Data on Improperly Wiped Hard Drives
A hard disk drive stores data on metal discs that have been coated with a magnetic material. This material can hold a magnetic charge, which the HDD’s actuator arm can read as a zero or one. An HDD retains data even when it’s powered off, allowing it to store data […]
The Importance of an Antivirus Software
Laptops and PCs are such important tools for many of us and it’s worth protecting them properly. Our personal details, systems and files are all at risk unless we take sufficient steps to guard against threats. When it comes to anti-virus software there are now a multitude of options on […]
How to Prevent Mobile Payment Theft and Fraud
The mobile payment trend is on the rise, as more customers are using their smartphones to pay their bills and cover day-to-day expenses. Despite the fact more people are using the technology, an eDigitalResearch study of 2,006 consumers in April 2013, found that 52% of consumers have security concerns, and 40% […]
The Importance of Internet Privacy and How to Protect Your Privacy with a VPN Service
There are over 2 billion people using the internet in the world, and for most of them, their online activity can be watched by others. Whether its checking a bank balance, sending an email, or just browsing a website, the vast majority of internet users get online literally unprotected against […]