You have surely heard it, you may even use it without being aware of it: cloud computing has invaded our daily life. The term cloud computing has been used so often that one has lost its signification and advantages. So first of all, let’s go back to basics, then let’s see how privacy is dealt [...]
Malwares come and go. The recent in the list of malwares that are giving security experts sleepless nights is the Zeus financial malware. It is said that the most number of infected systems are located in U.S., India and Italy. As per a recent update the malware was “upgraded” with peer-to-peer functionality that makes it [...]
Oh Hell! To what extent do we guys think in order to save our browsing history. You do visit websites that you want your parents not to be aware of. One option that you is have is to clean up history and temporary files. But everyone does that! You are different so why not do [...]
As long as computers and hence the Internet exists, the risk of your email being hacked will always be there. Even when all the precautions have been taken, hackers are still capable of getting through. So what should you do when you realize hackers have access to your email address? Here is my two cents [...]
We always considered software-based VPN while dealing with private network solutions. This is mainly due to the fact that we considered that the typical readership that we have is considering the use of a VPN for their own purposes only. This means that the most obvious way for them to implement a VPN solution is [...]
If you are wondering what Google Search over SSL is all about, then you better try it out first before reading this post. Simply click on this link to get an idea of this new approach to search from Google. At first sight, it just looks like the normal Google Search page. But if you [...]
What I am going bring forward isn’t anything new but it surely is a quick reminder in between all the leaks and hacks that we read about in our everyday news. Sony comes up some day with the news of thousands of their accounts being hacked. We might ignore such news till they do not affect [...]
You’ve probably wondered how you can anonymously surf the web without leaving any traces of sites you visited and what you did. Unless you delete your history, cookies and other information that is automatically stored on your computer after closing the browser, you pretty much are vulnerable to anyone who wants to track you down. [...]
While Facebook is launching the “timeline” feature which shows what you did up to 5 years from now, it just came to my mind to try to Google my name – you know, jut going back memory lane. And gosh, I’m leaving a lot of tracks behind me. And I’m sure the same applies to [...]
Why Commenting With Your Facebook ID Is a Bad Idea?
This is not the typical article where you’re warned by your I.T guy about things you shouldn’t do while browsing on the internet. More often than not, an advice from your in-house I.T guy is mainly geared toward keeping your workstation safe. He doesn’t want your online activities to open some backdoor for viruses and [...]