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Internet hacks: Brute-force attacks and how to stop them
A brute-force attack, also called exhaustive key search, is essentially a game of guessing and can be executed against any type of authentication system. Encryption keys are particularly vulnerable to...
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How much can metadata reveal? Just ask John McAfee
Metadata can often reveal more about a file than the actual data. A 2012 manhunt illustrates this point. The case concerned John McAfee, famous for the antivirus company named after him and for being ...
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The court case that will define technology and privacy for decades
On December 2, 2015, the married couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik shot and killed fourteen people at a training event for the Department of Health in San Bernardino, California, where Faro...
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Guide to stronger passwords – Part 3 (Diceware)
This is Part 3 of our stronger password series. For the other parts, click below: Part 1 (Two-factor authentication) Part 2 (Password managers) Generate secure and memorable passwords with Diceware If...
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How to keep your messages private and anonymous
Keeping your chats private can be an arduous and tiring task. And trying to keep them anonymous can be very daunting. Yet our chats contain some of our most sensitive pieces of information - we often ...
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Tails 2.0 installation and review
This post was originally published on January 25, 2016. One of the major barriers Edward Snowden faced when preparing the most extensive leak of classified documents in modern history was teaching Gle...
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Six big data security predictions for 2016
2015 was full of newsworthy cybersecurity breaches. Hackers revealed the names and credit card details of 33 million people who frequented the online-cheating website Ashley Madison. Researchers demon...
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What would you give for free Wi-Fi? Probably more than you think
This post was originally published on January 13, 2016. What’s awesomer than free public Wi-Fi? When you find a free public Wi-Fi hotspot you probably think, “Awesome!” and connect to it without...
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Use a VPN and save up to 50% on car rentals. We tried it!
This post was originally published on November 25, 2015. Frequent flyer? You can also use ExpressVPN to find cheaper airline tickets! When booking cars online, some car rental companies and price comp...
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How Flash is used to destroy your computer
Some of the most common Web viruses are ones that affect your computer by tricking you into clicking on a specific website. In fact, a whole industry exists where hackers simply upload their software ...
