Mobile Anti-Virus Firms Prey on Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)
Security software companies more and more prey on people’s fear to help sell more products. This shady marketing practice is commonly known as FUD which stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. They...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Online Privacy Issues in the UK
Online privacy issues in the UK can be quite a problem. These days, the government spies on everyone pretty freely. Everyone wants to be able to stay safe online, but not everyone agrees on the best...
View ArticleHow Does a VPN Keep Your Data Transfers Safe
Do you transfer data either for work or personal purposes? If you haven’t experienced any problems yet, then consider yourself lucky. There’s no question that the Internet has made our lives easier in...
View ArticleTop Benefits of Using a VPN in the UK
VPN technology has become very popular lately in the United Kingdom. It provides security when using any network, especially when sending encrypted data. If you’re interested in using a virtual private...
View ArticleHow Your IP Address Can Be Used to Track You
IP (Internet Protocol) is a framework that governs activity by enabling 2-way communication on the internet. It does this by assigning unique protocol addresses to every device connected to the web....
View ArticleSony PSN Data Breach – Plain Text vs. Hashed Passwords Explained
There has been a rash of data breaches where passwords are compromised that were stored as plain text and not converted to a one-way hash as they should be. However, most consumers and even many...
View ArticleVice.com John McAfee Exclusive Reveals His Location in iPhone EXIF Data
Some time ago, the website Vice.com posted an article with the somewhat full of themselves title “We Are With John McAfee Right Now, Suckers”. In it, they reveal how they have been traveling with John...
View ArticleDigital Privacy Isn’t Taken, It Is Given Away
Open Source Data & Surveillance With the Edward Snowden privacy leak a few years back, there is an important factor we’re all missing. It isn’t the government agencies that collect the data. They...
View ArticleMobile Anti-Virus Firms Prey on Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)
Security software companies more and more prey on people’s fear to help sell more products. This shady marketing practice is commonly known as FUD which stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. They...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Online Privacy Issues in the UK
Online privacy issues in the UK can be quite a problem. These days, the government spies on everyone pretty freely. Everyone wants to be able to stay safe online, but not everyone agrees on the best...
View ArticleHow Does a VPN Keep Your Data Transfers Safe
Do you transfer data either for work or personal purposes? If you haven’t experienced any problems yet, then consider yourself lucky. There’s no question that the Internet has made our lives easier in...
View ArticleTop Benefits of Using a VPN in the UK
VPN technology has become very popular lately in the United Kingdom. It provides security when using any network, especially when sending encrypted data. If you’re interested in using a virtual private...
View ArticleHow Your IP Address Can Be Used to Track You
IP (Internet Protocol) is a framework that governs activity by enabling 2-way communication on the internet. It does this by assigning unique protocol addresses to every device connected to the web....
View ArticleSony PSN Data Breach – Plain Text vs. Hashed Passwords Explained
There has been a rash of data breaches where passwords are compromised that were stored as plain text and not converted to a one-way hash as they should be. However, most consumers and even many...
View ArticleVice.com John McAfee Exclusive Reveals His Location in iPhone EXIF Data
Some time ago, the website Vice.com posted an article with the somewhat full of themselves title “We Are With John McAfee Right Now, Suckers”. In it, they reveal how they have been traveling with John...
View ArticleDigital Privacy Isn’t Taken, It Is Given Away
Open Source Data & Surveillance With the Edward Snowden privacy leak a few years back, there is an important factor we’re all missing. It isn’t the government agencies that collect the data. They...
View ArticleRisks of “Cutting the Cord”: Home Security, Thieves & Cell Phone Jammers
I hear a lot about people “cutting the cord” stating they are free from their wired line and more disturbing is the fact they brag about this online via social media to the public. This puts people at...
View ArticleProdigy/Telmex E-Mail Vulnerabilities Exposes Thousands of Accounts and Puts...
Over the past few weeks I have been working with El Economista on the discovery and disclosure of a massive security hole in Prodigy’s (Telmex) mobile email and web based mail systems in Mexico. The...
View ArticleCase Study: Metadata Used to Track Craigslist Theft & Assault
We have been hearing a lot about metadata the last few months thanks to the ongoing revealing of NSA tactics and partnerships. Many have stated it is only “metadata” however there is a lot more to...
View ArticleDigital Privacy Isn’t Taken, It Is Given Away
Open Source Data & Surveillance With the Edward Snowden privacy leak there is an important factor that is being missed. It isn’t the government agencies that collect the data, they are merely...
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