SSL is the backbone of our secure Internet and it protects your sensitive information as it travels across the world's computer networks. SSL is essential for protecting your website, even if it doesn't handle sensitive information like credit cards. It provides privacy, critical security and data integrity for both your websites and your users' [...]
What is a VPN? A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a service that allows you to connect to the internet via a server run by a VPN provider. All data traveling between your computer, phone or tablet, and this “VPN server” is securely encrypted. As a result of this setup, VPNs:Provide privacy by hiding your internet activity [...]
The details have yet to be confirmed, but transactions in Forever 21 stores between March and October this year are thought to have been accessed. American fashion retailer Forever 21 is this week dealing with the potential fallout of a major credit card breach at its retail stores. In a press release, Forever 21 [...]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal agencies to stop using software made by Kaspersky Lab over concerns about the company's ties to Russian intelligence, DHS announced Wednesday. "The Department is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies, and requirements under Russian law that [...]
Chrome has been the world's most popular browser for more than a year now, convincing first individuals and then enterprises that it was the best replacement for Microsoft's once-leading Internet Explorer. But Google's browser has not been without its critics. Among the sticking points has been Chrome's automatic updating mechanism, which some decried for force-feeding [...]
Last week, Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that blocked ISPs from selling your data to third parties without permission. The vote largely fell along party lines, and President Trump is expected to sign the joint resolution, S.J. Res 34. These new rules will allow ISPs (Internet Service Providers) the likes of your Comcasts, [...]
A HACKER GROUP called Turkish Crime Family says that it can access 250 million iCloud accounts, and will do so on April 7 to reset the password, locking people out of their accounts. They’ve even threatened to wipe people’s linked iPhones if Apple doesn’t pay up. And while it’s hard to tell how legitimate the [...]
A team of security researchers from Cybellum, an Israeli zero-day prevention firm, has discovered a new Windows vulnerability that could allow hackers to take full control of your computer. Dubbed DoubleAgent, the new injecting code technique works on all versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, starting from Windows XP to the latest release of Windows [...]
How To Upgrade To Ubuntu 16.04 LTS from 15.10 Why Upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, codenamed Xenial Xerus, will be the 6th iteration of the world’s most popular Linux distribution. The release date of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is set for April 21, 2016. With this release, Canonical is making some key [...]
Let’s face it, it can be pretty overwhelming sorting through the vast amount of movies and TV shows available on Netflix. While there is a lot of great stuff, there are also a lot of movies and TV shows that a person should never spend time watching. That list is for another post. One of [...]
