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June 26, 2019 by IP Location
Because being connected to the World Wide Web has become essential, we can't help but use the Internet on a daily basis. So, it's only natural for us to be concerned about our online privacy and whether or not the Internet Service Providers are spying on our activities.
June 26, 2019 by IP Location
VPNs (virtual private networks) are used by more and more people as they are now among the most trusted and reliable ways to secure our personal data and online privacy. Despite the fact that the use of virtual private networks is on the rise, there are still a lot of fascinating things that people don't know about these services. For example, not a lot o...
June 25, 2019 by IP Location
Cybercrimes can be described as computer-related crimes which occur over a network. The computers involved in these crimes are either used as a means of attack or are the target the crimes. As a result of this, these attacks can be used in a plethora of ways and can range from attacking chat rooms and database systems to individual social media accounts and...
June 25, 2019 by IP Location
A smart home is a home connected through a network commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). This allows people to easily manage their appliances, thermostats, lightings and other smart IoT devices remotely using smart devices. The IoT functions by having devices similar to those in a normal everyday house except they carry some functionality to...
June 17, 2019 by IP Location
A virtual private network (VPN) is a network technology used to extend two or more private networks over a public network (i.e. Internet). It accomplishes this by creating a secure connection between two endpoints where all of the data shared between these two are encrypted. This disallows a third-party from tampering with the data trespassing through the pu...
June 17, 2019 by IP Location
Spyware is a type of malware which monitors a person's system and steal user's sensitive information. While monitoring the system, the software will amass a plethora of information about the system and its users and then send them to another system with or without the users' consent. Because of this, it is typically used by nefarious actors to steal a person...
June 14, 2019 by IP Location
Adware is a form of malware which displays advertisement on user's screen with (or in most cases without user's consent) for the benefit of creator. Sometimes, a user's search request is redirected to an advertising website based on the marketing data stored on a user's computer. The creator gets paid for redirecting or referring traffic to advertising websi...
June 13, 2019 by IP Location
A VPN, otherwise known as a virtual private network is a secure tunnel between two endpoints for communication. This tunnel is built through Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL). All data passed between the two endpoints are encrypted and can only be decrypted by the two parties on either side of the endpoint. This means that all of th...
June 12, 2019 by IP Location
Do you use the same password for all your online accounts? Creating a unique and strong password for each of your accounts is the first step in protecting your privacy. Learn how to create a strong password, and augment with 2-factor authentication to secure your online accounts.
June 10, 2019 by IP Location · 2 comments
Ransomware is a shorthand way of saying "ransom malware", and much like its name implies, it is a type of malware which denies the user access to a part of their system in exchange for a ransom payment. The creator of such a program reaches out to the victim with a set of instructions (usually to send the money in the form of a cryptocurrency or through a cr...
