If You Game Online, You Want to Follow These 5 Simple Rules to Protect Yourself
Gaming, like everything else, has evolved quite a bit over the last few years. In the past, you'd invite your friends to your house and you'd either play against each other using the game's split-screen functionality...
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How to Create a Strong Password If the Service Provider Does Not Allow Adding Symbols and Special Characters
We have discussed password requirements in the past, and it's safe to say that we all know why they exist – their goal is to discourage users from using simple and easy to guess passwords. Many experts, including the...
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How to Spot a Windows Tech Support Scam
Windows tech support scams have been something of a staple in the world of cyber-crime for a long time now. Much has been done to thwart the attempts of fraudsters to take advantage of this particular method of...
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How to Reset and Protect Your HBO Now Password
HBO clients sure have it good right now. Not only do they have a ton of awesome, quality content they can consume but they can do so anywhere as long as they have an internet connection and a mobile device such as a...
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A New Data Breach Affects Multiple Online Casinos
In theory, the constant stream of news about leaked data should raise awareness not only among users but also among service providers who can take these incidents as valuable lessons and learn from other people's...
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Hiring Private Hackers Is a New Trend That Instagram Influencers Are Starting
For most of us, social media is a clever way of staying in touch with friends and relatives, seeing what everyone else is up to, and, last but by no means least, sharing videos of sneezing cats. For some people,...
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How to Reset the Admin Password on a Dell Computer
Did you spend hours thinking of the perfect password for your brand new Dell laptop only to forget it? Well, there's no shame in that. Passwords need to be so strong and elaborate these days that forgetting one...
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What Is Smart Banking and How to Ensure That You Are Safe Using It?
Banking used to be quite different back in the days. Even simple tasks like checking your balance and withdrawing money meant queueing, looking over your shoulder all the time because you have quite a lot of cash with...
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If You Have Used This WordPress Plugin, You Must Change Your Twitter Password ASAP!
Software applications, websites, and online platforms should be living, breathing things. If they are to survive, they need to be updated and adapted to the different things the internet throws at them every day....
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How to Protect Passwords as Phishing Scams Increase by 80%?
Attacks via fraudulent email scams have increased sharply in recent years. Some experts claim they have gone up by a staggering 80%. IT specialists have sent out warnings to major companies and internet providers in...
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Got $50? That's Enough to Buy Someone's Online Identity
Having your online identity compromised can bring you a lot of grief, and in some cases, financial damages. Few people think about this when they're signing up for various online services using weak passwords or when...
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Security Researchers Discover a Data Dump That Exposed 21M Passwords and 773M Email Addresses
Troy Hunt is an Australian security specialist who runs Have I Been Pwned – the largest, most comprehensive data breach notification service currently in existence. His job is, among other things, to collect emails...
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How to Set up the New Google Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Security Keys on Computer and Mobile?
In case you haven't heard, Google just released a set of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) security keys named the Titan Security Bundle. The Titan bundle includes a standard USB-based Universal Second Factor (or simply...
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How to Recover Your IRCTC Password If You Forgot It
The Railway department of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) also has made great strides in recent years. There is a number of new systems and processes meant to improve the company's services...
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Are Netflix Password-Sharing Days Over?
Most people would feel a bit apprehensive about sharing their Facebook password, even with their friends and family. They would certainly think twice before giving their online banking credentials as well. When it...
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Unprotected Database Leaks the Résumés of 200 Million People in China
Security experts can't stop urging users to start taking their online safety more seriously. For people, however, sticking to all that advice is too much hard work, and they continue the same old poor practices. This...
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How to Fix iCloud Keychain Not Syncing Between Your Apple Devices
iCloud's synchronization feature is highly dependable most of the time, but in some cases, you may find that contacts, messages, and other content doesn't sync correctly between all your devices fast enough and...
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What Is Password Entropy and How to Use It for Your Own Benefit
Years ago, security experts realized that left to their own devices, users won't choose strong passwords. They saw that we actively need to encourage people to protect their accounts better. This, more or less, is why...
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