6 Important Security Features for iOS 12 Users
Did you upgrade your iPhone, iPod, or iPad to iOS 12 already? Even if you have not made the jump yet, you might have heard that this version of the operating system has several improvements that can enhance overall...
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How to Set Google App-Specific Password to Access Gmail Account Through IMAP or POP
Are you using two-factor verification on your Google account which needs a unique code (received through an SMS, through a call or through a phone app) along with your login credentials? If so you should know computer...
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Some Data Breaches Are Reported Years Later. Here's How You Can Protect Yourself Now
You hear of hacking incidents every day, and you're rightfully worried that one day, you might end up in the crooks' sights. You want to know what the various service providers do to protect your privacy, and you ask...
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TSB Customers Are Warned That Their Passwords Could Be Exposed
It's the 21st century, and for a variety of different reasons, stashing away money under the mattress is not a good idea. Like it or not, you have to pick a financial institution and trust it with handling your cash...
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How to Change Proxy Settings in Chrome to Protect Your Privacy Online
What is a web proxy? A web proxy or a proxy server is a server that acts as a go-between for requests from clients asking for resources from other servers. It is one of the most popular and most effective ways of...
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Users' Passwords Exposed During a Hack of Pornographic Websites
Let's say a moderately popular online game that you play gets hacked. You've used a personal email address that's reserved mostly for junk mail. Alongside it, the hackers steal your home IP address, the nickname you...
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How to Edit or Delete Payment Card Information from Chrome Autofill on iPhone, Android, or Your Computer
Did you know that Google Chrome has an Autofill feature? It can be very useful for avid online shoppers. With Autofill, you can store your credit or debit card along with any other crucial data already on your web...
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How to Restore Google Chrome Bookmark Bar If It Disappears
Seems like sometimes things vanish on our computers or phones for no good reason. Like yesterday I had to re-install Viber on my mother's phone because it was just gone. Whether it's glitches or ghosts or just human...
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How to Enable Two-step Authentication for Your Windows Account
While it is understandable why many users consider two-factor authentication to be clumsy and bothersome, it most certainly has merit when it comes to Internet safety and the overall security of a user's online...
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What Is SSH and How Do Hackers Attack It
Admittedly, SSH isn't something the average home user deals with on a daily basis, but nevertheless, it probably pays to know what it is. SSH stands for Secure Socket Shell, and it's a network protocol used by system...
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Should You Delete Old Unused Accounts? The Answer Is Yes
Did you know that back in 2015, Myspace had about 50 million unique monthly visitors? It was thought that this sort of traffic was mostly generated by people logging into their old accounts so that they can download...
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How to Create a Strong Password for Your Facebook Portal
We would hardly find a multi-million dollar yearly revenue generating company that has not experienced even the tiniest data breach or a security problem at least once in its lifetime. Attacks on companies,...
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How to Delete a Google+ Profile Without Deleting Personal Data
Have you heard that Google+ is no more? Well, that's not exactly the truth because it will take some time before the company dismantles the social networking platform. At this time, the due date is August 2019. If...
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How to Recognize and Protect Yourself Against the 2018 Facebook Friend Request Scam
Lately, there have been talks about a new threat to Facebook users also known as 2018 Facebook friend request scam. It is said some cybercriminals are copying users’ accounts to send friend requests to their contacts....
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A Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 30,000 Department of Defense Personnel
The Pentagon is one of the world's most important buildings, and the US Defense Department has done a lot to ensure that you can't just walk through the front door and roam around freely. In fact, simply getting in is...
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How to Hide or Password Protect a Folder in Windows 10
We all have things we wish to hide on our computers, especially if we share it with other people like members or co-workers. Whether its business or company secrets, personal photos or naughty movies you don't want...
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The Latest Tumblr Bug Is a Reminder of How Important It Is to Have Strong Passwords
Although it rarely attracts as much media attention as Facebook or Twitter, Tumblr has always been one of the world's major microblogging/social network platforms. It gives hundreds of millions of users the...
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How to Stay Signed out of Gmail After Closing Google Chrome?
Google's Gmail is one of the hottest email services in the world. Google is a mega-corporation and its search engine is the most used on the planet so it's no surprise that their email service Gmail had over 1.2...
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