Category Archives: Security

Our thoughts on the world of internet security.

Considering a Smart TV for Father’s Day? Consider its Security.

June 13, 2013 no comments

Father’s Day is fast approaching, which means finding the perfect gift for dad should be at the top of your to do list.  And if you’ve had your eye on the newest smart TV you migh...

Google Trades Privacy and Security for “Hangouts”

June 3, 2013 1 comment

We recently wrote about the conspicuous lack of privacy discussion at Google’s recent I/O Conference in San Francisco. While it’s true that there wasn’t much talk of privacy at th...

Rooting and Jailbreaking: What Can They Do, and How Do They Affect Sec...

May 31, 2013 no comments

The owners of smartphones running Android and iOS sometimes enter into heated discussions as to whether it’s worthwhile to perform the mysterious procedures known as rooting and j...

Credit Card Security ‘In Real Life’

May 24, 2013 1 comment

Everybody talks about HTTPS and being careful with credit or debit cards online, but what makes you think your cards are safe offline? I can’t speak for anyone other than myself, ...

Reasons to Encrypt Your Data

May 22, 2013 no comments

Mankind has invented many ways to keep secrets. To send a private letter in Ancient Rome, nobles could shave a slave’s head, write the letter on the skin, wait for the hair to gro...

How to Read Antivirus Comparisons

May 16, 2013 no comments

Getting to the bottom of independent AV comparative testing – who to believe and how to make the right decision. We respect the right of any user to choose a reliable antivi...

Are Those SnapChats Really Gone Forever?

May 14, 2013 1 comment

Permanent deletion by default after a predetermined amount of time is the gimmick that drove Snapchat users to upload more than 150 million photos a day in April. Problematically,...

I Just Received a Data Breach Notification, What Now?

May 8, 2013 no comments

Given the deftness of malicious hackers, the bar-lowering impact of easily accessible markets for automated cybercriminal kits, and the increasing number of online services and pe...

Digital Certificates and ‘HTTPS’

May 7, 2013 1 comment

If we really wanted to thoroughly discuss ‘HTTPS’ and Digital Certificates, then we’d need to talk about cryptography, but don’t worry, because we’re going to go ahead and spare y...

VPNs and Why You Should Use Them

May 3, 2013 4 comments

Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs for short, have become increasingly essential of late as we more often access sensitive data from remote locations — and as the threat of having ...