How frequently do you use Reddit to check the strangest and most brilliant news on the web? Reddit has reported a data breach on user and employee passwords, exposing the weaknesses of two-factor authentication (2FA) based on text messages. Reddit accepted its systems were breached, despite using the fail-safe two-factor authentication, with a spokesperson saying: “We learned that SMS-based …
Let’s make an effort to understand and deal with today’s cybersecurity scares that are sweeping the nation and discover the pinnacle methods to stop unethical hackers in their tracks. Few of us are strangers to unsolicited mail, but something more sinister has been appearing in inboxes these days which might have you in a panic. A …
The great strength of the internet is its accessibility but unfortunately the trade off is that this can also be its vulnerability. Providing access to legitimate Web surfers also means potentially providing access to those who would wish to do harm. So it is vitally important for any online business to ensure that they are …
It’s been theorised over the years that passwords will be replaced, but at the moment they’re still the most common way of protecting an account. The problem is that as tech progresses, so does the tech that attackers are using. How it tends to work now is that these password pinchers essentially use their high-powered …
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Five million files go missing every single day. We might think we know everything about internet security, but these breaches could have been avoided by following three simple steps. Passwords are power One of the biggest culprits at the moment is weakened credentials. That means passwords, passkeys and passphrases are stolen through phishing scams, key logging …
TLS stands for Transport Layer Security. It’s what makes communication across computer networks and the internet safe and secure, through encryption. TLS is the modern version of SSL, both of which are known as cryptographic protocols and help protect the transfer of data across the web. The first TLS version, TLS 1.0, was released all the …
Your smartphone is a potential goldmine for thieves and hackers. Fortunately, there are some quick and easy steps you can take to protect your personal information. Think about all the data that’s stored on your smartphone: text messages, email exchanges, browsing history, photos and videos – none of which you’d want falling into the wrong …
What is a VPN? A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a service that lets you access the web safely and privately by routing your connection through a server and hiding your online actions. But how does it exactly work? How Does a VPN Work? Here’s how a VPN works for you, the user. You start the VPN …