In the world today, there are many threats that face businesses. Competition from rivals and countries, environmental factors, regulation, and societal changes can all play a factor. Cybersecurity might be the most important of them all. Every day, networks across the world are being attacked to gain unauthorized access. Some of these attacks are designed […]
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Gadget Advisor presents a range of topics related to cybersecurity, including the latest threats and vulnerabilities, best practices for protecting against cyber attacks, and the latest tools and technologies for safeguarding against cybercrime.
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Do you need a VPN on your iPhone?
So, you are probably thinking of getting a VPN to enhance your online security, either for your laptop or desktop device. You surf the internet through your phone as well, though, so you might also consider getting a VPN for your mobile device. However, this raises an important question: do you require a VPN for […]
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Four Tips On How To Protect Your Personal Information
According to Thesis Rush, identity theft has become a considerable menace in recent years. Many have lost valuables worth millions, got reputations destroyed, and bank accounts invaded as a result of the sensitive information getting into the wrong hands. But the thing is, the attacked victims have ignorantly permitted it. The reason is that fraudsters […]
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Safety Insights: The Pros and Cons of Having a Home Security System
Home security is one of the many concerns most homeowners face nowadays. Your home isn’t the only place where your family lives, but it’s also the place where you hide your valuables. Without a home security system, when you need it, the most is a serious matter. In some cases, a home security system might […]
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GDPR on Data Security Requirements-Detailed Guidelines from Cyber Essentials
Nowadays almost every company that does business either runs online, or it has a website that provides its customers with an interface to interact with the officials directly while sitting at home. These organizations run the data through their servers, and the most important of this data is the personal information of the customers and […]
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The 5 Best Home Security Systems on the Market Today
For many people, owning a home is one of their most significant investments. It is thus imperative for them to protect their biggest investment by purchasing a home security system. A home security system will guarantee you the safety of yourself, your home and, that of your loved ones. Copyright: Unsplash I License: CCO Public […]
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How to clean a hacked installation of Apache
Protecting user and business crucial information is the first priority of a developer. Nonetheless, one website is hacked every five seconds and around 63% of website owners are not aware that they have been hacked. Hacking can change your rankings; expose your visitor to viruses and Trojan attacks, and in most cases cause loss of […]
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Top VPN apps for Amazon Firestick
Have you ever wondered how some of your friends traveling or living abroad are able to watch the same shows you do? It’s as easy as getting an app. There are a number of apps on the market that give you a VPN to accomplish this. Amazon makes it easier than ever to stay connected […]
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7 Steps People Should Take To Protect Themselves When Using The Internet
Protecting yourself online can seem like a huge task. And it’s a fact that internet privacy is a huge issue that lots of people are dealing with in our modern tech-driven world. Yet some still don’t even do the basics needed to ensure their security online. The threats can come in the form of hacking […]
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How to Protect Your iPhone from Hackers
Mobile phones especially iPhones no longer just a device to use to send and receive messages or calls. It has way important purpose and use for the owner. You will be amazed how almost anything and everything can be done using your iPhone. You can save all your credit card details and bank information so […]
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Here’s How Not to Fall for Social Engineering Scams
Hackers know that human users are the weakest link in any IT security system. That’s why social engineering attacks, which seek to trick people into handing over their valuable information voluntarily, are becoming more widespread and more sophisticated. If you use the Internet, you need to keep your knowledge of social engineering scams updated, so […]
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Top Tips to Get the Most Out of Your VPN
Using a VPN has become one of the most common things nowadays. No surprises there because VPNs offer a lot of convenience and, not to mention, security and protection online. By using a VPN, you can be sure that nobody can snoop on what you do online or extract any data from your computer. Both […]
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Will Smart Homes Revolutionize Home Security?
Smart homes have made the leap from Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact. Innovative new tech firms are releasing home security systems which promise greater convenience and control. Consumers now have an expansive range of vivint smart home security systems to choose from, as their popularity continues to rise and the demand for them grows. Most allow you […]
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5 Myths and Misconceptions About Endpoint Security
For any security strategy to be successful, endpoint security must be taken into consideration. Protecting the network isn’t enough; you must also secure all devices that connect to the network in order to prevent harmful malware from finding an entry point, and to thwart hackers who may use unsecured devices as a means of gaining […]
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Google’s ‘SOS Alerts’ Offers Guidance and Information During a Crisis
I recently posted about Google’s new 911 feature, which aims to help users figure out where they are so they can tell 911 operators in case of an emergency. Yesterday, Google launched ‘SOS Alerts’, a system that will alert you to any imminent danger in your vicinity, show closed roads and provide phone numbers for […]
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Kids, Don’t Text and…Bike?
That is essentially the message parents all across the Netherlands are trying to get through to their children. While we’re worried about texting and driving and developing apps to prevent phones from working in moving cars on this side of the pond, Dutch developers are doing the same – for bicycles. It really should come […]
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Microsoft’s ‘Better Together’ Update Will Connect Most Minecraft Platforms
Microsoft, who purchased Minecraft and the company who designed it in 2014, is now looking to make the game bigger, better and, more importantly, more unified. The ‘Better Together’ update will allow Minecraft players on most platforms to finally interact with each other. The update is made possible thanks to the Bedrock Engine which is responsible for […]
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The Ransomware Attack Isn’t Over—Here’s How to Protect Yourself
If your computer’s running on Microsoft Windows, you need to take these steps—right away. Here’s why: in case you haven’t heard, hackers exploited a vulnerability in older Microsoft Windows servers to execute a large-scale global cyberattack on Friday using ransomware — a malicious software that holds your computer hostage for ransom — and a hacking […]
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7 Reasons to Block Your Phone Number From Caller ID
Do you remember a time when you would answer the phone with no idea who was on the other end? Sometimes you would just let the answering machine answer and wait until you knew who it was before you would pick up. Thankfully, since the late ’90s most of us have caller ID, and even […]
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Would You Trust This Company? How Data Breaches Hurt Customer Confidence
Tim Critchley, the CEO of the call center phone security company, Semafone, recently opined in a piece on CSO Online that “the reputational damage suffered by companies who fail to protect personal data can translate directly into a loss of business.” Critchley’s comments came in the wake of Target Company’s 2013 sales losses of over […]
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Can home security buy you peace of mind?
Some gadgets offer us distractions or escapes from the real world. Some offer us shortcuts and practicalities. But home security gadgets, if they work as they should, offer more than that. They offer us peace of mind. In fact, prestigious security experts Banham have found that better home security actually leads to better mental health. […]
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Why Everyone Should Install Antivirus on Their Macs
Antivirus, as the name suggests, is simply software with the main purpose of fixing a virus-infected file, or removing that file from your system. If you have worked on a Windows computer before, you might remember how regularly one could be bombarded with viruses. People with PCs have generally accepted this, and most install antivirus […]
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4 Email Privacy Tools to Keep Your Email Secure [INFOGRAPHIC]
Your email is under assault. These attacks span a wide range of activities: Google trying to figure out what ads to send you, your boss checking to see if you are looking for another job, or even the government suspecting you of leaking documents to a reporter. But there are easy ways that you can […]
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The World of Social Engineering: When Vishing and Smishing Attack
Social engineering can be a frightening thing. The thought that a hacker can ruin our credit and reputation is a very real threat in today’s world. What’s more is that through social engineering, hackers may be able to pick up information about us by talking to our friends and service providers using info that they […]
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An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Ransomware – malicious software that encrypts your files and then demands payment to unlock them – has become a major scourge of the Windows world. Mac users just had their first brush with such threats last week, with the appearance of the KeRanger ransomware. However, shortly before KeRanger, I encountered a ransomware event in the Mac […]
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Protecting Broadband and Wireless Internet Users
There has always been a lot of discussion about the amount of privacy that broadband and wireless internet subscribers should have. This argument, however, has usually been between the privacy laws concerning private citizens and the government. This debate has now headed in a new direction with the Federal Communications Commission targeting internet service providers. […]
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How to Protect Children on Smartphones and Tablets – #infographic
“It is a known matter of fact that modern children grow up and go hand in hand to smartphones and tablets, which seem to be irreplaceable these days. One can hardly imagine going out without taking a cell phone along. At the same time, it turns out to be complicated to realize how dangerous all […]
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iOS 9 Security Flaw Allows Anyone To See Your Photos And Contacts – Here’s How To Fix It
Apple’s new iOS 9 software has received a lot of positive reviews since it’s release on September 23. There are multiple fantastic features integrated into the operating system, including Low Power Mode, which finally offers a solution to Apple devices’ notoriously poor battery life by letting users switch off battery-draining functions like background app refresh, […]
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Your Guide To Personal Internet Security – infographic
Today, keeping your personal or business systems and data secure must be seen as a priority as there are forces continually at work whose sole purpose is to compromise these systems for malicious purposes and cyber-crime. So how can we protect our own personal internet security? Find out the answer and more in this infographic, […]
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How Much Does Google Really Know About You? – infographic
Google has become a household name with us turning to this tech giant for the smallest of our queries. The general belief is that this is a search engine with a few other peripherals added. However, we couldn’t be more wrong here; Google is mainly an advertisement selling company. This tech giant has made billions […]