Bruce Schneider states that: “Privacy is an inherent human right and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect.” However, most of us do not equate online privacy with real-world privacy. In the real world, we would not tolerate our right to a private life to be breached; we surely would not […]
Is IoT Security A Blessing Or A Curse?
What is the most contagious thing in this world? A Wiseman once said it’s an Idea. It is certainly the case with IoT (Internet of Things), the concept of connecting physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other everyday objects with a single network via Software, Sensor, Actuators or a Network Connectivity. The idea was originated […]
4 Products to Keep Your Family Safe Online
Pretty much everybody is connected to the internet these days – all ages included. It is nearly essential to modern life. We have smart televisions, digital assistants, smart phones, and even smart appliances. For those with families, especially for those with younger children, the internet does not just represent a great technological advance. It represents […]
How to Beef Up Your Windows 10 Security
I’m so thrilled to be sharing this article on Tech 21 Century. It has some of the most in-depth articles I’ve seen online and is a great resource to answer questions you can’t get answered anywhere else. If you are interested in Windows 10, it might be helpful for you to read this post on […]
How to Remove Bothersome Bloatware
A lot of people usually ignore the pre-loaded apps found on their phones or computers. These apps take up plenty of storage space and some of them start automatically when you switch on your phone or computer, which can slow down the machine. What’s worse is that some of these apps have annoying banners that […]
OpenDNS: A great and simple way to protect users from external threats
In the past, the most prevalent types of hacking attacks were “server side”. There were lots of vulnerabilities and security weaknesses in software (IIS, Apache, Windows vulnerabilities etc) that could be easily exploited by hackers to gain remote access to public servers from the Internet without much effort. The big players in the software industry […]
China has the most virus infected computers in the world
Over 50% of computers in China are infected with malware, while Sweden is the country with the lowest number in computer infections. Panda Labs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, announced recently the results of their first quarterly report for 2012, which analyzes all the events in the security of information systems between January and […]
Be careful when using public Wi-Fi Hotspots
According to the findings of a global survey from Online Security Brand Tracker, conducted on behalf of ESET (April-May 2011), nearly 50% of Internet users are using portable devices as their primary connection. The most popular devices used for Internet connectivity are notebooks (41%), followed by netbooks (3%), smartphones (2%) and tablets (1%). When you’re […]
Zero day vulnerability in Windows exploited by Duqu worm
There is a recent vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows (XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7) and there is no patch available from Microsoft yet. See description of the vulnerability below. The famous Duqu worm has been silently exploiting this vulnerability in the wild. The Duqu Virus has been also named as “Son of […]
How to protect your wireless network
Since wireless networks do not require cables, they are convenient and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access and wireless internal networks are growing rapidly (especially the new wifi mesh systems from vendors like Netgear, Linksys, and Eero as discussed here). Since the wireless network uses radio signals to transmit data, it may […]