Online identity theft has the fastest-growing crime rate in the U.S. More than 12 million Americans are victim of identity fraud every year, and the average financial loss per identity theft incident is just over $5,000. The percentage of U.S. households that have experienced some kind of identity theft is closing in on a staggering … Read more
Are you looking to prevent having your email read by others, or having your emails turned over to authorities? In this article, we discuss the top secure email providers.
It’s not a secret that hackers don’t make victims aware of the fact that they have hacked. And that’s not without reason. This might sound obvious, but just because everything “seems to be fine” doesn’t mean that’s actually the case. Hackers penetrate systems and infect them with malware to take full control. The malware that … Read more
Although it’s 2018, it’s still possible to experience a super slow internet connection. However, the inability to load a website is not always caused by a bad internet connection. It’s possible for your internet speed to generate quite good speed-test results, yet you’re still not able to load any website. There could be multiple reasons … Read more
If you use your web browser for more than 2 seconds, you’ll likely see an ad. The average internet user is said to be exposed to thousands of ads per day. Luckily, there are ways to greatly reduce the ads you’ll see displayed during your web browsing sessions. Ad and pop-up blockers are extensions that … Read more
In this article, I’m going to explain the benefits of encrypting your Android device, as well as the drawbacks. I’ll walk you through step-by-step instructions about how to encrypt the device. I’ll also explain the encryption options available for microSD card users. Then, finally, I’ll explain what will happen if you ever need to decrypt … Read more
There are numerous reasons why a user would want to encrypt their internet traffic. A user might simply want to hide their browsing tracks on the web; others might want to ensure their personal information remains safe from hackers. Still, others might want to keep their online activities hidden from ad tracking networks, the government … Read more
In today’s world of revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) is spying on citizens in the United States, and the United Kingdom requires Internet Service Providers to record their customer’s online activities, secure, encrypted messaging is more important than ever. If you’re using standard, unencrypted SMS texting, such as what your wireless carrier offers, … Read more
As you’ve traveled around the web in your favorite browser, you may have noticed that some websites have “http://” at the beginning their address, while others have “https://” at the start of theirs. Or, you may have noticed some websites show a green padlock in the address bar. What do all of these things mean? … Read more
As the always-online world has continued to become an ever more dangerous place, the need for user authentication methods other than the old, not-so-reliable username/password combo has become evident. Due to this problem, many websites, social networks, computer, and mobile device makers have begun requiring users to use two-factor authentication to log into their services, … Read more