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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery
Desktop Jan 2, 2024
Who doesnât love creating new memories and saving them as photos on a smartphone, PC, or any other digital media? While many of us share some on social media, we keep the most precious and private ones to ourselves. Sadly, my hard drive of photos became corrupted, which held images…
The Real Money Is In Medical Data Breaches
NewsPrivacy and Security January 3, 2017
Data breaches affecting major retailers or dating websites get all the headlines – especially if a few public figures get caught in the crossfire – so it’s easy to overlook the fact that medical data breaches make up a significant portion of the events. In fact, 2016 was a... Read more
The latest tool in the hackers’ toolbox is a piece of malicious software so diabolical… wait, that’s being a bit melodramatic. It is, however, a work of nasty genius that pits its victims against each other, testing the very limits of honorable behavior. Called Popcorn Time ransomware, this nasty... Read more
Following on the heels of the recent news about libraries that are “collecting” web pages on crucial data before the next presidential administration can delete them (or something like that), the American Library Association has upped its antagonism game by apologizing for its “normalization” of the upcoming President’s role.... Read more
Russian Cybercriminals Fake Real People To Make Money From Real Online Ads
NewsPrivacy and Security December 26, 2016
And the 2016 prize for original cybercriminal thinking goes to… the hackers who created fake people so they could make real money from real online ads. Known as “Methbot,” alleged Russian hackers have taken a new spin on making money through illegal online means. That is according to White... Read more
Yahoo Admits To World’s Biggest Hack affecting 1 Billion Users
BusinessNewsPrivacy and Security December 16, 2016
Yahoo has admitted that more than one billion of its user accounts may have been affected in a hacking attack dating back to 2013. Yahoo said the data stolen included names, phone numbers, passwords and email addresses, but crucially no credit card or bank payment details. Yahoo claims to... Read more
Word From Our Editor: CUJO, The Next Big Thing In Cyber Protection
Privacy and SecuritySoftware Reviews December 15, 2016
Every now and then a new piece of tech comes along that stops you in your tracks and makes you say, wow, I need this in my life! CUJO is definitely one such piece of tech. Simply put, CUJO is a smart firewall that keeps your connected home (or... Read more
Consumers have all the more reason to heed the warnings about updating their antivirus and antimalware software. It’s not just that it keeps you protected from threats that weren’t discovered when you first installed your software, but as security news surrounding McAfee’s VirusScan Enterprise for Linux shows, it might... Read more
Malwarebytes 3.0: Faster, Better, Free
AntivirusSoftware Reviews December 14, 2016
Malwarebytes 3.0 is here. I wonât lie to you, Iâve always been a big fan of Malwarebytes, and Iâve been looking forward to testing (playing with) the latest version for a while… …But it has been worth the wait? Well yes, yes it has. It may have taken a... Read more
UK Law Makes Big Brother A Reality
NewsPrivacy and Security December 9, 2016
Until now, it was only your crazy brother-in-law who tried to convince you that the government was spying on your computer, but go ahead and grab yourself a tinfoil hat: the UK has just passed a law that gives them the authority to monitor all citizens’ internet use, including... Read more
Word From Our Editor: Privacy, Security And VPNs â What The âSnooperâs Charterâ Means For You
NewsPrivacy and Security December 8, 2016
Despite months of debate, outrage by campaigners, and a petition signed by more than 130,000 people asking the UK government to repeal it, the Investigatory Powers Bill has now received Royal Assent and is likely to become law early 2017. According to the government, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016... Read more
Scrambling Code To Defeat Hackers
NewsPrivacy and Security December 2, 2016
Don’t you just hate when a new software title comes out, and within a week some hacker has figured out where the hole in the code is? Those darn zero-day vulnerabilities! Fortunately, a new program might make weak code a thing of the past, and put a serious dent... Read more
If thereâs one thing 2016 has taught us, itâs that itâs a scary world out there! Whether youâre a well-loved celebrity, a disillusioned voter, or a giant internet company brought to its knees by massive DDoS attack, this year has proved you canât afford to be complacent⊠Iâm going... Read more
US NAVY Sailor Data Hacked
NewsPrivacy and Security November 29, 2016
So, who would have thought there would be two stories about the US Navy in less than a week on this site? (Not me anyway!) In the same week that the US Navy has had to defend itself against claims of Piracy (Software Piracy) it is now also finding itself investigating... Read more
New Private VPN From TunnelBear
Software ReviewsVPNs November 23, 2016
Privacy is a top concern for many tech users today, and not just those with high-powered Silicon Valley careers or government positions. With news of hacking events, data breaches, and state-sanctioned surveillance cropping up every day, protecting yourself from unwanted monitoring is just smart, no matter what type of... Read more
Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs has accused Microsoft of deliberately making it difficult for independent 3rd party anti-virus companies to compete. In a blog post entitled, âEnough is Enough,â Kaspersky says that Microsoft is abusing its dominant position in the market, and is using business... Read more
412 Million AdultFriendFinder Accounts Hacked
NewsPrivacy and Security November 15, 2016
The adult dating service company Friend Finder Network has reportedly been hacked. According to the latest information available, the âworldâs largest sex & swinger communityâ experienced a breach in October. The hack has resulted in over 412 million accounts, e-mail addresses and passwords from their network of websites being... Read more
When LastPass launched in 2008, it had a specific security goal in mind: to help tech users come up with strong, unique passwords that no hacker could ever guess. The concept is actually simple. You create an account, sync it to all your online accounts, and you’re only charged... Read more
Control Your Security & Privacy With Secure Browser
InternetPrivacy and SecuritySoftware Reviews November 2, 2016
Despite all the hype and attention that surrounds the “Big Three” of internet browsers, there are far more options than the standard internet user may realize. Each of the lesser-known options has its best features and its selling points, but there may be no bigger factor in this current... Read more