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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

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Who doesn’t 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…

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Obama Wants Increased Cyber Security For Business and Government

News Privacy and Security January 19, 2015

President of the United States, Barack Obama, recently requested Congress to pass legislation to increase cybersecurity. This would be to aid private industry as well as government security. There have been recent computer breaches that have increased the threat to national security and so Obama has capitalised on this... Read more

Netflix reportedly clamping down on VPNs

Internet VPNs January 9, 2015

Netflix is only available in a few countries, but it still manages to run into licensing issues, due to movie and TV companies not wanting their programs in regions other than the United States. According to Torrent Freak, Netflix is starting to ban virtual-private networks (VPN) and other services that bypass... Read more

Keep Your Passwords Safe with Password Safe

How To Privacy and Security Software Reviews Windows January 7, 2015

Password Safe allows you to manage your old passwords and to easily and quickly generate, store, organize, retrieve, and use complex new passwords, using password policies that you control. Once stored, your user names and passwords are just a few clicks away. Using Password Safe you can organize your passwords... Read more

Staples: The Latest Major Retailer Hacked

News Privacy and Security December 30, 2014

2014 has not been a good year for retailers. Every month it seems, another store is reporting that they’ve been hacked and that a ton of their customer’s personal information could have been leaked out to hackers. Earlier this year it was Target reporting that their POS system had... Read more

FBI Makes Apple Comply to Encryption by Invoking 18th Century Law

News Privacy and Security December 10, 2014

The FBI is struggling to win over Apple and Google, now using an 18th century law to beat the tech companies in court and force them to unlock devices. Apple and Google both added encryption to their smartphones, to protect users from surveillance and theft. The smartphones cannot be... Read more

Protect Yourself with MalwareBytes Anti Exploit

Privacy and Security Software Reviews December 4, 2014

Are you ever worried about the security of the software you use? Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit protects you against the security vulnerabilities that could be found in the code which make up your software programs. Your software contains millions of lines of code, which unfortunately some people want to exploit. Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit... Read more

How to Create a Secure Password

How To Privacy and Security November 26, 2014

With the phone hacking scandal and this week’s Russian webcam website, the issue of insecure passwords is on everyone’s minds. An astonishing number of people either do not change their password from the original default (often Admin or 1234) or choose something so obvious that their password may as... Read more

Comodo Internet Security Updated

Internet News Privacy and Security November 22, 2014

The latest version of Comodo has been released. The guys behind Comodo claim that their firewall is unique in that it passes all known leak tests to ensure the integrity of data entering and exiting your system. Comodo has put firewall through all kinds of sophisticated tests to ensure... Read more

Encrypt your Keystrokes with AntiLogger

Privacy and Security Software Reviews November 21, 2014

AntiLogger is a very powerful and efficient app which can block various attempts by hackers to access your PC. Although the application is very lightweight, it can detect any attempts to modify your computer’s settings and place malicious code in your system. The app can also detect when someone... Read more

Do You Have a Disaster Recovery Plan?

Business News Privacy and Security November 4, 2014

Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place for your data? If not, checkout Macrium Reflect. The application is a complete disaster recovery solution for your home and office. Protect your personal documents, photos, music and emails. Upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems in the... Read more

How To Secure Your Wireless Network

How To Internet Privacy and Security October 24, 2014

Do you use a Wireless network in your home? They are great in terms of flexibility, but you do need to protect your network against hackers. Lots of people assume their home router is not at any risk, but that is not correct. Wireless networks use radio waves, which... Read more

Blackphone Making A Secure Tablet

Mobile News Privacy and Security October 17, 2014

A little over nine months have passed since the joint venture between privacy specialists Silent Circle and the team which brought people the first Firefox OS hardware; Geeksphone, teamed up to announce to the world the ultra secure mobile phone, Blackphone. The Blackphone is apparently the most secure phone on the market today. I say... Read more

ClevX DriveSecurity: Protection for your USB Flash Drives

Privacy and Security Software Reviews October 16, 2014

ClevX DriveSecurity is an antivirus utility that has been specifically designed for use with USB portable drives, which prevents malware from spreading via portable devices. The application is designed to run without any installation on a host computer; ClevX DriveSecurity will operate from the portable drive itself, thereby eliminating malware... Read more

Concerned Over Password Security? Download KeePass

Privacy and Security Software Reviews October 8, 2014

Are you concerned over your passwords? If so, don’t worry as there are many free password managers that are available, one such application is KeePass. It is a free open source password manager that helps you to manage your passwords in a secure manner. Your passwords are secured in one... Read more

Worried About Security? Download AVG Free Edition

Antivirus Software Reviews September 13, 2014

Security is on everyone’s lips these days and with good reason. The amount of viruses and malware is an ever-increasing threat. There are many applications that are available on the market, some at cost and some at no cost. But with so many to choose from, which application do... Read more

Is Your Keyboard Secure? Check out Antilogger

Privacy and Security Software Reviews Windows September 7, 2014

AntiLogger is an extremely powerful and efficient application that can block numerous attempts by hackers to access your computer. Although the application is very lightweight, it can detect any attempts to modify your computer’s settings and place malicious code onto your system. The crowning jewel in the application’s arsenal... Read more

Strong Passwords: How To Make Them

How To Privacy and Security September 5, 2014

It is commonplace to see the phrase “Be sure to use a strong password.” In fact, if you have any dealings whatsoever online, then you will constantly see it. Why should you have a strong password? Well, for one thing if you don’t and your data is easily accessed,... Read more

Nude Photos Of Celebs Stolen From iCloud – is “Find My iPhone” To Blame?

Internet Privacy and Security September 3, 2014

Apple has some major explaining to do after it emerged that nude photos of A-list celebrities were published on 4chan, the anonymous image-sharing site. A total of 101 celebrities were targeted by the hacker who allegedly broke into their iCloud accounts and stole the images. One such celebrity was... Read more