Category: Web Security

8 Tips to Make Your Passwords as Strong as Possible

8 Tips to Make Your Passwords as Strong as Possible.  Available from <http://mentalfloss.com/article/504786/8-tips-make-your-passwords-strong-possible>

We’ve been on the internet for almost 35 years, yet we still haven’t learned our lesson about online passwords. According to a recent security study, the most commonly used web passwords are things like “123456” and “password.” Sure, they’re easy to remember, but that makes them just as easy to hack. And if you use that simple password across multiple accounts—as a reported 92 percent of online users do—that puts all of your data at risk. Here are eight tips for ensuring your passwords are as strong as possible.

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How to safeguard your data

How to safeguard your data by Marc Saltzman.  Available from <https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/96954424/how-to-safeguard-your-data> [Last updated 12:42, September 18 2017].  Photo: Article Source

Scan today’s headlines and it’s easy to see it’s a scary time in the digital age, with hacking, mobile malware (malicious software) and “phishing” scams.

Makes you want to unplug and go back to basics, no?

You don’t have to – so long as you take some necessary precautions to safeguard your information.

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CHILD SAFETY ON THE INTERNET : 4 ESSENTIAL TIPS

CHILD SAFETY ON THE INTERNET : 4 ESSENTIAL TIPS by magictr.  Available from <https://stopru.org/child-safety-on-the-internet-4-essential-tips/17071> [September 07, 2017] Photo: Article Source

The Internet has nothing more of a novelty, not only for us, especially for our children who are born with ! Yet, most young people remain still and always the targets of all sorts of threats. How to prevent white hair and let it surf the the spirit light ?

Communicate the rules to remember

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How To Protect Your Corporate Website From Cyber Threats

How To Protect Your Corporate Website From Cyber Threats By Dmitry Nikolaenya.  Available from <https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/protect-corporate-website-cyber-threats/> 

If you dismiss protection of your corporate website from cyber threats as a time-waster, you just don’t know what such negligence can bring.

 Think of a corporate website as a company’s business card that you show to potential customers, investors or business partners. There’s some similarity, isn’t there? For sure, no one will give the card with typos, blurry letters and inky top that will make your clients’ hands filthy. Why then, business owners may skip from their agenda the risk of their website visitors’ potential exposure to cyber-threats?

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How to Surf the Web More Safely Despite Increased Malware Attacks From Hackers

How to Surf the Web More Safely Despite Increased Malware Attacks From Hackers by Security Affairs.  Available from <http://www.tgdaily.com/web/how-to-surf-the-web-more-safely-despite-increased-malware-attacks-from-hackers> [July 19, 2017]

“Do you want to download that?”

That’s a loaded question because the computer hacking, ransomware, and other malware approaches to business and personal computer systems have been destroying any sense of security in the cyber-world.

Unfortunately, just submitting information or entering a new site while surfing the web can lead to a treacherous result.

How does any sanity and sense of security prevail in that type of atmosphere?

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