In the past we have seen how we can securely encrypt the data on our hard disk using TrueCrypt. Without doubt, the program is one of the best when it comes to protection of data on the local drive but there’s no provision to hide data in a portable USB flash drive in the tool. [...]
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If your geek quotient is anywhere on the higher side, it’s safe to assume that you install (and uninstall) quite a few programs. You also must have configured your computer to run like a silky smooth machine. These two states are often at conflict with each other when you install software that wreaks havoc on [...]
You want to keep an eye on who’s on your home Wi-Fi. This is for a variety of reasons: people could be stealing your bandwidth, resulting in you having trouble stay within your download limits. People on your network could also potentially take note of your personal information or company information. This means you should [...]
Gmail (and as a result all your Google accounts) is going the way of Fort Knox. Okay, that’s a hyperbole, but the latest 2-step verification process is a step closer to peace of mind and better security. Stronger security is always welcome because Gmail for most of us is the centerpiece of our online existence. [...]
The world is going wireless and starting from our homes, we are too. If you look around, you have at least one wireless device…it may be a laptop or your smartphone. You may be accessing the web with your home Wi-Fi router, but the threat of a security breach never goes away. Our previously published [...]
Previously, we have discussed with you two amazing methods to hide a file in an image. In one method, we used DOS commands to bind the image to a zipped text file manually and in the second method, we used a tool called JPEGFileBinder to automate the task. One thing which was common to both [...]
Passwords are everywhere. No, I don’t hate them at all. What I do find irksome is the task of remembering all of them and the CAPTCHA that sometimes comes on when I mistype one repeatedly. Typing passwords is second nature to most of us these days. But let’s also remember that speed also leads to [...]
Whenever your computer starts acting weird and makes it difficult for you to work on, the first thing that comes to you mind is whether a virus has affected your computer. Some of those times, your fears might turn out to be true. Hence it helps to know about these enemies of your computer and [...]
Security of personal data is one of the prime concerns of every computer user. To answer this problem, we have already discussed various methods using which you can encrypt your files, bookmarks, emails and more such ways to secure data on your personal computer. Times have changed and most of us tend to have our [...]
Think about these two scenarios: 1. You are on a computer where you do not have administrative rights to install antivirus software. But you need to scan for malware, and 2. You want to double-check your system (or just a single downloaded file) for potential security threats by running it through a spyware scan. I [...]
Google takes privacy seriously. How to ensure that you stay safe online is also like a perplexing riddle with myriad security settings and confusing security tools. To an old hand it’s just another day in office, but think of someone like your mom or your dear Uncle Joe who is not so adept with computers [...]
While transferring sensitive files on optical discs, thumb drives or over the internet, top concern most of us have is security. One may rename the extension of the file or archive the file with a password to secure it. However, if your content is simple text, document or a media file then renaming the file [...]
Having your data on the Internet compromised isn’t unusual, and thus we use passwords to encrypt and safeguard our data from exploiters. Almost all of us use a password to ensure safety of our mails, documents, photographs and even applications but have you ever thought what about encrypting your bookmarks? While encrypting bookmarks might not [...]
Losing a laptop isn’t as uncommon as you might think. It’s an unsafe world out there and you need to ensure that you do everything possible to keep your gadgets (and the data within them) safe, and set up measures to track and recover them when calamity strikes. There are many paid and free services [...]
Few weeks ago I accidently broke my laptop’s charging pin. When I went to the service center I was told that it would take a couple of days to get it fixed. For nearly 3 days my laptop was in the service center and I had to visit local cyber cafes for my online work. [...]
