Tag: virtual private network
5 Apps Every Android Geek Must Have on Their Phone
How secure is your phone or tablet? If you needed to send private information right now, could you be sure that your information is protected? For people who use public Wi-Fi or poorly-maintained mobile data, the answer is no. Security for most people means luck, a bit of hope that they won’t be the target of random…
Password hacking: how to secure your accounts
Image: fbi.gov In late 2017, the security monitoring team at 4iQ made a stunning discovery while investigating the Dark Web. Somebody (or a group of people) had uploaded a vast database of 1.4 billion User IDs and passwords. Every record was presented unencrypted, in clear text format. So anyone with access…
Digital uprising? Searches to delete Facebook double following Cambridge Analytica scandal
Web searches to delete Facebook rocketed in March as the UK was among a number of countries to lead a ‘digital uprising’ against the social media giant, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data breach. According to a new global study of 255 locations across 17 countries by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison site Top10VPN.com, search…
How to protect yourself when shopping online
Don't get caught out by scams when making online payments Christmas shopping in the 21st century means less pavement pounding and more keyboard bashing. Last year, £24 billion was spent on online Christmas shopping, a 12% increase from 2014, with a further increase projected this year. Opportunists have taken advantage of this…
