Why Everyone Should Care About Data Protection
There is an opinion that an average Internet user can not be a subject of interest for hackers and other thieves of confidential data. The head of the CIA or celebrity is a completely different story. But what can hacker expect from an ordinary person? No intriguing secrets, no big money. It seems like there is no need in data protection for common people. But everyone thinking this way is seriously mistaken. There are a lot of...
What Is Phishing and How Not to Fall into Its Nets
Phishing is a special kind of online fraud, which presupposes fishing out the user’s login and password or another sensitive information with the aim to enter the naive user’s account and to cause damage both to the user and to the system the hacker managed to get access to. What is the phishing attack and what are its objectives? One of the main phishing methods is mass mailing, often from a bank or another service. For...
Password Manager KeePass Is Vulnerable
It is not news that a fair amount of threats waits for the user in the vast global network. And it is clear that the best way out is to keep valuable information in encrypted form and protect it with a strong password. But the fact that it is possible to “pull” out in a form of a simple text file all the data from the password manager – the program which encrypts and generates passwords – became a surprise for...
How to Make the Internet of Things Safe
In recent years, the Internet of Things has been developing rapidly. Today, not only computers and smartphones can access the network. Many kinds of home appliances, including refrigerators and washing machines, are also connected to the World Wide Web. The idea of such devices is certainly good: Internet connection allows you to manage them even at a considerable distance. It’s comfortable to use a smartphone on your way home to...
Information Security – the Aspect You Should Not Save On
Not so much time has passed since the meaning of the word «computer» was familiar only to employees of certain research laboratories and information security was a concern of special services. But those days are gone. Information technologies have drastically changed our lives. Using a computer, we have a rest, make friends, work, and do shopping. Very often the cost of convenience to do a lot of things, without getting up from a...