Gaming accounts are becoming a valuable asset, perhaps even more than parents may realize. It’s no longer about the value of the games linked to the account, as companies have introduced various details like loot crates, tradeable skins, and other forms of virtual currency which have made some people’s accounts attractive targets to attackers. When …
When the internet was in its youngest years and people were more oblivious to just how much information can be gleaned from the smallest clue, phishing emails were a dime a dozen, with a seemingly constant stream in anyone’s AOL inbox. These were the days before effective spam filters and in a generation of people …
Back when I was still quite the regular on Facebook (it honestly is addictive), one of the pages I “liked” and subsequently followed was that of a business-minded individual whom I don’t quite know personally, but who shared some insights which resonated quite deeply with me nonetheless. Anyway, one of the posts he shared was …
There are some things in life we often don’t really plan for and we never really know exactly what to do should they happen to us, simply because we never really think they’d actually happen to us. You hear it happening to other people, perhaps even in their numbers and yet until it actually happens …
Cryptocurrency is a type of currency that is separate from any countries or banks and is organised through a digital network called blockchain. This runs a secure record of each transaction and every time someone buys using cryptocurrency, this transaction is logged in the network. Bitcoin is the most prevalent and trusted cryptocurrency in the …
Bar from that tech which spawned from initially being developed for the military industry, most tech is developed as a result of a bunch of peoples’ desire to make our lives a little easier and make some good money for themselves, of course. If you think that’s where it ends however, then you need to …
The so-called dark web which is very closely linked with what’s referred to as the deep internet or the deep web isn’t a mere myth. It actually exists and there are a lot of sinister and nefarious activities which go on in those dark embers of the World Wide Web, which are happening like clock-work. …
The term “hacker” can cause a lot of confusion amongst those who aren’t quite up to speed with the different types of hackers in existence and where the term actually originates from. Fundamentally, a hacker isn’t a bad person — a hacker isn’t someone who like in the movies sits in a dark room, types …
For all the negativity encircling the internet security industry, the importance of having a good anti-virus can never be downplayed. Yes, there’s been a lot of rumours about what the source of all the viruses we have to protect ourselves from is (anti-virus developers), but be that as it may, there are some very real …
There are perhaps about a million and one passwords and PINs we all need to remember and this applies to anyone who lives a modern day life in the 21st century. From the password you use for your primary email address, which you perhaps don’t have trouble remembering since you probably access your email account …