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Protect Yourself When Doing Free Music Downloads

I’m not going to be the guy to push people to get free music downloads online. I feel it’s right, however, to be the guy who pushes people to use protection when they do choose to do so.

Do I have to point out the numerous analogies there? No? Good.

Protecting yourself while doing free music downloads can help you stop the spread of malicious code, saving us all some trouble, and save you from fines and jail time. Because there are worse criminals out there than the kid who can’t afford the latest Lil Wayne release.

To help you protect yourself when downloading free music I’m going to make you aware of the risks, clue you in to how you can protect yourself, and leave the scolding to someone else.Read More »Protect Yourself When Doing Free Music Downloads

9 Cyber Security Tips to be Safer Online

Staying safe online is, finally, a topic that is coming up more nadm roe often amongst everyday people. The online security community has been thumping its chest for years to get more people aware of the cyber security tips to be covered here, and people are listening.

Read along and be one of those people who listens, and who enjoys all the benefits of…not being the victim of a hack or identity theft. They’re pretty good benefits.Read More »9 Cyber Security Tips to be Safer Online

6 Online Security Essentials for any Company to Consider

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Controlling risk is an important aspect of any online business. The risk of going digital with some of your data is one that nearly every company has taken on, but how many of them have looked at the security essentials that will help them manage that risk?

As a primer on these security essentials, read on for 6 that can’t be missing from any digital data security plan.Read More »6 Online Security Essentials for any Company to Consider

Social Media Spying: What your Favorite Websites are Tracking

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The websites you visit every day, like Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter, are tracking nearly every move you make online. Social media spying has started to come out in the limelight as more people are becoming curious as to what data they’re taking from you, and how invasive they are.

Having an informed opinion about the social media spying that is going on can help you fight back against them by voicing an informed opinion, and by changing your privacy settings. Read this article to see what the Big Four are up to.Read More »Social Media Spying: What your Favorite Websites are Tracking

10 Reasons to Use a VPN Service Provider

Too many people seem to think that no one would ever want to steal their data or hack them. If you think you’re nobody and that no one would be interested in you, think about your online banking, your passwords, your online shipping, and the access you have to the iTunes store. Those are all points of attack for a hacker.

All those reasons, and many more, will be explored in this article on 10 reasons to use a VPN service provider.Read More »10 Reasons to Use a VPN Service Provider

BYOD and Mobile Device Risks for your Business

The movement for BYOD, and the flexibility being afforded to workers to use mobile devices of their own choosing, can be freeing for some. For others, such as the cybersecurity conscious, it can be a bit of a nightmare of all new mobile device risks to deal with.

Common precautions that were once on every device in your network may not be taken anymore. Here are a few rules you should institute for BYOD devices so that you can minimise the risks associated with allowing mobile devices into your workflow.Read More »BYOD and Mobile Device Risks for your Business

Cybersecurity for your Family and Home

The next life skill that needs to be taught to kids at a young age is cybersecurity for the home, and for the whole family. When I was a teenager and the Internet first came to my city, the only cybersecurity for the home concerns were not meeting strangers you met online, and not giving out passwords.

Things have changed since then. Hackers are more sophisticated and better equipped. And the amount of data at stake has reached exponential levels. You can do plenty to increase your home cybersecurity, and keep your family safer from identity theft and a host of other malicious online attacks. Read More »Cybersecurity for your Family and Home

The EFF, VPNs, and Encrypting your Computer Data

The question of who owns your private computer data should have an obvious answer: you own your data. The reality, however, is quite different. There are countless websites tracking you and taking your data without your knowledge. There are hackers who are trying everyday to own your data. And lastly, there is the police who believe that they can take your computer data whenever they want – even when you’re completely innocent and not under investigation!

Encrypting your computer data is a way to take ownership of your data. But is it always good for you? Is some of it bad, even illegal? And who are the parties involved in all this? All that, and more, in this article!Read More »The EFF, VPNs, and Encrypting your Computer Data