The digital world is teeming with security threats, whether physical or not. The data security demands that we take preventive measures to keep ourselves safe online and offline. We strive to give information and solution about the security threats emerging on the Internet.
Security is an essential part of today’s online existence. This is because of the emergence of cloud computing and cloud storage. Now everything is being shifted to cloud storage so that it can be accessed from anywhere, anytime. But when we leave our data on the cloud, the security of data becomes more important because […]
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you must have read about Veneer which we reviewed sometime ago. Using Veneer, we can hide files inside images which can be unhidden by the same software. Today we will be reviewing a similar software but with on exception. Veneer was limited to hiding files inside […]
As the Internet and the web grows, there are more threats to a single user than ever before. Hackers and crackers keep on inventing new ways to sneak through the security mechanism of any computer. It is always advised to have security software installed on your PC if you use the Internet frequently. Apart from […]
There are several techniques of hiding sensitive and important files from unauthorized access. One of the most popular method is to encrypt files with a third party encrypting software like TrueCtypt. I have reviewed 14 file and folder encryption software which can be used to password protect or hide files from unauthorized access. If you […]
McAfee is giving away six months free license of McAfee Antivirus Plus 2012. You can now download McAfee Antivirus Plus 2012 and use it for free for at least 6 months. McAfee is an old player in the antivirus market. Once upon a time, the only competitors in the security industry were Norton and McAfee […]
PasswordG is a free software to generate unique, complex and highly secure passwords which can’t be easily cracked. There are many online password generator services available for free and also password management software which also offer random password generation. PasswordG is unique in the sense that you can customize how the password is generated. The […]
After 5 months of beta, Microsoft has finally released Microsoft Security Essentials 4 final (MSE) with some performance improvements. MSE is a free antivirus from Microsoft which has received a lot of praise from Windows users. A lot of users have switched from other free antivirus solutions like AVG Antivirus, Avast Antivirus Free and Avira […]
Since Facebook is the most popular platform for social networking, it has been targeted by malware, spyware, viruses, scams and hackers. Facebook even has a page dedicated to security which informs the Facebook users about the latest threats that are hitting the social network and also how to stay safe while using the site. But […]
Kaspersky has released a new version of the Kaspersky Pure version 2.0. The product has gone through a complete overhaul. Kaspersky Pure 2.0 can protect and manage every PC in your home via a single PC. It is easy to manage. File Anti-Virus module of Kaspersky Pure 2 monitors opened files, executed or saved on […]
Ad-Aware has been a very popular anti-spyware product since the days when the spyware protection was not included in common antivirus software. But since modern antivirus software include anti-spyware and anti-malware capabilities within one package, I stopped using Ad-Aware. But now Lavasoft has released their new version of Ad-Aware, Ad-Aware Antivirus+ 10 which comes with […]