Category: ONLINE TIPS

Hackers’ usually target business travelers because they often carry sensitive data on their smartphones, laptops or tablets. Each year, cyber crime continues to rise and travelers of all types (both business and pleasure travelers) are attractive targets. Whether you’re a regular business traveler, or a high-tech adventurer…

The internet is not as safe as you think. No matter what precautionary measures you use, you will never be 100% safe as long as you are online. Your data, browsing history, uploads, downloads etc are constantly being monitored by your ISP, Government Intelligence and some…

Bandwidth throttling is the intentional slowing or speeding of an internet service by an Internet service provider (ISP). It is a reactive measure employed in communication networks to regulate network traffic and minimize bandwidth congestion. Throttling is when an internet service provider (ISP) intentionally slows down your internet based…

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts believe that COVID-19 spreads primarily from person to person, between people who are within around six feet of each other and through droplets produced by a sick person’s cough or sneeze. The WHO also says that “the disease can spread from person…

Domain Hijacking or Domain Theft is the act of changing the registration of a domain name without the permission of its original registrant, or by abuse of privileges on domain hosting and registrar software systems. This means someone has gained access to your domain registrar account details and is now…

If someone can hack into a computer then they can hack into a drone too. Drones are basically like a flying computers. It has operating system, network connections, hardware etc. Research by Johns Hopkins computer security team are showing just how easy it is to hack or…

The Gutmann method is an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of your hard drives, digital device etc. It was developed by Peter Gutmann in 1996 and is one of several software-based data sanitization methods used in some file shredder and data destruction programs to overwrite existing information on a hard drive or another storage device. The selection of…

For many of us, Facebook has become a part of our everyday life. We can interact with our friends and family. Having our Facebook account hacked can be more than just humiliating, depending on what the hackers do, it can damage our reputation or even…

Nowadays, children are using computers, smartphones and internet-connected devices at younger ages. The more time they spend online, the more dangerous it is. Internet is the great place to spend time. However, it is also a very dangerous place to hang out – particularly for…

In this era of connectivity and sharing, where thousands of files are shared every day with everyone. It is absolutely necessary that the files shared are compatible at the receiver’s end. There are two options for making those files compatible. It is solved by either…

SSL Certificate refers to Secure Sockets Layers. It means the connection between the user computer and server are private. So, the data sent between them are encrypted. SSL certificates have a key pair: a public and a private key. These keys work together to establish…

Any successful business will have a successful website at its foundations. In this day and age, you can’t skip out on good website hosting services for this very reason. How are you to have a successful, profitable online presence, if you have a poor website…

Facebook Messenger has a great many uses, but when you don’t feel like being contacted or getting into a conversation it’s a pain. You can’t ignore that message notification on your phone, but if you read the message you’ll feel compelled to reply immediately –…

Facebook introduced ‘3D photos’— images which bring enhanced perspective and movement to timeline photos by leveraging the depth information captured by Apple’s dual-camera iPhones. To create your own 3D image of the site, start by creating a new Facebook post. When a new post appears,…

If your Facebook account is disabled, and won’t be able to log in then there might be many reasons why your account is disabled. And the most interesting part is Facebook handle these cases differently. There are several reasons why Facebook may disable your account….

The whole internet world is divided into 3 categories i.e. Surface Web, Deep Web & Dark Web. Watching videos on YouTube, scrolling news feed on Facebook, sending emails are the example of Surface Web. Deep Web refers to content which in not indexed by any…