Continuing the reports of alleging syste matic efforts to circumvent Internet security mechanisms by the United States government, the Internet Society President and CEO, Lynn St. Amour, said, “If true, these reports describe government programmes that undermine the technical foundations of the Internet and are a fundamental threat to the Internet’s economic, innovative, and social […]
Protecting Internet Data
Written by Teplitsa · Translated by Siân Sinnott The Internet, mobile phones, and other such achievements of progress have become essential aspects of human existence, and have simplified communication between people and integrated them into a new space. By registering on websites, filling in surveys on social networks, or uploading photos to Instagram, we are […]
Saving passwords on modern browsers is dangerous.
Never let someone borrow or use your computer as saving and synchronizing user names and passwords for favorite websites may run a user into trouble. If someone else gets access to desktop or laptop there is every apprehension that they might impersonate you through any app where the owner of the system already signed in. It […]
What does the Internet know about you?
The recent media storm regarding Kent’s Youth Crime Commissioner Paris Brown is an example of where the collective memory of the Internet can cause problems. A series of dubious tweets sent several years ago unseated Ms Brown after just one week in the job. It is entirely possible that Paris Brown had completely forgotten all […]
Mozilla is on a drive to change the look of their web browser Firefox
Mozilla is on a drive to change the look of their web browser Firefox. Reportedly, the remodelling is underway to innovate the internet browser Firefox. The project Australis is the name of this Mozilla Firefox innovation drive. Presently, a Beta version of the new browser is available, which can be installed through FTP files. The […]
Indian Internet users reveal low awareness of Online Security & Cyber Fraud
Jammu, January 12 – A survey of more than 5,000 active Internet users across 10 cities in India suggests that users are becoming increasingly concerned about online security. Ninety one percent of the respondent Internet users have experienced some case of cyber fraud, such as phishing, key logging, identity theft and account takeover. Despite the […]