Hackers Could Break Into Your Monitor To Spy on You and Manipulate Your Pixels

Sunday, August 7th, 2016

We think of our monitors as passive entities. The computer sends them data, and they somehow—magically?—turn it into pixels which make words and pictures. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if hackers could hijack our monitors and turn them against us? As it turns out, that’s possible. A group of ...

Free Tools To Secure Windows Against Malware

Saturday, June 6th, 2015

Everyone wants a secure operating system. No one likes to have a computer infected with malware that slows down the PC, destroys files or steals sensitive information. Often, that operating system isn't very secure by default. If it's also a highly popular OS, such as Windows, then more tools are ...

UK Government Rewrites Laws to Let GCHQ Hack Into Computers Legally

Sunday, May 17th, 2015

The UK Government has been quietly changing the Anti-Hacking Laws quietly that exempt GCHQ, police, and other electronic intelligence agencies from criminal prosecution for hacking into computers and mobile phones and carrying out its controversial surveillance practices. The details of the changes were disclosed at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which is ...

Secure your wireless router

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

There is no such thing as perfect security. Given enough knowledge, resources, and time any system can be compromised. The best you can do is to make it as difficult for an attacker as possible. That said there are steps you can take to harden your network against the vast ...

4 Moves You Need to Make Immediately After Your Credit Card Is Hacked

Sunday, January 4th, 2015

If you paid for the bulk of your holiday shopping with plastic, you may not be looking forward to your first statement of the new year but you can’t afford not to. The holidays are prime time for identity thieves who want to get their hands on your personal information, ...