Posts Tagged ‘Tips’

Instant Messaging is still having its utility and importance despite the tremendous growth of social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook. They are part of the lives of many of us, who use to spend lot of time on computers interacting with friends, colleagues and co-workers. But, Security of the Instant Messaging conversation has always been a concerned for security-cautious users. Ordinary IM Chat clients do not ...

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Gmail is today the favorite web based email service of most of the high-end users of email services. People consider different reasons for the same...all ranging from it being fast, reliable, good spam filters, feature-rich and constantly evolving to new requirements. However, there are times, when even the most reliable service like Gmail goes down. It can potentially rock your boat. And imagine a situation, when ...

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If you are a regular web surfer, chances are that you have lots of usernames and passwords to remember. With virtually every other website luring you to open an account for you, it becomes very difficult to keep track of all the login details. And with security experts advising you to keep your passwords long and difficult and not to repeat them at more than ...

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Security and convenience are often at the opposite ends of the balance. And today's browsers are no exception. Most of the browsers have the Auto-Complete feature, which allows users to fill the online forms data like Username, Passwords and even Credit Card Numbers automatically, once you visit the login page. But there are chances, ...

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There has been a common advice given when it comes to Password Security. Never Write Down Your Password. But is it still relevant in today's connected world, when there are huge chances that your passwords are hacked, cracked or stolen my a malware or botnet from your computer. Two Thumb Rules for ...

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Despite the increasing popularity of iPhone and Android, Blackberry is still leading the pack amongst the smartphone market. The competition is hotting up and you may not guess exactly what may be the situation in the times to some in near future. And companies are bringing new features and applications by each passing day to lure the customers. Blackberry Protect - Mobile Security Software Research in Motion (RIM), ...

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Most of the manufacturers of broadband routers and modems allow the users to change the settings of their devices through the web browser running on the computer connected with the router. They are generally accessible through a Private IP Address like 192.168.1.1. A default username and password is embedded in the firmware of the device. Users are allowed to change this default login and password. They ...

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Broadband routers, generally allow users to configure their settings through their web browser using the factory set private IP Address. This IP is usually kept as 192.168.1.1 and you are required to use a default router password to use it for the first time. You can off-course change this default ...

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You may often need to keep a duplicate or backup copy of your important files and folders. For instance you are working on a project and need to modify your files on a daily basis. But after a few days, you may need to go back to the previous version of a file. You can do this, if you have saved the previous version in ...

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Sandbox Software - A different approach to Best PC Security Today's security software and antivirus rely on the signature based threat detection. This approach requires users to keep the signature database of their security software up-to-date. The security vendors of these software work overtime to detect the latest malware and online threats to ...

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