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5 Ways to Change Your IP Address and Browse Securely & Anonymously

April 23, 2013 By 25 Comments
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Before you can enjoy the internet and browse safely, internet security is the very first thing you must think of. Securely surfing the internet gives you total freedom as you want but unknown to many, each time you connect your computer to the internet, every bit of your information is exposed and may be compromised Starting with your IP then to your browsing location, browser, devices, page you visited, your personal data can be accessed even without you knowing it. Besides, browsing securely give you access to many restricted websites. Maybe your local IP has been restricted or your country is being restricted and you don't have access to certain sites, securely and anonymous … [Read more...]

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How Vodafone Helps Guarantee Your Child’s Online Safety

April 6, 2013 By 5 Comments
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For parents, the internet feels like a battle zone: there’s cyber warfare, internet paedophiles, pornography and stalkers. Knowing that children are more and more connected to the internet is enough to make any parent want to ensure their child’s safety against these threats. There is internet protocol in place. Google and Facebook only allows children older than 13 to have accounts. YouTube asks viewers to verify their age before streaming certain videos. But the reality is that these security measures aren’t enough, and you can’t rely on external sources to protect your child’s cyber footprint. Vodafone offers practical, recommendations, digital guides and a Guardian … [Read more...]

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How You Can Save Energy with Technology

March 19, 2013 By 10 Comments
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With both a growing environmental awareness and a struggling economy, many of us have started to look for places to save energy. While technology is often considered to be of detriment to the environment, and our energy bills, it is possible to use technology for good in our journey to a more ecologically sustainable lifestyle. Whether you're looking to save the planet or to save a few pennies, let's take a look at a few ways in which to do so using technology. Smart Meters Smart meters are gradually being introduced by energy companies as a bid to increase efficiency and consumer responsibility. These devices allow us to monitor our own energy consumption closely, understanding the … [Read more...]

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What Type of Business Security Solution is Best for You?

January 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
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In a world where data security is increasingly important, you need to keep your business safe. Hackers, both domestic and international, are constantly looking to take advantage of or exploit flaws in your company’s security. This can enable them to access sensitive data and customer records or even damage your business itself through a full-scale cyberattack.  However, without being an IT professional yourself, it can be difficult to identify what protection will best cover your business and stop these attacks. Here are some essentials to understanding computer security solutions. Must Read: Common Security Risks With Cloud Computing Have Adequate Antivirus Protection This is … [Read more...]

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Common Security Risks With Cloud Computing

December 10, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Ever since the emergence of cloud computing, it has changed the way we use the internet and our personal computers. Lots of enterprise totally rely on cloud computing to better facilitate their business and quite a lot of regular internet users depend on it for basic things such as music and more. With so much information stored in the unknown cloud, it's only normal to wonder if cloud computing is safe at all. Although security measures are put in place by cloud storage providers, there could still be a huge security breach if a tiny detail is overlooked. Many organization deal with storing and retrieving huge and sensitive information and cloud computing reduces cost and saves time in this … [Read more...]

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Encryption: The Key to Data Protection

September 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Encryption key management is today's safest way to protect computer data and computer hardware like desktop, laptop and other data storage devices from constant attacks by hackers. The volume of hacking into integrated systems continues to increase even with the use of many of the software programs intended to create a firewall to protect sensitive documents. Inevitably it becomes necessary to seek the most comprehensive key management for encryption. This is the efficient way to manage encryption designed and created for safest data protection. Encryption Is The Key To Data Protection  There are three things to remember about encryption: . Data is transformed to be unreadable by … [Read more...]

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Fix Yahoo Login Error: We are Sorry but no Image is Available at this Time

June 26, 2012 By 9 Comments
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We are Sorry but no Image is Available at this Time Day in day out, I keep getting this same error trying to log in to Yahoo and I 'm pretty sure it's not a problem peculiar to just my account alone. Just a while ago, there was always some sort of error if you're trying to log in with your mobile phone but I wrote a fix on that already. This is a whole lot different issue that's rather frustrating lots of YahooMail users.It's not only just when logging in to YahooMail account, it's often the same trying to enter chat rooms and registering a new account. Why is this happening? I used to think it was some sort of server glitch on Yahoo's part but the accidental fix I ran across made me … [Read more...]

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Fix: “This Connection is Untrusted” Error in Firefox

May 24, 2012 By 12 Comments
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You have asked Firefox to connect securely to mail.google.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure. You've probably seen this error lots of times and wondered what it meant. Secure websites that require HTTPS connection such as Gmail, Paypal, Yahoo Mail, Facebook and others often show this error message. If you proceed and add exception, you might notice the page won't load correctly and the display might look rather abnormal. In such cases, some images may not be displayed and lots of functions on the web page may be disabled. This Connection is Untrusted - What does it mean? I really don't need to explain all the technicalities, I'm going to keep it as simple as … [Read more...]

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