Fix: “This Connection is Untrusted” Error in Firefox

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, ...Read more

PureVPN – Better Anonymity, Internet Privacy and Security

If you're always concerned about your privacy on the internet and very security conscious, you should get a reliable VPN software to keep you anonymous and cover your tracks. PureVPN offers this and many more. A virtual private network shouldn't only guarantee anonymity, but also reliability and encrypted, secure connection. PureVPN allows you to surf the internet with your IP address changed and even websites that won't allow proxy connection will still be accessed since it never appears like you're using a proxy server. I've been using PureVPN for a quite a while now and I can boldly say it's one of the best VPN services I've used in a long ...Read more

Introduction to Top Five Cloud Computing Security Issues

One of the most and frequently talked about aspects of the IT industry is in relation to cloud computing. It has grown from just mere terms to take its place as the leading segment within this industry. Cloud computing allows users to execute and operate software applications which is stored on the internet. Lots of people refer to the Internet as the "the cloud", and in plain terms, Cloud Computing is simply "Internet-based Computing", where data, shared resources, software and information are provided to computers through the internet on-demand. The negligible costs involved within cloud computing segment, means that several companies have ...Read more

Keeping The Internet Safe For Your Home

Are you are a parent or a guardian? I believe you know that children of all ages loves to surf the web and even play some online games. This can be great fun for your children as well as good source of information but it can also be a bit nerve racking when you think of young children having full access to wide range of content that is available on the internet. You might install some type of parental controls on your child's internet access to make sure that they can only access websites with content that is appropriate with their age. Luckily, most computers have already been built with those parental control settings. Though the blocks ...Read more

How to Block Spam Mails Flooding Your Yahoomail / Gmail Inbox

Receiving close to a hundred messages within a couple of days can be very annoying. Spam mails can be so intrusive that you lose important emails in the large pool of spam mails in your inbox. There was a time I was having close to two thousand unread messages in my yahoo mail inbox but I hardly have those crazy messages anymore since I took some measures. Even with spam guard turned on in your gmail or yahoo mail settings, these unwanted bulk mails will still find ways to stream into your inbox. Spam emails have come to stay, that's a fact we can't erase. Spam emails are generally sent: 1. by some internet marketers to introduce you to their ...Read more

Pornographic Pictures On Facebook News Feed

I've been seeing some really unusual and disturbing pictures on my facebook news feed over the last 24 hours. Lots of pornographic pictures and really violent images have been showing on my news feed and it's rather embarrassing viewing facebook and the person next to you thinks you're viewing a porn site. I saw the fist one earlier this morning and thought it would end there. Ever since, I've been seeing these pornographic pictures all day and it's spreading even faster. It's not just nude photos, I've seen pictures that are nothing but gross blasphemy that ridicules lots of peoples' beliefs.You automatically get these stuffs shown on your news ...Read more

Facebook Hacking – How To Protect Your Account

I'm assuming you love facebook, hanging out with old friends, making new connections, chatting when you're less busy and reading all those funny status updates on your news feed, right? Did you know your facebook account can be hacked? You can lose access to your facebook account as there are ways to hack a facebook account but that is not what we're discussing in the context of this blog post, we're focusing majorly on how to protect your account from getting hacked. I recently wrote a post on preventing your passwords from getting hacked but that was from a generalized point of view, the tips provided in this post are specifically for your ...Read more