If you have spent any time researching a product, you have likely been annoyed to find targeted ads for that product or something similar showing up on pages as you browse the Web. These targeted ads are delivered based on your online activities as well as other factors like race,...
Five Ways to Keep Your Data Safe While Traveling
Traveling with data can be risky these days. There are the bad guys like snoopers on public networks at the airport and pickpockets who want to swipe your phone. And then there are the good guys, like border agents who, in the course of doing their job, may inadvertently force...
How to Access Your Router If You Forget the Password
If you’ve forgotten your router’s password, acquired a used router, or are just helping out a friend with their setup, you can reset the router’s password to its factory default. Routers protect their web interfaces—where you can configure their networking, parental control, and port forwarding settings—with a default username and...
Get A Little Extra Security Shopping for the Holidays with Privacy.com
Hackers love the holiday shopping season as much as retailers do. In the first weekend of the 2017 holiday shopping season, malware infections rose 123%. Submitting personal financial information on websites is risky at best. The safest solution would be to have a different credit card for every site or...
The Key to Better Cybersecurity: Keep Employee Rules Simple
It’s a common adage that employees are the weak link in corporate cybersecurity. But I believe they are also the best defense, if they are given policies that are easy to follow and not too numerous and complex. Employee security training and best practices need to be user friendly and...