There is no question about it, antivirus software is not very effective. While tests may highlight that some programs have detection rates of 99% or more, it is not really the case. […]
There are several ways how attackers gain access to Internet accounts. One common attack form is to attack servers on the Internet directly, to download the user database. While most companies protect […]
Many companies have started to improve account security features on the user side in recent years. This is a direct response to threats such as phishing and malware, both often designed to […]
Microsoft integrated its SkyDrive file synchronization and hosting service into the Window 8.1 operating system in a way that it is enabled automatically for users signing in to the system with a […]
Usually when you sign in to an Internet service or site like Gmail, you are asked to enter your username or password to do so. And if you have configured two-factor authentication, […]
If you want to sign in on a website on today's Internet, you have to supply a username and password to do so. It does not really matter if you type the […]
Ever since Valve introduced virtual items on Steam in Team Fortress 2, trading became a big topic. Players were suddenly able to trade items they found or bought with friends and foes, […]
When it comes to making the sign in process more secure than it is by default, 2-factor authentication seems to be the way to go for many Internet companies. This adds another […]
To protect user accounts from being hacked, phished, social engineered or stolen by other means, companies and businesses from all over the world have started to deploy a technology that is commonly […]
Several cloud storage services use encryption to protect data of user accounts from being accessed by third parties. While this may be reassuring for many users, some prefer to add encryption of […]
Twitter, like any other high profile site on the Internet, is targeted by hackers, scammers, spammers and users who use it to distribute malware or spam. Security of the Twitter account is […]
The big news of the day, December 12, 2012, was that another batch of Google services that was getting axed by the company. Among the services that time was Google Sync which […]
The password manager LastPass is without doubt one of the most popular online password management solutions. A core reason for that is that it is available as a free version that offers […]
The popularity of games developed by Blizzard Entertainment make user accounts a high profile target. Especially World of Warcraft, but also games such as Diablo 3 or Starcraft 2 are sought after […]
When I noticed an unauthorized payment done with my PayPal account in 2008, I immediately ordered a VeriSign Identity Protection device to add a second layer of protection to the login process […]
Dropbox just three days ago launched the two-step verification feature as a beta for users of the cloud synchronization service that added another layer of security to the sign in process both […]
One of the solutions that companies came up with to fight against hacking attempts is the so called 2-step verification. Companies like Google, Blizzard, PayPal or Facebook have added 2-factor authorizations to […]
I check my emails first thing in the morning to make sure I do not miss anything important right away. Imagine my surprise when I received an email from the Dropbox team […]
More and more Internet companies are beginning to implement 2-step verification processes to provide additional security against the ever increasing attacks on customer accounts. Yahoo! is the latest company to upgrade the […]
I just tried to make a credit card payment at a merchants website that was using 2Checkout as the payment processor. The process on first glance looked like any other checkout process […]
Facebook has been rolling out new or improved security and privacy features in rapid succession for the past year. Many of the changes have only been announced on the official blog and […]
Google back in March introduced a warning system in Gmail that would notify Gmail users about suspicious account activity. From what we could tell back then the system compared IP addresses of […]
What once was Mozilla Weave Sync is now Firefox Sync. Mozilla changed the name of the synchronization service for the Firefox web browser. No word is out why they changed the name […]
Yubikey is a hardware device that you plug in to the USB port of a computer to improve the security of authentication processes. Password theft is a common problem on the Internet […]
We are continuing our login problems series with an article on Hotmail login problems. You can read previous login related articles by visiting the posts Facebook Login or Yahoo Mail Login. Update: […]
Facebook is currently the most popular social networking website on the Internet. The social networking service had more than 2 billion monthly active users in the third-quarter of 2017. Facebook login problems […]
One of the best and most popular features of the Firefox web browser is the browser's extension support. Extensions are additions to the web browser that add new features and options to […]
Most computer users that I know have several email accounts hosted by different email providers. I'm using about ten email accounts actively in Thunderbird and web interfaces, and always thought that there […]
Did you know that the latest version of Wordpress contains at least seven security vulnerabilities that could compromise your blog ? If you use Wordpress you should make sure that to fix them as soon as possible. The easiest way to fix them right now is to use the first Wordpress worm - which is a good one - to fix all seven vulnerabilities for you.
Recently some news emerged on the internet that some gmail users lost some or even all of their mails that have been in that account. There is no obvious way to backup the mail that exists in your gmail account. You could probably forward the important mail to another account but this solution is not really that practicable.
Protecting yourself on the internet is at the forefront of nearly everyone’s mind these days yet so many people are careless when it comes to this area. It is easier than ever for hackers to break in and get all of the personal information from your computer in this day and age and few people are doing anything to counteract this theft.
I don´t know a single large bank that does not offer its customers a way to use a website to do their transactions. There is unfortunatly no single standard set for bank websites and many companies tend to misjudge the importance of a secure website. The Secure Web Bank website did take a look at websites from US, Canadian and European institutes and check wether those provided a SSL Login page and Two Factor Auth for their customers.
