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Mobile pay is here to stay — and getting better and faster

Mobile payments are getting easier and faster. See what’s new and notable in payment apps, while learning how to make them more secure, too.

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Why public Wi-Fi could be a disaster for you

Although WiFi has greatly increased convenience for laptop and smartphone users, it’s also opened up a significant number of security risks. Here’s how you can protect yourself from these threats.

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What to do when a device is lost or stolen

Realizing your mobile device has been stolen is a sickening feeling, and often one that elicits panic. As challenging...

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What is mobile ransomware?

Mobile ransomware is a form of malware that steals sensitive data or locks a device permanently and then demands payment before unlocking it or returning the data to the user. Folks are tricked into accidentally downloading it through social networking schemes, assuming that they are downloading innocent content or critical services.

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VPN for smartphones

How does a VPN for your smartphone protect your privacy? Learn how using a VPN on your smartphone, especially while using public Wi-Fi networks, can help keep your browsing activity safe and private.

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What is the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things or IoT: It’s a phrase you may have seen or heard as our world grows more connected by the day. But what does it mean?

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The smarter home: How to create a smart home

One of the key security concerns with smart homes is ensuring that devices are not vulnerable to hacking and cyber attack. Let’s take a look at how-to create a smart home while following cybersecurity best practices.

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The connected home: How safe is it?

The connected home is focused on ease of use and convenience. Have you ever left the house and wondered if you turned the heater off, or locked the front door? Well, with the connected home, there’s an app for that!

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Securing the Internet of Things

Wearable devices, the connected home, and the connected car are all relatively recent technologies, yet have quickly become the new rage in tech. Everything from the devices in your pocket to the appliances in your home and the car you drive can transmit information about your life habits because they all have one thing in common...

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What is a Trojan?

Borrowed from the story of the wooden horse used to trick the defenders of Troy into sneaking soldiers into their city, a Trojan Horse hides malware in what appears to be a normal file.

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What Is A Computer Virus?

A computer virus, much like a flu virus, is designed to spread from host to host and has the ability to replicate itself. Similarly, in the same way that viruses cannot reproduce without a host cell, computer viruses…

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What is a botnet?

The Internet is filled with threats to online security. Many of these threats are just productive, positive technologies turned to evil use. The botnet is an example of using good technologies for bad intentions.

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