Avoid using the same password on multiple accounts

The big question is, how can you remember all those passwords? #Hacking101 Memorizing your passwords is the best way to keep them. If you cannot do that then you need a password manager to help you keep them safe and secure. You can use LastPass (https://lastpass.com/f?38363352) especially for your web applications or portals. LastPass is […]

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What really happens when you delete a file from your computer?

If you think it’s as simple as wiping stuff off a chalk board, you are in for a huge surprise! When you delete a file, the operating system simply removes the reference to the file on the hard drive from a special table (Master File Table or Inode Table depending on the OS and file […]

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That phone gift could be a Trojan horse!

What stops you from thinking that the flashy phone you got as a gift doesn’t have a monitoring app installed on it that can track all your activities without your consent? Yes, it’s possible. A monitoring App can be pre-installed on the phone before it gets to you. And they usually run in stealth mode […]

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What should you do to your flash drive/pen drive before giving it to someone else as a gift?

You will want to do a military grade format/wipe/erase/delete/shred of your drive. A free tool I can recommend for that is Disk Wipe at http://www.diskwipe.org. You can also check out DBan (http://www.dban.org), KillDisk (http://www.killdisk.com) or Eraser (http://eraser.heidi.ie/) Have you ever misplaced your flash drive/pen drive with some sensitive data on it (giving you sleepless nights)? […]

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