Multi-factor authentication: Your guide to better online security
The most secure online journeys involve more than one step to get you started....
Nicola Massier-Dhillon is an experienced cybersecurity and technology writer. Nicola spent many years as a senior copywriter and creative lead in marketing agencies, crafting compelling content and campaigns for major tech brands like HP, Dell, and Microsoft. She originally hales from Namibia and is a passionate advocate for the conservation of wild habitats--also putting her words to work for charities, eco-tourism, and healthcare. Nicola spends her time looking after her (wild) twins, rescue cats, and a crested gecko called Giles.
What is a rootkit—and its impact on your cybersecurity?
Is malware hiding on your computer and giving hackers access? It could be a...
How to help protect young people from online grooming
It’s a topic we tend to shy away from but for the sake of...
A comprehensive guide to MD5 Hash: What it is and how it works
Welcome to our beginner’s guide to cryptography, or to be more precise, the mathematical...
How to unblock content safely and easily
There’s a badly kept secret to accessing sports, music-streaming services, and TV shows that...
Adware: what it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself
It’s a type of malware that sneaks onto your device with one annoying purpose:...
Password Manager: What it is and how it works
You alone hold the key to making a secure Master Password.
Network Security Key: What is it and where can you find it?
A Network Security Key may sound like something you’d need to crack open a...
How to see sensitive content on Twitter
“This tweet might contain sensitive content…” If that sounds familiar, you’re a Twitter user...
If you must explore the depths of the darknet, access it more safely
The darknet: a mysterious online world shrouded in secrecy or the gloomy underbelly of...