Category Archives: Privacy

What is a PUP?

We  wanted to share this interesting article by our friends at Emsisoft – we think it will help you better understand PUPs and why you don’t want to have any. Most antivirus programs don’t prevent, detect or remove PUPs — yet PUPs can be as disruptive as viruses and Trojans — and you’re far more likely to encounter… Read More »

How To Make Yourself Disappear Online Completely

Most of time, we do things and don’t consider the trail we leave behind. It’s not that we’re doing anything wrong, but the more information we post on Facebook, Twitter, and the like — the more searching we do — the more links we click on — the bigger our online “profile” becomes. And once you’ve got an… Read More »

We’re back to the passwords again

How long do you think it would take to crack a password like barb49? Offline Fast Attack Scenario: (Assuming one hundred billion guesses per second) 0.000622 seconds. Massive Cracking Array Scenario:(Assuming one hundred trillion guesses per second) 0.000000622 seconds; Now let’s change that barb49 password to a strong password, let’s say a 15 character password generated by Last… Read More »