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We now live in a completely virtual universe in which we spend the majority of our time, whether looking through our social media pages or having food and groceries delivered to our door; we are all completely reliant on technology. We know that most of us will be acquiring anything online during the Big Billion Days or the Great Indian Festival, where the variety is endless, and the offers are insane. However, before visiting these online purchasing sites, we must all be informed of any security problems.Threats to Online ShoppingLet's check some of the potential risks of shopping online and ... Read More

What is VPN?A virtual private network (VPN) is a private network connection constructed over a public network infrastructure like the Internet.Authorised VPN users can access their business network remotely using security methods such as encryption and masking the user's IP address. VPNs may also be used to secure personal information when using public Wi-Fi, such as at airports. Multi-factor authentication (MFA), context-aware security techniques, and the usage of strong passwords are all common features of VPN apps.Advantages of Using a VPNFollowing are some of the advantages of using a VPN −Protect Your NetworkThe advantages of utilising a VPN are numerous. ... Read More

VPNs and proxies both provide a better level of privacy than you may otherwise have, allowing you to browse the Internet anonymously by masking your IP address in various ways. However, the manner in which they do this is completely different.A proxy serves as a gateway, making it perfect for simple tasks such as anonymous online browsing and maintaining (or evading) content restrictions. Proxy servers are ideal for viewing geo-restricted material since they excel at IP masking and misdirection. They enable users to circumvent content limitations and monitoring, as well as impose website content restrictions, such as the inability to ... Read More

Port forwarding is a networking method in which a gateway or similar device forwards all incoming communication/traffic to the same port on any internal network node. An external source network or system can link to an internal source node/port, which commonly connects to Internet services and a private LAN. Port mapping, tunnelling, and punch through are the terms used to describe port forwarding.Port forwarding is generally used to separate network traffic, improve network performance, and allocate a network path for a certain protocol or network service on a permanent basis. Port forwarding often uses well-known port numbers. To automate the ... Read More

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses will undoubtedly be under pressure to ensure their availability of corporate resources in locations outside their control. Even after the pandemic has passed, many experts believe that remote working will continue to be popular in various industries.While working from home offers numerous advantages, it exposes individuals and enterprises to various cybersecurity dangers. At home, you are more responsible for cybersecurity, although, at work, someone else is usually in charge. Even if your employer provides you with a computer, you have some control over how you use it.Security RisksRemote workers are frequently the first to ... Read More

As we all tend to grow more and more into the online world, our professions are also getting an excellent opportunity to participate in this. Be it a home business or a professional job LinkedIn is the place to help boost your career.But just like any other online networking platform LinkedIn also faces a few threats, and a common one is fake profiles in their media; however, it has recently been discovered that there are several fraudulent LinkedIn profiles out there that are used to connect with unsuspecting people and then collect their personal and professional information.These bogus LinkedIn profiles ... Read More

It is a smart idea to run an antivirus programme on your computer. Regrettably, cybercriminals are aware of the importance of a security solution. As a result, to infect systems, threat actors deceive users into downloading fake antivirus, a software that appears to be a legitimate protection tool but performs poorly.Antivirus software isn't real pain in the neck. It's pretty inconvenient. It's also possible that it'll harm your computer. The evil guys adjust things just when you think you've figured it out.If you've never had fake Antivirus, it usually manifests as a piece of malware that shows on your screen ... Read More

It won't be easy to untangle your information from the Internet if you've been using it for a long time. Whenever you share anything on the Internet, you normally relinquish ownership of that data. It may still be yours, but controlling who gets access to it and what they do with it is quite tough.The first step is to find what's out there so that you can figure out what you'll have to brush away. A whole industry has sprung up around "data scraping, " in which firms scrape the information you provide on the Internet, store it in databases, ... Read More

The Windows operating system is the most common OS installed on more than a billion devices worldwide. Hundreds of millions of people use earlier versions of this widely used programme. Microsoft releases updates every few weeks to correct faulty portions of code, add functionality, and, perhaps most significantly, safeguard PCs from security flaws exploited by criminal hackers.Is it, however, necessary to install all of the updates? Is it possible to skip some of them? The short answer is yes, let us consider why you should.Types of Windows UpdatesSecurity updates are included in the majority of monthly releases. The worst form ... Read More

In a recent bait-and-switch operation, Facebook renamed itself as Meta, thinking that a new moniker will help people forget about the tech giant's earlier sins. They've also announced an ambitious new project — the Metaverse — with this rebranding.Representatives for the Metaverse have described it as a collection of virtual spaces where individuals may meet up with friends and relatives from afar. It will be a fully immersive and dynamic environment where you may play, engage, shop, watch movies, and more. In a purely virtual realm, it will replicate our physical and social experiences.Metaverse, according to Facebook, is an immersive ... Read More