Posts under Security tag.

ESET Social Media Scanner: Keeps Facebook wall, news feed & private messages always clean

We have mentioned here more than once that the next wave of malware to infect you may well be from the social networking sites. While it’s a good idea to follow safe Facebook login practices,  one can never be too […]

Scan your WordPress Blog with free Quttera Web Malware Scanner

WordPress is the most popular blogging and website platform out there. Keeping one’s own WordPress blog secure is a factor that weighs heavily on the blogger. Quttera Web Malware Scanner is a free WordPress plugin that can check whether your blog is malware free […]

Download brochures on Computer Security, Data Privacy, Online Safety from Microsoft

Under the aegis of its Digital Citizenship in Action initiative, Microsoft has released and made available for download a bunch of documents, brochures, guides, toolkits, factsheets and online safety tip cards for students, parents, educators, policymakers and NGOs. Computer Security, Data […]

Internet Terrorism – Definition, Methods And Examples

If you thought the only form of terrorism is the one daily shown on our television sets where they show blood, you are wrong. There is much more to terrorism used by militant and terrorist outfits as well as people […]

Harden Windows Login Password Policy in Windows 10/8/7

To protect your computer from unauthorized use, Windows 10/8/7 provides a facility to protect it using a password. A strong password is thus the first line of defense as far as your computers security is concerned. If you wish to […]

ExploitShield: Block exploits, vulnerabilities, malicious downloads and more

Most of us prefer to rely on an antivirus along with the default Windows settings to protect us from Internet security threats. While this is good enough for most of us in most times, they may not help in protecting […]

Xeoma: Make your own surveillance system with a few clicks, free

Now making a surveillance system for your home or at your work is no longer difficult. With Xeoma, you can create a surveillance system for your home or office in just a few minutes and clicks. Xeoma is basically a […]

Understanding Early Launch Anti-Malware (ELAM) protection technology in Windows

Windows 10/8 includes a new security feature called Secure Boot, which protects the Windows boot configuration and components, and loads an Early Launch Anti-malware (ELAM) driver. This driver starts before other boot-start drivers and enables the evaluation of those drivers and helps […]

Update RSA Digital Certificates – 1024 Bits No Longer Supported

With the scope of digital exploitation increasing, Microsoft came out with an advisory that it will no longer entertain digital certificates of less than 1024 bits strength. In August 2012, Microsoft issued a security advisory that it will not support […]

A+ Folder Locker Free Edition: Protect & secure your files, folders and data

From the developers of Anti Tracks Free, comes another freeware – A+ Folder Locker Free Edition. We have already seen a few File & Folder Encryption Software for Windows, Today we will check out A+ Folder Locker Free Edition. A+ […]

Review of Jumpto Browser – Good Only For Preschool Kids?

In our series to bring you the reviews of different security and privacy products available on the Internet. This article is a review of Jumpto Browser. In one sentence, I can sum it up as being good only for preschool […]

Comodo IceDragon Browser: Secure and Social browser built on the Firefox Core

Yesterday, we covered Comodo Dragon Internet Browser, which is based on Google’s Chrome browser technology.  Today we will review Comodo IceDragon Browser, a new release from Comodo. Comodo IceDragon is a secure browser designed and built on the core features of the Mozilla […]

Comodo Dragon: Chrome based browser with additional security & privacy features

The Chrome web browser’s market share has been galloping in the recent past and has become a very popular browser in a short time. If, for some reason you haven’t liked the Chrome but admired it for its potential and searched […]

Kingsoft Antivirus : Freeware Anti Virus for Windows

Kingsoft Antivirus is out of beta and is now available as a free download for your Windows PC. This completely free antivirus software will detect and clean virus, trojans and malware from your computer. It can also work along-side other […]

Review Of OpenDNS – Free DNS With Parental Controls

In this age of malware attacks and phishing attempts, you need more security than simply an antivirus and a firewall. In our attempt to find out good software that counters malware attacks and provide better privacy on the Internet, we […]

Understand and Manage Java Settings in Windows 10/8/7

Adobe Flash and Java are two downloads most of us have installed on our Windows computers, as they give us a richer internet and browsing experience. We have already seen how to manage Adobe Flash Settings. Today we will learn […]

Twitter Privacy Settings: Tips to Protect & Secure your Privacy on Twitter

Twitter is one of the most popular and addictive social networking sites today, apart from Facebook. Originally thought of as a micro-blogging site, Twitter soon turned out to be a site where people started to share everything – from what they […]

Browser Security Tests to check if your Browser is secure

There are a number of things that make up a browser. It is not just about surfing the Internet, but surfing it safely. Security is one of the most important aspects of any browser, and you need to know if […]

5 Security and Safety Tips and Settings to Secure Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer today, is arguably one of the most secure browsers available. But how can we secure Internet Explorer further? The browser is considered to be safe – by default – with features such as smart screen filtering and location […]

USB Disabler: A Pendrive Security Tool for Your Windows Laptop

Removable USB devices have become an essential part of our electronic life, since these portable devices have the ability to carry GBs of information in them and therefore prove handy at times. However, the same can also be used to […]