For most Internet users, defending against phishing attacks is a top priority. Typically, phishing attacks involve phony emails and fraudulent web sites that try to lure users into disclosing user names, passwords and other personal information, such as credit card numbers and social security numbers.
The damage caused by phishing attacks ranges from loss of access [...]

Privacy and being anonymous on the Internet are large concerns and top priorities for many online users. For communicating anonymously on the Internet you use Tor. For secure communications, so that nobody can read your private information you use SSH. Combine both, and you have a secure and anonymous communication. In this hack, we’ll show [...]

As more and more businesses move from legacy wireless security models, attackers are looking for new techniques to exploit wireless networks. One technique that is rapidly gaining popularity is to exploit vulnerabilities in wireless network drivers.
Most users and security managers are not aware of the security threats posed by outdated wireless drivers. Vulnerabilities in wireless [...]

As you may know, standard email is sent across the Internet as plain text, so that anyone with access to the Internet can read your private email and confidential documents. If you’re concerned about your email’s security and want to make sure that is read by its intended targets and absolutely no one else, this [...]

If you don’t have the time or wish to download, install and configure PGP-based software application for email encryption, there’s an easier solution available for you. HushMail offers a free, web-based email service that has a built-in support for PGP email encryption.
All encryption and decryption is done on-the-fly and completely transparent to you. You can [...]

Bluetooth technology is great. No doubt. It provides an easy way for a wide range of mobile devices to communicate with each other without the need for cables or wires. However, despite its obvious benefits, it can also be a potential threat for the privacy and security of Bluetooth users (remember Paris Hilton?).
If you are [...]

Suppose you need to access your email from an insecure environment, such as an open wireless hotspot or an airport. When using a public (insecure) network, the potential security risk is that your valuable data can be sniffed by bad guys.
While majority of free e-mail providers, such as Google GMail and Yahoo! do provide options [...]

Looking for a free and reliable security package for you PC? Try out CoreSecurity Core Force. Core Force is a comprehensive security solution for Windows. It provides security features to protect against malicious programs and external attacks [...]

Practically all UNIX-based servers run a SSH server to allow remote administration across the Internet. From time to time, you might notice a large number of failed login attempts. Often, these are brute-force attacks against your SSH server
In this hack, we’ll show you 5 tips to protect machines running SSH daemons from brute-force attacks.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that help prevent damage from malicious software that attack your computer by executing arbitrary code from memory locations due to software vulnerabilities. DEP works by making sure that software uses system memory safely, blocking a technique used by hackers to exploit software vulnerabilities [...]