Flash is an interface for rich Internet applications and the core technology behind several popular Web 2.0 web sites. We all have it and we can’t imagine how our Internet experience would be without it. But what about security and privacy?
Adobe allows you to configure Flash security settings via the Settings Manager. In a nutshell, [...]

If you’re sharing a computer with other users and don’t want them to read certain files, you’re going to need a decent protection mechanism. Fortunately, Windows provides a built-in encryption mechanism that protects your files at the file system level.
Windows Encrypting File System provides a file encryption technology used to store encrypted files on NTFS [...]

Web browsers are leaky faucets that are revealing email address, web sites you’ve entered, search queries and other information. This absolute invasion of your privacy is actually pretty common and there are several different ways you can take control and increase your privacy.
In this hack, we’re going to highlight 10 tips to bolster your privacy [...]

Windows remote desktop (RDP) is an extremely useful way to have access to your computer’s desktop from everywhere. Suppose you need to connect to your work computer through RDP, but your company’s IT staff configured the firewalls to block all remote connections except secure connections (e.g. SSH). This is just an example scenario where you [...]

Phishing attacks have become the epidemic in the past few years. They usually involve fraudulent web sites and email scams that try to collect sensitive information from Internet users such as account names, passwords, and credit card numbers.
To combat phishing attacks, you must know how to spot a phony web site. However, without proper knowledge, [...]

Windows 2000 and later operating systems use the Windows Data Protection mechanism to protect private keys and stored credentials that applications and services want to keep confidential.
Each time you boot your computer, Windows uses the Startup Key to decrypt the private keys. The Startup Key is a unique key generated for each Windows installation that [...]

In Windows Vista, you have limited privileges on the machine, although you’re a power user. This means that programs you run have limited permissions, and you must elevate your privileges whenever you want to perform certain administrative-tasks, such as changing system settings or installing programs.