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What Is Mshta, How Can It Be Used and How to Protect Against It
The not-so Usual Suspects There is a growing trend for attackers to more heavily utilize tools that already exist on...
What is Malware?
What is malware? A dictionary-like definition is “malicious software that attacks computers, smartphones, and other connected devices.” In fact, “malware”...
What Is Malvertising and How Do You Avoid It?
Smartphones and personal computers have enhanced our lives in so many ways that it can be hard to even imagine...
What Is Machine Learning?
What do self-driving cars and interactive speakers have in common? Both utilize something called “machine learning.” This is when we...
What Is Internet Security?
In this article, we will highlight the importance of internet security in safeguarding your digital network and outline what you can do to have a comprehensive online security system in place.
What Is Incognito Mode and How Safe Is It?
The internet makes it easy to get a lot done, but not all of it needs to be public. That’s...
What Is Identity Theft and How Do You Recover From It?
The internet is a big place. While it’s changed the world for the better — making our daily lives that...
What is GPS spoofing?
Global positioning system (GPS) technology is now the standard way for travelers to efficiently get from point A to point...
What Is Generative AI and How Does It Work?
It’s all anyone can talk about. In classrooms, boardrooms, on the nightly news, and around the dinner table, artificial intelligence...
What is Encryption?
Encryption is the science of encoding and decoding secret messages. It began as cryptography—the ancient Greeks used it to protect...
What Is Doxing? Meaning, Examples, & Prevention
Learn what doxing means, how these attacks happen, and get real world examples plus practical tips to keep your personal data safe online.
What is Doxing?
Imagine someone putting your personal information out online for thousands of strangers to see—your home address, phone number, even details...
What is disk cleanup and does it remove viruses?
What is Disk Cleanup and does it remove viruses? It happens. You’re in the middle of a computing task, and...
What is Criminal Identity Theft?
Identity theft gets all kinds of buzz in the news. It’s not hard to see why—in 2012, over 16.6 million...
What Is Credential Phishing?
You guard the keys to your home closely, right? They have their own special spot in your bag or in...
What is Browser Hijacking?
Imagine it. You sit down at your computer about to do your daily perusal of Buzzfeed or check out The...
What Is Bloatware and How Can It Impact Security?
The joy of purchasing a new device is liberating. Now you can work, learn, and play faster — along with...
What is ATM Skimming?
Ever take a look at an ATM and feel like something’s off? You might have come across an ATM skimmer....
What is Artificial Intelligence?
At the beginning of the year, the Associated Press described artificial intelligence (AI) as “easily the biggest buzzword for world...
What is Antivirus and What Does It Really Protect?
Authored by Dennis Pang What is antivirus? That’s a good question. What does it really protect? That’s an even better...
What is an AI PC?
As technology rapidly advances, the boundaries of what’s possible in personal computing are continuously expanding. One of the most exciting...
What Is Adware? A Definitive Guide
We live in a digital world and a lot of our daily activities are online, including banking, grocery shopping, and...
What is a Zero-Day Threat?
“Zero-day threat.” It may sound like the title of a hit film, yet it’s anything but. It’s a previously unknown...
What is a VPN and Can it Hide My IP Address?
There’s a lot of misinformation about Virtual Private Networks, what they do, and the security benefits they offer. For this article, I’d like to do...
What is a Virus?
Have you ever had the chicken pox? This common childhood illness has another name—the varicella zoster virus. Like all viruses,...
What Is a Trojan?
You may vaguely remember reading Virgil’s epic poem “Aeneid” back when you were in school. The story of Odysseus and...
What Is a Trojan Horse?
One of history’s great literary classics is Homer’s Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan horse—the wooden horse that...
