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What to do if your email is hacked: Quick steps to follow
If your email account has been hacked, acting quickly can limit the damage. Email is often the reset point for banking, shopping, social media, and work tools, so a takeover can affect other accounts ...
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Supply chain attack: How it works and how to stay protected
Unlike some cyberattacks that try to break in directly, supply chain attacks exploit trusted components involved in building, delivering, or operating software and services, allowing attackers to gain...
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What is encrypted SNI, and why does it matter for your privacy?
When you visit a website today, your browser usually connects using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) automatically, meaning the information exchanged between your device and the website is e...
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What is IaaS? Infrastructure-as-a-Service explained
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) delivers the core building blocks of IT infrastructure in a virtualized form. Instead of purchasing and maintaining physical hardware, organizations rent infrastruct...
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What is angler phishing, and how can you avoid it?
Angler phishing is a social engineering tactic that targets customer support conversations on social media. Understanding the common patterns behind angler phishing makes it easier to recognize these ...
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Rainbow table attack: What is it and how to stay safe
When you sign up for a service, your password is typically converted into a hash before it’s stored. A rainbow table is an offline reference that pairs common passwords with their corresponding hash...
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Credit card authorization: The complete guide you need
Credit card authorization is the step that decides whether a card payment can go through. That decision affects more than whether a purchase works: it acts as an early security checkpoint, helping sto...
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How to ensure NFC security for safe transactions
Near-field communication (NFC) security depends on a small number of technical controls. When these controls work as intended, NFC payments and taps are difficult to intercept or misuse. When they’r...
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How to prevent shoulder surfing: Essential tips for digital privacy
You know the feeling: someone stands a little too close, and you instinctively tilt your phone away. That instinct is there for a reason. In crowded spaces, a quick glance can reveal sensitive informa...
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How to tell if your baby monitor is hacked
Smart baby monitors make life easier for new parents, letting them keep an eye on their little one. But because many monitors connect to Wi-Fi, the app, or the cloud, they’re exposed to the same sec...
