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Social Engineering Hacking Tactics and How to Prevent Them?

The Nigerian prince has been around for decades now. The scamming chain mail allegedly coming from Nigeria about a prince who’s asking for your help is legendary. It is one of the best examples of social engineering hacking in the history of the internet. Take a look at this link for more information about it.

Thousands, if not millions of people fell for the scam. If you don’t want to be a part of the statistics for this trick, you should learn from their ways. Or, if you’re not too good at learning, you can call the professionals who know exactly what needs to be done.

Blocking email addresses, going through detailed searches to find the source of the scam, and other methods are being used. However, the best thing is to know if something like this is happening and not fall for them.

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Michael Green by — February 2, 2021 in Computer Security
Clean Your Computer’s Registry – A Clean Registry Will Boost the Performance of Your Computer!

If you happen to be sick and tired of a slow computer that lags each time you boot it up, you discovered for the perfect article. In this article, I will explain why your computer needs regular cleaning, your skill to maintain your hard disk drive settled, and where to search to discover the easiest method to scrub your registry. Nowhere else would you like to look for a simpler course of action for enhancing the performance of your pc! Let’s get started!

Why does your machine need regular cleaning?

Every time you surf the web, your computer collects cookies along with other temporary internet files that become stored on your machine. These files usually are harmless, but could quickly add together and become a large chunk of one’s hard disk if you don’t clear them.

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Michael Green by — May 29, 2020 in Computer Security
Preventing Your Files from Never Being Lost

According to the EFSI, there are more than about 51,000 fires that take place every single year in a home in America. There are also more than about 1,400 people who end up getting severely injured and there are also more than $1.3 billion dollars lost in property damages caused by electrical fires. Fires and natural disasters can take place anytime and if you are not careful, you could end up losing all of your most prized possessions. You could also lose the most important documents that you have in your possession. Keeping backed up files of your documents are critical to prevent you from losing them for good. If you are a small business owner, then it is especially critical for you to utilize resources out there to help back up your company files. If you are running your company from your own home because you may be … Continue reading >>>

Melinda Skinner by — November 16, 2018 in Computer Security
Get Your Facts Checked for Facebook with Facebook Hacker

The modern era is highly dependent on technology and one of its aspects is reflected by means of our dependence on social media. These days, people prefer to keep themselves updated with all the latest updates about people whom they meet regularly, the people across the world and the celebrities whom everybody wants to know. Because of all these reasons social media, particularly Facebook enjoys such a wide popularity among the masses.

However, having said that, social media can also be used to get a sneak peek into the personal lives of people. Sometimes, what appears on the surface is not what is actually true and because of this reason, it becomes important to see through the wall. Especially if the person for whom you are concerned is a loved one, it becomes quite important to hack into the personal Facebook account of the person to know what the fuss … Continue reading >>>

Michael Green by — September 14, 2018 in Computer Security

From the NHS in 2017 to just about every major company at one time or another, web security is a major issue in the modern business world.

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With even small businesses increasingly going digital, and increasing functions automated through IT, creating and maintaining some degree of security is absolutely mandatory, regardless of the size of your business.

To help with that, here are six more ways to help protect your business website from cyber criminals.

Use robots.txt to hide your admin pages

Just like when securing something physical, the more important things to protect are the entry points. For a website, this means protecting your admin access pages.

This is a function of the ‘robots.txt’ file, which can help you hide pages you want to keep secure from search engines. It is much harder to hack a page that you can’t find in the first place.

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Michael Green by — September 22, 2017 in Computer Security