Is the data on your phone or laptop encrypted? Should it be? And what does encrypting your data do to it anyway? Here we’ll explain the ins and outs of …
How To Identify A Fake SDCard
An Epidemic of SDCard Fraud While it’s easy to identify fake smartphones from the software, it’s not as easy with storage cards. Fakes have flooded the market and there are …
The Man Who Made Passwords Complicated Regrets & Recants
Passwords Get Changed Again Don’t you just hate trying to remember your passwords? We’ve all been forced to do it: create a password with at least so many characters, so …
The Basics About Bitcoin
In The News Recently, there has been a lot of buzz around Bitcoin, even the fact that it’s reaching three times the value of the price of gold. It might …
Worm, Virus, Malware, Phishing, Spoofing, Hacking, Phreaking, Spyware … What’s What?
CyberCrime and Security No matter what you call it, cybercrime can be a real pain. So it’s good to understand the different kinds of crimes out there so you can …
How to Encrypt Your Email and Keep Your Conversations Private
Between constant password breaches and the NSA looking in on everything you do, you’ve probably got privacy on the mind lately. If you’re looking for a little personal privacy in …
Fix “This device can’t use a Trusted Platform Module” When Enabling BitLocker
I recently tried to enable BitLocker on an old Windows 8.1 PC at home and got an error message that I found would be extremely cryptic to anyone who isn’t …
How to Encrypt Your Hard Drive for Free
Securing computer data through encryption software has become a clear necessity for many businesses and individuals carrying sensitive information on their laptops or USB flash drives. Unfortunately, many people do not encrypt …