SFTP is a protocol for transferring files using SSH to secure the commands and data that are being transferred between the client and the server. When using FTP, the data that is being transferred is not encrypted, exposing this data to eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery. With SFTP, the data that is transferred between the [...]

Whenever a computer user accesses the internet, records of their activity are automatically stored on their PC. This information might include the keywords they have searched for, pages they have visited and even the data they have entered into online forms. For users wishing to keep certain activities away from prying eyes, the most popular [...]

If you felt isolated and susceptible in the battle against cyber-space terrorism – virus and malware attacks – then there is no need. Numerous forces have joined together to help safeguard the nation's computer infrastructure from abuse. Just like the US armed forces guard the homeland – and indeed every nation has armed forces – [...]

According to the Office of National Statistics, the number of unemployed people in Britain increased by 177,000 in the three months to February 2009, driven by a large number of redundancies. As businesses layoff staff in droves in a bid to survive the recession, many are failing to put adequate computer security measures in place [...]

These days, the daily use of a computer is commonplace. Bills are paid online. Credit card offers are received online and even your personal information found on social networking sites is all found online. An identity thief can be anywhere.

Undoubtedly, there has been a manifold increase in the number and type of users working on computers in the recent years.

Today ads enter email inboxes and interrupt us on websites we visit. No one is free of all unwanted Ads many containing Adware. Good Spam filters should catch them. Adware emails come to harvest personal information or download unwanted programs to computers. Ads containing Adware are an easy way to attack computers, committing crimes like [...]

Penetration testing is a relatively new field in evaluating application security and WiFi security. Because of this, security organizations attribute different terminologies for it. Some call application security and WiFi security penetration testing as security evaluations. Other companies refer to it as security audit or white box security testing. Whatever that [...]