Cryptojacking or cryptocurrency mining is the covert use of your computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Graphics Processing unit (GPU) to mine for cryptocurrency. With the rise of cryptocurrency, cryptojacking has become very popular and many websites employ the use of scripts to use your…
Your first foray into cryptocurrency will almost certainly take place on a cryptocurrency exchange - a place for buying and selling bitcoin. Travel back in time a few years, and there were only a handful of crypto exchanges out there. Nowadays, there are almost too…
When you delete a file in Windows, all it really does, is delete an entry in the master file table that tells the computer where the actual file is stored. Without permanently deleting it, the file could potentially be recovered at a later date. Cipher…
Cyberstalking is a serious crime with scary statistics. Most people are victimized for an average of two years, which can have serious consequences on your emotional and mental health. Despite cyberstalking affecting nearly 2.5 million Americans each year, it is not discussed as often as…
If you’ve never changed your DNS address, you’re probably still using the one given to you by your ISP. It’s really easy to change the DNS server and by doing so, you can enhance the privacy and security (and speed, to some extent) of your…
Whether you’re writing a school essay or looking for a piece of information online, Wikipedia can be a helpful resource. The English Wikipedia has over 5 million educational articles, which makes Wikipedia a popular website among students. And while Wikipedia offers immense learning power, it…
VPN services are used to make your internet connection more secure. But this doesn’t mean VPN connections cannot be decrypted. If the people spying on you have all the right resources, they can easily crack the code and read the data you’re sending. This can…
You just spoke to your family about how you need a new juicer. When you go online, you see ads for juicers everywhere. And you didn’t even search for a juicer online! Somehow, your conversations are being tracked to show you relevant ads. This is…
Almost $1 billion of cryptocurrency has been stolen by hackers and thieves in 2018 alone. It’s enough to make you think that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren’t safe. But the real story here isn’t that bitcoin is inherently unsafe. It’s that many people don’t store…
It is important to always keep your operating system update in order to keep it running properly. Here is how you can update Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista installations. Open Windows Start menu. Open the Control Panel. Go to System and Security >…