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Imagine you receive an email from your friend inviting you to a party. You click on the attachment to get more information, and suddenly your screen goes blank. Only one message appears: “Your device has been locked. Please pay $XXX to access your files.” It wasn’t your friend who sent the email after all. You’ve just fallen for the ransomware attack, which last year, cost people and businesses over $8 billion in the US alone. Read this post to learn more about it.

“Your device has been locked, pay $XXX to access your files” is a message no one wants to see on their screen. Learn all about ransomware and how to prevent it here.

What is ransomware? Definition & tips

What Is Ransomware?

Personal photos, work documents, and other sensitive information — sometimes you just have no space on your computer to store them. So you grab an external drive where you move your sensitive data. And then you stop to think: What if I lose it? What if someone else plugs it to their device? You can protect your data by encrypting your flash drive and setting a strong password. Read this blog post to learn how you can do this on Windows 10 and macOS.

You can protect your data by encrypting your flash drive and setting a strong password. Read this blog post to learn how you can do this on Windows 10 and macOS.

How to Encrypt a Flash Drive

There’s a reason why the definition of a computer virus is so similar to that of a biological: it’s persistent, needs a host to latch on to, can replicate, is designed to spread, and is difficult to kill without the right medication. This article will teach you what you can do to protect yourself from an electronic viral infection.

We’ll show you the signs of an electronic viral infection, and what you can do to protect yourself

What Is a Computer Virus?

You surely don’t want a cybercriminal to hijack your online persona and snatch all the private data associated with it. But social media is the weak spot through which hackers can access all this. Below, we will discuss social media risks and give you tips on how to minimize them.

You surely don’t want a hacker to snatch your data. But they can access it through social media. Learn the social media risks and how to minimize them below

Why and How to Secure Your Social Media Accounts

Why You Should Secure Your Social Media Accounts As Much As Your Bank

Just like real-life parasites, computer worms duplicate and spread from one computer to another. But how do they do that? How much harm can they cause? And are they any different from computer viruses? Read this blog post to find out.

Just like real-life parasites, computer worms duplicate and spread from one computer to another. But how do they do that?

What Is a Computer Worm?

At the end of the night, you close the lid of your laptop and forget about it until the morning. But while you’re fast asleep, your computer is busy harassing businesses, sending out spam, and making money for someone else. These are just a few things infected devices do for the botnet master. Learn what botnets are and how you can protect your devices from becoming part of them.

Cybercriminals use botnets for illegal financial gains. Learn how botnets work and how to protect your device from becoming part of it.

What is a botnet?

What Is a Botnet?

Want to move your passwords from Chrome to a more secure place? We commend that. Here is how to export your passwords from Chrome.

How to Export Passwords from Chrome

Shopping online is convenient, although not without its risks. However, there are some security measures in place that even your bank card has. You might know them as CVV or CVC numbers. So what are they, where do you find them, and how do they protect your money?

Shopping online is convenient, but can be risky. Security measures such as CVV are in place to help you. Read this post to learn about what is CVV.

What is a CVV, and where can you find it?

What Is a CVV/CVC, and Where Can You Find It?

You have just bought a shiny new device but after only weeks of using it, it slows down to a crawl. It overheats to the point where you can barely hold it in your lap, and you have to recharge it three times a day. One of the possible reasons is that someone might have enrolled your precious device into a crypto-mining zombie army. But unfortunately, they are not going to share their profits with you. They just use your device as a tool for a cryptojacking attack.

You have just bought a new device but it starts working slowly and frequently overheats. Someone might have used your device for a cryptojacking attack.

What is cryptojacking and how to prevent it

Cryptojacking and How to Prevent It

A PDF, or Portable Document Format, is something we all recognize—it’s the go-to file type for everything from casual brochures to confidential business reports filled with sensitive information. When it comes to those more private PDF documents, you'd probably want to keep them safe from prying eyes. One way to do that is by adding password protection. Let’s show you how to set it up.

Learn how you can create a password for your PDF file to protect it from unauthorized access.

How to password-protect a PDF

How to Password Protect a PDF?

A mixture of the words phishing and farming, a pharming attack breaches an entire network by targeting a single computer. The attacker first infects your device with malware and then redirects your traffic to a fake version of a website. The fake sites can be used to install further malware onto your device or collect personal and financial information. That can be later used to steal your identity and commit financial fraud in your name.

Pharming attacks use your device to infect your whole network and steal your data. Here’s how they work and how to protect yourself.

What is a pharming attack? Causes and prevention

What Is a Pharming Attack?

Getting in the habit of clearing out your browser's cookies and cache is paramount for keeping on top of your personal cybersecurity. The smaller a footprint you leave online, the less chance of a criminal picking up on your scent when scouting out for potential victims. Fortunately, clearing out your cookies while using a mobile device is a lot easier than you may think. This guide will go through how to clear your cookies and cache on the most popular browsers on Android.

We’ll talk you through how to clear your cookies and cache, no matter what browser you’re using