UwS (pronounced as “ooze”) is an unwanted software, which according to Google’s defining list of characteristics has the following properties: It deceivingly promises something which it never meets. It tricks the user to install itself, or some other program. It … Read More
Online shopping is the latest trend these days. With inumerous e-commerce websites coming up every other day it has become an addiction. However there are several misconceptions camouflaged behind the comfort and the dangerous place as it still seems to … Read More
As long as we engage with the Internet, viruses surround us. The fact that viruses exist and keep on infecting computers is that no one has entirely figured them out yet. In fact, it is pretty amusing that a lot … Read More
It is almost going to be 10 months since our inception as an organization and through this post we are happy to share our first collaborative national campaign. Not producing a formal document, I would like to share an account … Read More
Everything that goes online, voluntarily or involuntarily, has some value and thus becomes a fair game for data mining. You wouldn’t even know, but the information about what you just shared on Facebook, or what answer you just upvoted … Read More
Although you take steps to improve your privacy and security while browsing the web, it is impossible to be totally anonymous on the Internet. Most Internet users feel that using Incognito Mode or Private Browsing mode on their browsers makes … Read More
Facebook has provided us 100+ security options yet we often end up becoming victims online. Same was the concern in a number of recent workshops that I delivered. I was surprised that people were not aware of the basic setting … Read More
Where the rest of the world is switching to two and three-factor authentications, for a fact most of the Internet users in India are beginning to use passwords sanely. For security both online and offline, only password authentication is turning … Read More
A sensitive information is always at a threat from outside hackers, and we’ve employed a number of methods and tools to prevent it. But there are people sitting inside the organization too, who pose a threat to this information. These … Read More