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Find plenty of articles and resources to help you protect yourself and your data from prying eyes.

Phishing for personal information.

Phishing Isn’t Just an Email Problem... How To Protect Your Business From Phishing

Don’t panic, but phishing assaults increased by 350% since the pandemic. Phising is one of the most prevalent and effective online con games. To put the scale of the damage it causes into perspective, phishing brings in $1 trillion more a year than Walmart’s total sales. Please, remain

The World Wide Web.

Internet 101: A Complete Guide and Explanation of the Internet

The internet is inherently complex, and it can be difficult to understand all the various moving parts that make it work. But that doesn't mean you can learn a little more about what makes the World Wide Web tick. In this article, you'll learn what the internet is, how it's

VPN sign and eye on blue background

Do VPNs Really Keep Your Browsing Data Private?

The internet is helpful, but it can also be dangerous. With cybercriminals on the hunt for your precious data and intrusive government agencies spying on the activities of everyday citizens, internet security and privacy have become a genuine concern. Your internet service provider has a front-row seat to all of

The all tracking eye.

How Do Hidden Web Trackers Put My Privacy at Risk?

Digital safety is a buzzword these days due to the ubiquity of our devices and how much we use them. As we go about our lives, whether we're on our laptops at home or out and about on our phones, we're constantly leaving digital breadcrumbs behind us in the form

A world blinded by VR goggles

Can Privacy Exist in the Metaverse?

Although still in its early stages, the Metaverse is well on its way to becoming a full-blown reality. This monumental achievement was only made possible by the pandemic speeding up the implementation of VR and at-home digital services and by the subsequent penetration of these services among all demographic groups,

Stealing personal identity information.

Identity Theft: What It Is, How To Prevent It, and Why It's Terrible

Identity theft is one of the things you never expect to happen to you until it does. The scariest part is not the theft itself but what follows after. Victims of identity theft don't often discover their financial, reputational, and bureaucratic lives are destroyed until long after the crime was

Business cloud storage on company laptop.

How to Choose the Best Cloud Storage for Your Business Needs

As your company scales up, the amount of data you gather also becomes more extensive. But your physical devices can't afford colossal data volumes due to their limited storage. Meanwhile, investing in physical data centers seems costly for your business. That's where cloud storage solutions come in. Cloud storage is

Future-proof data storage drives.

10 Future Alternative Methods of Data Storage That May Change the Cloud for Good

By 2025, it's expected that the amount of data produced per day will be 463 exabytes. 1 exabyte is 1 million terabytes or 1 billion gigabytes—that's a lot of data! Safely storing data ensures that all the knowledge you gather over the years is retained and maintained. Proper storage

Locked and secure cloud storage.

10 Tips to Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe and Secure

Across the globe, we are all now always connected. People now share files, upload, and download information from their phones or computers. Cloud-based storage has become incredibly popular because everything is accessible. And with multiple devices synced, you'll never have to worry about forgetting a file again. However, it's not

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5 Reasons Why Marketing Teams Should Use Secure Cloud Storage

The cloud has a lot going for it, and one of the most significant advantages it has brought to the table is data storage. For businesses, this surplus of cheap and scalable cloud storage combined with the many new innovations in cloud computing has the potential to boost productivity, reduce

Free and open-source remote work apps.

10 Free and Open-source Apps for Remote Workers

Free and open-source apps for remote workers provide an alternative to costly and often less transparent commercial software. Many incredible free and open-source applications can significantly improve your remote work experience. Open-source applications are programs that you can run, modify, and redistribute for any purpose. Such applications are public, and

Digital privacy law under magnifying glass.

What Are Privacy Acts? And Why Are They Important for Your Business?

Control over our privacy is something we should all be entitled to. Privacy is a human right after all and that should be the case whether we’re on or offline. Good news is many countries around the world have introduced privacy acts for both online and offline data use

Privacy and anonymity side by side.

Privacy vs Anonymity: What’s the Difference and Why They Matter

With all the new online products and services coming out, you see a lot of buzzwords used to describe them—private, anonymous, secure, open-source, safe, encrypted. News flash, words have meanings, and the terms used to describe something can give you a big hint to what that thing does well.

Internet user under surveillance.

Is Online Privacy Dead? Why Companies Infringe on Your Digital Rights

Yes. Privacy is (mostly) dead. Not to be all doom and gloom, but the state of online privacy is far from ideal. Many of us can agree that some semblance of privacy is indeed an excellent thing. We all wish for more privacy and more control over where our data

FOSS for Dummies: What Is Free and Open-source Software?

Are you looking for affordable software? Want to know precisely what an application is doing behind the scenes, or maybe you just want to stop giving massive corporations your hard-earned money? There is a ton of software and web platforms available online. Some cost money and infringe on your privacy,

iPhone storage screen graphic.

The Ultimate Guide To Freeing Up Extra Space Storage on Your Phone

Isn't it funny how you always seem to run out of phone storage at the most inopportune times? It's your kid's graduation, and BOOM, no room for photos. You need to transfer a big presentation file to your phone before class, and POW is no storage. You're about to get

Cloud graphic surrounded by content images.

Cloud Storage in Content Operations: Why It Matters and 6 Best Practices To Follow

When implementing your content strategy, you'll need to be intentional about the technology you choose to manage the digital assets you create, share, and store. From creation and storage to accessibility and sharing of your digital assets, using cloud storage for content operations has a few rules you need to

What is Linux? And Why It Should Be Your Favorite Operating System

Let’s get to it! Linux is a free, open-source operating system created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Unlike other operating systems, Linux is a community-developed project that is actively supported by programmers from all over the world. Developers can freely add or modify the source code and distribute it

How Google tracks people.

How Google Tracks You: The Personal Data Google Steals and Sells

Google is the most popular search engine on the planet. And there’s a good reason for that: their search service is extremely thorough, clean, and comprehensive. Need to know something just “Google it”. But there’s a catch—when you use Google to learn, Google is also learning about

Cloud storage for employee training

6 Major Benefits of Using Cloud Storage for Employee Training

As more and more people work remotely, businesses must find new ways to hire, onboard, and train their staff virtually. To help you organize your remote employee training, you should try adding a cloud storage platform to your company workflow. There are several benefits of using cloud storage for employee

Backing up files to the cloud.

What's the Best Way to Backup Files in 2023?

In 2023, we have a massive amount of data storage services right at our fingertips. From free, local software included on our devices to premium, top-of-the-line cloud storage services that hold up to 15GB of data for free (and a lot more if you pay). Of course, we can't forget

Privacy protected email with security shield on computer.

How to Protect Your Emails: 8 Best Gmail Account Security Tips

Have you ever had your Gmail account hacked? If not, you’re lucky. But it happens, 1 out of 4200 emails sent in 2020 was a phishing activity. Considering that 306 billion emails were sent in the same year, it means a whopping 72 million were phishing-related. Keeping your Gmail

NGO and privacy organizations shielding files.

How Privacy Organizations and NGOs Help Build a Better Society

When we think of NGOs we usually think of organizations that take action regarding children, diseases, education, or poverty, but most of the time we don't think of privacy. In fact, there are tons of non-governmental organizations working hard to protect everyone's basic right to privacy. Many people are out

7 Best and Most Trustworthy VPN Services for 2023

7 Best and Most Trustworthy VPN Services for 2023

It’s 2023 and it’s time to get up to speed. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an absolute necessity for anyone working remotely or anyone who travels often. That said, there are plenty of other people who would benefit from a solid VPN. VPNs work by providing an

Online privacy horror stories 2021.

Online Privacy Horror Stories: 4 New Online Privacy Breaches From 2021

You’re sitting there minding your own business, sipping on your morning coffee, scrolling the news, and suddenly you see your name in one of the headlines. Apparently, someone has accessed your location data from one of the apps on your phone and posted an article outing your deepest, darkest