The passwords are the primary defensive barrier we have to avoid having intruders in our accounts. We use them in social networks, to access devices, forums in which we register, programs ... Now, how do web pages protect these keys so that they are safe? Are all sites the same or can we have problems? We are going to talk about this in this article.
The privacy may be at risk every time you enter a web page, we connect to a Wi-Fi network or anywhere a session is started. We can be victims of computer attacks or simply that the pages collect data such as the IP address, where we are, what provider we use, etc. This is independent of whether we browse in private mode in Chrome or Firefox or, on the contrary, we open a new window in the normal browser. We will explain what to do to avoid tracking.
Skype is a program that has become essential for many home users and also businesses. Sometimes problems arise with the connection that can affect the quality of the call or video call and can even cause that we cannot connect directly. The causes are varied, as we are going to see, as well as the steps that we must take if a problem appears. We are going to give some tips to ensure that the connection is correct and thus avoid the most common failures.
When we surf the Internet there are many cyber attacks that we can suffer. There are many varieties of malware, such as viruses, Trojans, keyloggers ... Hackers use different strategies to achieve their goal and steal passwords, data, put users' privacy at risk ... Now, are all cybercriminals the same? The truth is that there are differences, depending on the way of operating and of course what objectives they have. Let's see what types there are.
Deepfake is a program to falsify videos and images through Artificial Intelligence . For example, it can modify a video and make you believe in something fake, or modify a photograph to make it look like another person or another place. We can even find audios that are false and have been modified. This can logically be a problem for the security and privacy of users, as we will see.
If we want to achieve the best speed in the domestic local network, the main recommendation that is made is that you always connect your devices via Ethernet network cable , in this way, you will achieve the maximum possible stability and the best reliability. However, in certain cases you may have problems connecting your equipment via network cable, and even WiFi works much better than using network cable. Today we are going to explain why it can happen and how you can solve it.
The popular live streaming service Twitch has been affected by a massive data leak that contains a large amount of information from the platform's streamers, that is, they have been hacked and all the data obtained has been published. The data that has been leaked and that is already circulating on the Internet is the source code with the comments for the website and also for the versions of smartphones and consoles, references to competitors have also been filtered, payments made to streamers, and even hashed passwords. Do you want to know everything that has happened?
Yesterday Facebook has left 50,000 million dollars in the stock market, mainly due to the largest global crash it has suffered in its history, and from which it has not currently recovered. Around 5.30 p.m. all Facebook services, including the social network itself, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and also Instagram were down. All this is due to a failure in the DNS services that Facebook itself has, the DNS records that lead us to the different Facebook services are completely down, these domains have literally disappeared from all the DNS servers in the world, and you can't access any Facebook domain or other services.
At a domestic and business level, it is much safer to use Ethernet network cables than WiFi connectivity, for this reason, all servers, and computers that move sensitive information use a network cable to connect to a switch, which is correctly configured to avoid or mitigate the main attacks on networks, and avoid information theft. A group of researchers has discovered how to create wireless signals through an Ethernet network cable, with the aim of stealing information, this new attack is called LANtenna Attack.
There are many methods that can be used to infect devices or steal data when we browse the Internet and one of them can be through a simple QR code. Hackers can generate codes solely for the purpose of sneaking malware into our devices or getting our information. Let's see what types of common attacks they can achieve and how to be protected.
