All you need to know about Malware.
Malware Malicious software installed on an electronic device unknowingly and performs criminal actions for a third party, it tries to steal personal data or make money off of the user. They intrude onto our electronic devices through (a) Malicious Apps (b) Spyware (c) Public WIFI (d) No proper end to end encryption (e) Unused or […]
Is Some One Snooping on your Phone?
Smartphone : Smartphones are not just phones anymore, they are interconnected with our social lives, and keep all personal information, which could include intimate, sensitive, or confidential information. If all personal information is interesting to anyone, there is a risk that they might try to acquire them. It’s clear and common that fraudsters try to […]
Encrypting your Online Life is Important.
Encryption : Encryption is a way that you can encode a piece of information so that only you and the intended recipient can access it. In the digital world, encryption is used for securing information flowing on internet traffic. Encryption protects against interception of data by “hackers/attackers”. The twisted data can only be decrypted with […]
Beware of Cybercriminals Exploiting the Pandemic.
Cybercrime amidst Covid 19 : Cybercrime is a national threat even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The all-presence of technology and the growing rates of internet connectivity due to the rise of remote working, as well as the continued development of recent technologies that provide anonymity, have made cybercrime a low-risk, high-reward journey to both state […]
Beware of whom you Romance Online.
Social Media Social media creates an opportunity for young women and men living in socially conservative non-western societies to be able to communicate and meet and engage in forbidden intimacies and forbidden behaviors. We regularly see plenty of online stories on dating apps and social media expressions, where men and women who pose as wealthy […]
Tips to Stay Private on your Smartphones.
Smartphones : Smartphones have been created, primarily to improve people’s way of communicating with each other, they have modernized the way we communicate in the past i.e., messaging, call, video chat, and apps that allow people to instantly communicate to anyone across the globe. Although there are many advantages that smartphones have brought in, there […]
All you need to know about Spam.
About Spam : Spam may be defined as Unsolicited Bulk and Unsolicited Commercial Messages (i.e. Email/SMS Etc). Spam is “Unsolicited” which means that there is no prior relationship between the parties concerned and the recipient has not personally consented to receive the communication. The spam mails can be annoying and it can include bogus offers […]
Here’s how you can tackle fake information during the Pandemic.
Pandemic : Social media is a great platform that gave voice to voiceless people but unfortunately, the problem of fake information amidst the Pandemic is very high in India because of the same social media. As per the survey done by Microsoft’s Third Digital Civility Index, Indians were most likely to encounter fake news and […]
Impersonation on Social Media.
Impersonation : Impersonation is where users create social media accounts mimicking a legitimate account. Impersonators are those who pretend to be someone’s popular personality (i.e. Politician, Film star, Activists, Academician, Entrepreneur, etc) or an official representative of a popular brand or a company. Such impersonators are found across all online social platforms, which are widely […]
Rethinking Screen time and Gaming during Covid-19.
With Covid 19 in Rise : With covid19 in India, causing extensive school shutdowns, children across the country are being given alternate resources of online study. Temporary solutions being devised for remote education range from online classroom tools like Google Classroom, Zoom, and Webinars by schools. While parents are still finding a tough time adjusting […]
