Microsoft Office products are so popular that it is found from basically every workplace. The Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint are needed tools in many fields as these tools are packed with different functionalities. The wide use of the Office products makes them an interesting attack vector for an attacker to exploit […]
We are buying new computers, smartphones, tablets and other internet connected gadgets more than ever before. Technology is developing fast and new products and product lines are published all the time. We connect our new devices to the internet without really thinking about the possible consequences this could have. Here are some quick steps to […]
We should all be using at least some antivirus software as a backup plan when we get tricked into clicking a malicious link, attachment or we downloaded accidentally something we were not supposed to. These situations do happen, even for the most paranoids of us, people make mistakes and can be tricked with targeted social […]
Everyone uses a mobile device and some of us have even a few of them. Smartphones and tablets are a part of our everyday life and we tend to take them with us everywhere, even to our holidays. One of the biggest uses for these devices is to browse websites, read news and share content […]
Firewalls, we have all heard about them, but what are they actually and what do they do? This short post will explain the basics of firewalls. After reading this, you will understand what firewalls do and what kind of firewalls are out there. Firewalls explained – what do they do? Firewalls are a protection method […]
Facebook has over 2 billion active users every month, you can find almost all of your friends from the platform. This also means that people you don’t know can find your profile and see your details, updates, and images. Most of us don’t want their profile to be publicly available. Here is a guide on […]
Using strong and unique passwords is getting easier. Password managers have been around for some time to guarantee we don’t lose our passwords and online identity at the same time. Recently, a few manufacturers’ products have received wider support and are easy to take into use. These products are security keys, developed to help and […]
The use of social media has increased very quickly in the past years and new platforms are popping up all the time. We keep posting and sharing information of ourselves and people close to us to multiple different platforms on a daily basis, but is it safe to do so? Is there a way to […]
Containers are an easy and effective way of deploying different applications, commonly used with web applications. They are modular environments that allow us to run resource-isolated processes. It is a type of virtualization. Containers are easy to move, copy and backup, making it a flexible and resource-friendly solution for application deployment. This post will cover […]
In this post, I will cover different virtualization types, virtual machine storages, migrations, hypervisor vendors and basic concepts of virtualization security. Understanding the concepts in this post requires you to have some knowledge of computers and networking already. This is the second part of virtualization explained. If you haven’t read the first one, I […]
