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What is VPN and how does VPN protect you on internet?

What Is A VPN? Virtual Private Network (VPN) A VPN is an internet security method used in adding extra security and privacy to your network. Public or private networks such as public WiFi (wireless), home WiFi, internet by Internet Service Providers (ISP) has a great internet security threat without a VPN. VPN is use basically to protect sensitive data. The essence of VPN is user privacy by replacing the user's initial IP address with one from VPN provider. This allows the user to hide his IP location while exposing the VPN IP to the public. VPN Security For the most part, VPN does not provides anonymity as some users perceive, but provides additional layer of security between you and your ISP or any network that you are connected to. This is achieve by encrypting all your data during communication before leaving your device. This means even if your data is intercepted, it will be meaningless to the person who intercepted it. VPN uses an encryption protocols that is advan...

How to prevent hackers from hacking your facebook account - A most read for facebook users A lot of people fall victims of facebook account hack. I am writing this post just to educate people on how to secure their facebook account from being hacked. Many facebook users fall victims of such hack. You need to be aware of the different types of methods upon which you fall victim of. For the most part, facebook users fall victims of facebook hack due to negligence or not being aware of the right majors to put in place. Basically, I will discuss 3 major ways or method that hackers uses to gain access to your facekook account. One of the method is nearly impossible for an ordinary hacker to use. The reason is that this method is taken care of by facebook developers and engineers. For the most part, many users are not usually hacked on facebook. What happened is they grant access to their account without knowing about the basic implications. This normally happens through third p...

Prevent Social Engineering Attack

Social Engineering Overview A common misconception most people have about cyber attackers is that they use only highly advanced tools and techniques to hack into people’s computers or accounts. This is simply not true. Cyber attackers have learned that often the easiest way to steal your information, hack your accounts, or infect your systems is by simply tricking you into making a mistake. In this newsletter, you will learn how these attacks, called social engineering, work and what you can do to protect yourself. What Is Social Engineering? Social engineering is a psychological attack where an attacker tricks you into doing something you should not do. The concept of social engineering is not new; it has existed for thousands of years. Think of scammers or con artists, it is the very same idea. What makes today’s technology so much more effective for cyber attackers is you cannot physically see them; they can easily pretend to be anything or anyone they want and target ...