In this modern Information Age, computers are necessities in life. Whether we use them for simple functions such as typing our homework and business reports, up to more important acts like online business meetings and transactions, one cannot deny that computers are a big part in our daily lives. Using a computer, particularly the Internet, is one task that even a ten year old can do at this particular period in time.
With the growing increase of popularity and reliance on computers, as well as the demand for it, security risks have also gone up, which is a reality that cannot be ignored. With the billions of information bits being spread across the World Wide Web, hackers and computer intruders (criminals) see the value in focusing their attention to computers and the Internet. The information they would retrieve here is (more often than not) more useful than when doing it the old-fashioned way.
As such, these intruders have devised some methods into getting information out of computer users, with or without these people knowing that they’ve been hacked into. As is the case in real life, there are some computer programs that are disguised to be innocent, but actually act
Click here to continue readingThe digital certificate and an electronic file containing data of a person or institution, used to verify your identity. This file may be stored in a computer or other media, as a token or smart card.
Examples similar to a digital certificate are the CNPJ, RG, CPF and driver’s license of a person. Each contains a set of information that identifies the institution or person and authority (for these examples, public organizations) that guarantees its validity.
Some of the key information found in a digital certificate are:
• data that identifies the owner (name, identification number, status, etc.);
• name of the Certification Authority (CA) that issued the certificate;
• the serial number and the period of validity;
• the digital signature of the CA.
The goal of the digital signature on the certificate is to indicate that another person (Certification Authority) ensures the accuracy of the information contained therein.
What and Certification Authority (CA)?
Certification Authority (CA) and the entity responsible for issuing digital certificates. These certificates can be issued for various types of entities, such as person, computer department of an institution, institution, etc..
Digital certificates are a form of electronic signature of the CA that issued it. Thanks to his reputation, the
Each time you start your computer, go online and surf the Internet, the chances of being infected by malware increase at an alarming rate. According to Symantec (2008), the rate at which malware is being released may exceed the number of legitimate software releases.
Before surfing the Web, it is beneficial to know exactly what malware is and how to prevent it from being installed onto your computer.
What is Malware?
The term malware is actually short for malicious software. Malware is software whose sole purpose is to infiltrate and damage computer systems without the owner being aware of its existence. Malware has several specific types of software included under its umbrella name – computer viruses, rootkits, spyware, adware, worms and trojan horses are just a few.
Malware can be confused on occasion with defective software. When a piece of legitimate software programming does not work properly, this is due to possibly harmful bugs and should not be considered malware. This is, however, not to say that malware cannot be the culprit of a dysfunctional computer, however, detection by appropriate software is always recommended.
The purpose of malware ranges from practical jokes to spyware that secretly monitors users’ browsing habits and even keystroke logging. Increasingly
Click here to continue readingA brand new company has appeared in the fight to shield your info. Encrypt Stick guarantees to be’the easiest, most effective way to guarantee your urgent, private files and records remain non-public and for your eyes only’. This results directly to my question, in the world of Encrypted USB Technology, is Encrypt Stick, the proprietors of using Polymorphic Ciphers (PMC) 512-bit Encryption, a genuine leaderor are they just another start-up claiming to do more than they really deliver? I can explore their claims through an individual trial that I have conducted.
Firstly, shall we examine what this Encrypted USB manufacturer (and software reseller) warrants – this from their splash page :
* FREE updates!
* Protect your files for only $39.99
* Create encrypted ‘Vaults’ on any storage device
* Save & manage your passwords using the Password Manager
* Uses the most powerful encryption available
The most reknowned encryption standard used in the Western World is the 256-bit AES encryption (named Rijndael) which is made of 3 ciphers (or Encryption Algorithms) ; AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256 and each AES cipher has a 128-bit block size, with key sizes of 128, 192 and 256 bits, respectively. This has shown to provide virtually indestructible encryption, and
Click here to continue readingA computer virus is a nasty little program that can replicate itself and infect your computer without you ever knowing it was there.
Computer viruses and other forms of malware are probably the biggest source of problems for computer users around the world, expecially those using Windows operating systems.
Virus can spread themselves between computers very easily, via disks, USB sticks, local networks and across the internet.
Even so, most people don’t consider that they are at risk and so they quickly become infected.
If your PC has been infected with virus then you may have noticed these symptoms -
If your machine has picked up a computer virus then the following quick tips are for you -
How To Remove A Computer Virus In Minutes
1. Back up your important files or data on your PC and remember to store them to a safe place. (Ideally you should have done this before becoming infected!)
2. If you don’t already have an antivirus program installed on your computer (what were you thinking???) then download one from the internet,
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