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What is a Honeypot?
In 1986, systems administrator Clifford Stoll noticed nine seconds of unpaid computer time at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Upon being asked to resolve this, Stoll eventually came to the conclusion that a hacker had illegally gained
8 Different Types of Malware
To combat malware, it’s important that you get your malware classifications right. These are the different types of malware and explaining how to recognize them: 1. Virus We tend to refer to all malware as
Public WiFi: What is the Risk?
WiFi is a lot like water. It is available almost everywhere and probably should be free. Unfortunately, a lot of times it is not safe to drink free water. Water that is sourced from a
How to Keep your PC From Getting a Virus
Stop Replacing your PC Once Every Three Years. It is no secret that PC has a bad reputation. In addition to being viewed as the model that is more likely to receive a virus, PCs are
Child Internet Safety
As a 23 year old, I belong to the very last age group of people who remember a world before internet connection became ubiquitous. My internet connection was dial up. Once I was old enough
How to use Tor Safely
Browsing Anonymously Tor, as many internet users may know, is a free software that helps establish anonymous communication between computers. The name originates as an acronym for the software project ‘The Onion Router’. ‘The Onion
Learning Cyber Hygiene through Esoteric Cosmology
Learning Cyber Hygiene Through the Esoteric Cosmology of the Onmyōji The onmyōji of ancient Japan were practitioners of magic. The onmyōji were a part of the Imperial bureaucracy in Japan. According to records, they defended the
Fedcoin: Should the Federal Reserve Have a Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a lot of like the sack of beans sold to Jack in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ It is an ordinary looking item, but is said to have magical properties which will lead you
