Category Archives: Cryptography

How to use WhatsApp to send encrypted messages

Posted on April 22, 2016 by skicat56

How to use WhatsApp to send encrypted messages If you have not tried WhatsApp Messenger, you’re missing out on encrypted, unlimited messages with images, video, and audio. Get up to speed on installing and using the app. By Jack Wallen … Continue reading →

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Petya ransomware decryption tool sets your files free

Posted on April 13, 2016 by skicat56

Petya ransomware decryption tool sets your files free 12 Apr 2016 by John Zorabedian https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/04/12/petya-ransomware-decryption-tool-sets-your-files-free/?utm_source=Naked+Security+-+Sophos+List&utm_campaign=6b01088e1e-naked%252Bsecurity&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31623bb782-6b01088e1e-454974845 Successful ransomware families including CryptoWall, TeslaCrypt and Locky encrypt the data files on your hard drive and require you to pay a ransom to get the key … Continue reading →

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How to Enable Multifactor Security on Amazon

Posted on November 23, 2015 by skicat56

Krebs On Security https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/11/how-to-enable-multifactor-security-on-amazon/ Nov 15 How to Enable Multifactor Security on Amazon Amazon has added multi-factor authentication to help customers better secure their accounts from hackers. With this new feature enabled, thieves would have to know your username, password, and … Continue reading →

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The undercover war on your internet secrets: How online surveillance cracked our trust in the web

Posted on March 25, 2015 by skicat56

The undercover war on your internet secrets: How online surveillance cracked our trust in the web By Steve Ranger http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-undercover-war-on-your-internet-secrets-how-online-surveillance-cracked-our-trust-in-the-web/?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&ttag=e101&ftag=TRE684d531 A black shrouded figure appears on the screen, looming over the rapt audience, talking about surveillance. But this is no … Continue reading →

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How the “Great SIM Heist” could have been avoided

Posted on February 23, 2015 by skicat56

How the “Great SIM Heist” could have been avoided by Paul Ducklin on February 23, 2015 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/23/how-the-great-sim-heist-could-have-been-avoided/ You may very well have read about the latest leak supposedly sourced from the secret data stolen by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The three-bullet … Continue reading →

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