NFT or Non-fungible token is a financial security consisting of digital data stored in a blockchain, a form of distributed ledger. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded. NFTs can be created by anybody, and require few or…
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Secure Your Cloud Backup
Can you trust your favorite cloud storage site with your most private stuff? The answer is yes sort of. Google Drive and MS OneDrive are both very popular cloud storage sites. They both secure your data with AES 256bit encryption (very secure) during transfer and while it sets on their servers. The problem is you…
Is HTTPS really secure?
I’ve been saying for some time that browsing and doing transaction over HTTPS or TLS (when the padlock comes up in the address bar) is completely secure with the exception of your internet service provider may know what site you went to. If you don’t believe me, here’s Leo Laporte to confirm it.
Encrypt Your Data For The Cloud
Your using Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive or many others, to backup your computer data. Is it really safe? In most cases uploading of the files is completely secure. The problem starts once the data reaches the server. For those companies to provide many of the services they provide like file-sharing and sharing to other…
What Is Signal?
Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Foundation (a non-profit )and Signal Messenger LLC. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. Its mobile apps can also make one-to-one voice and video calls, and the Android version can optionally function…
Make Your Data Truly Secure
Worried about the CLOUD act that was sprung on the American people? Let Steve Gibson from Security Now tell you about the CLOUD act, what it does, why it does it and what you can do to protect yourself and the others in your circle of trust.
Enigmail for Thunderbird
Enigmail is a data encryption and decryption extension for Mozilla Thunderbird and the SeaMonkey internet suite that provides OpenPGP public key e-mail encryption and signing. Enigmail works under Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, and Mac OS X operating systems. Its cryptographic functionality is handled by GNU Privacy Guard.
What is PGP?
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption program provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, e-mails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications. Phil Zimmermann developed PGP in 1991.
CryptUp: Gmail Encryption in 60 Seconds
CryptUp is the simplest PGP application for Gmail. This application makes it extremely easy to create encrypted email within Gmail. There’s no need to understand how PGP works. CryptUp just works. CryptUp adds a new button in Gmail called SECURE COMPOSE. It lets you send encrypted emails to anyone. Just click on in, write your…
Encrypt Your Gmail With Mailvelope
Mailvelope is a free software for end-to-end encryption of email traffic inside of a web browser (Firefox or Chromium) that integrates itself into existing webmail applications (“email websites”). It can be used to encrypt and sign electronic messages, including attached files, without the use of a separate, native email client (like Thunderbird) using the OpenPGP…
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