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Merging with Matrix: The Multifaceted Advantages of Matrix Protocol and Element Messenger for Enhanced Collaboration and Security

Matrix is an open standard communication protocol for real-time communication between multiple clients and servers. It is a decentralized and federated protocol that allows users to communicate with each other securely and privately. The Element messenger is a popular client that uses the Matrix protocol to enable messaging, voice and

Venturing into VPNs: Why ProtonVPN is a Valuable Choice for Home Users and Businesses

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are essential tools for ensuring online security and privacy. VPNs encrypt internet traffic and hide IP addresses, allowing users to browse the internet anonymously and securely. VPNs are especially important for home users and businesses that need to protect sensitive information and communications. ProtonVPN is a

Streamlining Security: The Significant Advantages of Network Segmentation and VLANs

Streamlining Security: The Significant Advantages of Network Segmentation and VLANs

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are a powerful networking tool that can help businesses and home users optimize their network performance, increase security, and simplify network management. In this article, we will explore VLANs, how they work, and the advantages they offer to home users and small to medium-sized businesses.

Protecting Your Perimeter: The Power of a Professional Network Firewall

Protecting Your Perimeter: The Power of a Professional Network Firewall

Homes and businesses of all sizes face numerous cybersecurity threats in today's digital age. From phishing attacks to malware and ransomware, homes and businesses are vulnerable to cyber attacks that can cause significant damage to their operations, reputation, and finances. One of the most effective ways to protect

Battling Password Breaches: The Beneficial Features of Bitwarden Password Manager

Battling Password Breaches: The Beneficial Features of Bitwarden Password Manager

In today's digital world, the importance of having a strong, unique password for each online account cannot be overstated. But with so many accounts to keep track of, it can be difficult to remember every password without compromising security. This is where a password manager comes in, a

Embracing Encryption: The Extraordinary Advantages of Secure Email Communications

Embracing Encryption: The Extraordinary Advantages of Secure Email Communications

Email is an essential communication tool for both home users and businesses. However, traditional email services like Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook are not secure, and they do not provide the necessary protection for sensitive information. Unencrypted email is susceptible to hacking, identity theft, and other forms of cyber crime. Encrypted

Discovering Decentralization: The Advantages of Decentralized Software Services for Enhanced Security and Privacy

Discovering Decentralization: The Advantages of Decentralized Software Services for Enhanced Security and Privacy

Decentralization is a term that has become increasingly relevant in today’s digital world. Decentralized software services refer to platforms that are not controlled by a central authority, such as a government, corporation, or other centralized entity. Decentralization enables greater control and privacy for users, offering a range of advantages

Demystifying Data: Understanding the Difference Between MB/Mib, GB/Gib, & TB/TiB

Demystifying Data: Understanding the Difference Between MB/Mib, GB/Gib, & TB/TiB

When it comes to digital storage, understanding the units of measurement used to express the size of files and data is crucial. Two of the most common units of measurement are kilobytes (KB) and kibibytes (KiB), which are often used interchangeably. However, there is a significant difference between the two

End-to-End Encryption: What is it?

End-to-End Encryption: What is it?

End-to-end encryption is a method of securing communication between two parties, in which the message is encrypted at the sender's device, and only the recipient can decrypt it. This means that the message is only visible to the sender and the intended recipient, and nobody else, including the

Privacy Pinpoint: Australian Surveillance skyrockets with new bill

Privacy Pinpoint: Australian Surveillance skyrockets with new bill

December 2018 In December 2018, reports about Australia passing legislation began to make waves – the legislation would allow law enforcement to coerce companies into: * Remove one or more forms of electronic protections * Provide technical information * Facilitate access to services and equipment * Install software * Modify technology * Conceal that the company has

Privacy Pinpoint: Apple to scan photos on all iPhones

Privacy Pinpoint: Apple to scan photos on all iPhones

Apple is back in the news, but instead of protecting its users like they did back in 2016 when they denied the FBI access to a San Bernardino shooters iPhone, they have new plans that include scanning all of your messages and photos - and not just the ones in

Privacy PinPoint: Pegasus Project

Privacy PinPoint: Pegasus Project

Pegasus' are beautiful fantasy creatures indeed, but the Pegasus Project is quite the ugly beast. Pegasus is a malware/virus created by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak that occurred just a couple of weeks ago. This malware infects iPhones

Privacy Pinpoint: Amazon Sidewalk program

Privacy Pinpoint: Amazon Sidewalk program

Amazon released a new program on June 8th that they call "Amazon Sidewalk". Amazon automatically enrolled its devices (read your devices that you purchased with your hard earned money) in the program. Sidewalk is a new wireless mesh network service that will share (read siphon or steal) a

Privacy Pinpoint: DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine to popular search engine Google. Although saying "Google it" is easier said than "search it on DuckDuckGo", this search engine is pretty great for many reasons: 1. It yields amazing search results 2. They don't store your personal

Privacy Pinpoint: Dasgeek privacy Master class

Privacy Pinpoint: Dasgeek privacy Master class

Ryan from Dasgeek Community [https://dasgeekcommunity.com/] and the Destination Linux Network [https://destinationlinux.network/] brings knowledge from the privacy community and an Information Security Engineer that is suitable for anyone at any skill level to better your knowledge about privacy and ways you can take back control! The video

Privacy Pinpoint: ProtonMail

ProtonMail [https://www.protonmail.com] is an easy to use secure email service with built-in end-to-end encryption and state of the art security features. It is built by a team of scientists, engineers, and developers lead by computer scientist Andy Yen. The company is based in Switzerland (outside of the

Hardware Highlight : YubiKey 5 Series

Hardware Highlight : YubiKey 5 Series

YubiKey 5 is a hardware security key that is used for two-factor authentication (2FA) made by Yubico [https://www.yubico.com]. It is used in addition with a password in order to gain access to your accounts. These devices support FIDO2, U2F, Smart card, One Time Password (OTP), and OpenPGP

Announcement Featured

EFF Event with Edward Snowden

The EFF [https://www.eff.org] is holding an event on May 5th at 12PM Pacific with Edward Snowden, EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn [https://www.eff.org/about/staff/cindy-cohn], EFF Director of Engineering for Certbot Alexis Hancock [https://www.eff.org/about/staff/alexis-hancock], and EFF Policy Analyst

Software Spotlight: Bitwarden

Bitwarden [https://www.bitwarden.com] is an open-source password manager that is cross-platform, 3rd party audited, and end-to-end encrypted. It has a built-in configurable password generator, and can be used for individual, family, or business purposes. It has desktop applications, web-browser extensions, and smart phone apps so you can ensure

Software Spotlight: Firefox

Firefox is an amazing browser that is open-source, created by Mozilla [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/]. It is known for keeping user privacy, security, and personal data safe. There are other browsers that are set out to do this as well, but we believe Firefox is leading this charge, and