Security

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How to backup photos

There are many ways to back up photos. Which solutions are best for backing up your own pictures? Ever-improving image qualities lead to larger image files, and that’s why cloud-based photo backups are coming more and more into focus. How safe is it to store your photos there and…

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Getting a privacy policy for your website

An important part of a website that many operators un­der­es­ti­mate is the privacy policy. This notifies site visitors of the in­for­ma­tion they are dis­clos­ing about them­selves and what their data will be used for. But what kind of in­for­ma­tion should this de­c­la­ra­tion contain, what has…

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WireGuard VPN

Virtual private networks are becoming more and more popular among end users. However, the wide­spread VPN protocols are not optimized for modern use. With WireGuard, a lean al­ter­na­tive is now generally available. Boasting energy ef­fi­cien­cy and low re­quire­ments on hardware,…

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The EU General Data Pro­tec­tion Reg­u­la­tion (GDPR)

Since May 25, 2018, a European law on data pro­tec­tion has been in place. However, despite it being relevant to day-to-day business, many companies and website operators are still unattuned to the General Data Pro­tec­tion Reg­u­la­tion (GDPR). On top of this, high fines are imposed on…

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Doxxing: The Danger of Being Too Open

Personal data that you care­less­ly make available on the Internet can later cause con­sid­er­able harm. If you are the victim of a doxxing attack, your most private in­for­ma­tion is picked up on the web and dis­sem­i­nat­ed with lightning speed. This can result in insults, threats, and…

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How to install and enable Ubuntu SSH

There’s no way around the SSH security procedure if you want to enable secure remote con­nec­tions to an Ubuntu system. OpenSSH from Ubuntu has an SSH server in the software package which fulfills all the important re­quire­ments. However, Ubuntu SSH is disabled by default, so it…

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Instagram hacked? Here’s what to do

As social networks grow, so does the risk of hacking. With so many private photos shared, Instagram hacked cases are in­creas­ing­ly common – often because attackers try to blackmail account owners. This guide shows you how to recover an Instagram account that’s been hacked and how…

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Facebook account hacked? How to get your account back

Rising cy­ber­crime is also becoming in­creas­ing­ly evident on social networks. Platforms like Facebook are deeply in­te­grat­ed into both personal and pro­fes­sion­al life, making them at­trac­tive targets due to the large amount of personal data they contain. Learn what to do if your…

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SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)

Using SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), you can transfer data bidi­rec­tion­al­ly within an au­tho­rized group of people in a par­tic­u­lar­ly secure way. The transfer between the client and server takes place via an encrypted IP-based data tunnel. The basic File Transfer Protocol (FTP)…

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How to reset MySQL/MariaDB root password

For­get­ting the root password in MySQL or MariaDB doesn’t need to become a serious issue. By following the right steps, you can reset a MySQL/MariaDB root password quickly and easily at any time. This dedicated guide walks you step by step through both methods and points out what…

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