Security
Google One VPN switching from broad to more local IP addresses
Google One VPN switching from broad to more local IP addresses – By Abner Li 9to5Google
Google One is updating its VPN to change the default IP address region from broad to local, thus improving location-based experiences.
Can’t I Just Delete My Hacked Account?
Can’t I Just Delete My Hacked Account? – By Ask Leo! YouTube
Passkeys.directory
Passkeys.directory
Passkeys.directory is a community-driven index of websites, apps, and services that offer signing in with passkeys.
Stop Blurring Sensitive Information
Stop Blurring Sensitive Information (Here’s How to Do It Right) – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
When there’s something in a photo that you’d like to keep personal—such as a credit card number or someone’s face—you might blur it or scribble over it. But that’s actually not a secure way to redact information—here’s why.
Authy VS 2FA Authenticator
Authy VS 2FA Authenticator – saashub.com
What are some alternatives?
– Are You Ready for Your House to Burn Down?
Are You Ready for Your House to Burn Down? – By Ask Leo! YouTube
How to Tell If Your Phone is Being Tracked
How to Tell If Your Phone is Being Tracked – By Jordan Gloor How-To Geek
Odd behavior, excessive battery use, and other telltale signs of a hack can mean your phone is being tracked. If you suspect your device has been hacked, check it for suspicious apps and files you don’t remember creating.
What Does the Padlock in Your Address Bar Mean?
What Does the Padlock in Your Address Bar Mean? – By Review Geek Review Geek
The padlock icon indicates that a webpage was loaded with the HTTPS protocol. Years ago, this was quite notable, as HTTPS provides increased encryption and security for web users. But nearly every site now uses HTTPS, including malicious websites. At this point, the padlock icon is basically window dressing.
How to set up 2FA in Bitwarden
How to set up 2FA in Bitwarden – By Bitwarden YouTube
Why You Should Change Your DNS Server Today
Why You Should Change Your DNS Server Today – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
Change your DNS server for better privacy, faster browsing, protection from known malicious websites, and to circumvent DNS-level censorship.
Saving Passwords In Your Browser? You Shouldn’t: Here’s Why
Saving Passwords In Your Browser? You Shouldn’t: Here’s Why – By Damir Mujezinovic MakeUseOf
Everyone should already know how important it is to use strong passwords. Ideally, you’d have a different password for each account, and all of them would be long, complex, and contain numbers and special characters.
How to add your ID to Google Wallet
How to add your ID to Google Wallet – By Daniel Allen Android Police
You have genuinely useful apps making your life subtly better (much like these amazing camera phones can help you take better photos). One of those apps is Google Wallet which lets you securely digitize many of the cards in your wallet as well as tickets to concerts and sporting events.
People Sure Are Bad at Creating Passwords
People Sure Are Bad at Creating Passwords – By Jake Peterson Lifehacker
Bad password habits are hard to break. In the olden days of the internet, many of us got used to repeating the same, easy-to-remember password on every site, so we’d never have to worry about getting locked out.
Here’s how to directly report spam sites to Google
Here’s how to directly report spam sites to Google – By Abner Li 9to5Google
Many nefarious parties try to manipulate Search to drive more traffic to spam, low-quality, and deceptive websites, and Google is now offering a better way to directly report them.
How Long It Would Take A Hacker To Brute Force Your Password
How Long It Would Take A Hacker To Brute Force Your Password In 2023, Ranked – @tilpa Digg
Cyber security company Hive Systems offers services that helps tighten online security, and released a table of password vulnerability to highlight its concerns each year. Their table is a technical look at how long it would take a hacker to brute force their way into one of your accounts.