If you create a site selling drugs, in Bitcoin, don't advertise that you're paying somebody to kill another person, then whilst logged into your account, fall for the old couple having an argument then snatching your laptop, before you get a chance to close it routine. Schoolboy error and will lead to life imprisonment.

Also understand that it was American intelligence that created TOR so if you think you're anonymous, think again.

Too many of us think cyber security is difficult to understand and expensive to manage.

Also if you use free antivirus, please check the online privacy reviews of them. Many of them harvest your full search history

comment by Afridi14.... You gotta love it!! (U2805)
posted 17 minutes ago
Too many of us think cyber security is difficult to understand....
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This is mainly brought about by people using terms like TOR and VPN and DNS instead of just using he actual words that they stand for.

I haven't got a fVkking clue what this lot are on about.

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Also the only entire reliable bitcoin wallet is running your own. Which involves storing the entire 180GB block chain on your computer. Unfortunately some folk have used it to disseminate images of minors. So legally I'd probably not use a full bitcoin wallet.

I built a cyber team in my company a couple of years ago.

The ethical hackers are called Pen Testers. They all get their kicks out of picking locks on doors as a side hobby. Strange bunch but they have helped me out on a few occasions so I like them!!

Whoever voted this one star is a little hacker...

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

comment by T Bone Steak Roysters (U3947)
posted 20 minutes ago
I built a cyber team in my company a couple of years ago.

The ethical hackers are called Pen Testers. They all get their kicks out of picking locks on doors as a side hobby. Strange bunch but they have helped me out on a few occasions so I like them!!


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Was chatting/advising with a university about the subjects they covered. They now offer very popular specific cyber security degrees, but I think it's the wrong tact. You can't properly defend against SQL injection if your understanding of SQL is cursory. It should be a specialisation once you are fully qualified in software engineering.

I won the Nigerian lottery the other day. Gave them my bank details. Just awaiting payment!

i only ever post on here in gloves

Buy a Raspberry Pi, install https://pi-hole.net, use it as your DHCP server instead of your router and marvel at how stuff tracks you. This will also act as a security barrier for dodgy malware on sites.

Also check if port 53 is open on your router. If it is close it right now. The amount of junk routers that have it open by default is stupid.

A14 nice article!

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/android-8-permissions-guide/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45952466

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Can you still download the app if you don't give them permissions?

comment by Michael Edwards FC {Proud owner of the 5 000 000th comment} (U2720)
posted 1 day, 8 hours ago
Can you still download the app if you don't give them permissions?
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Some apps accept you restricting permissions, others force it.