Security

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How to create a photo backup

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 optimised for modern use. With WireGuard, a lean al­tern­at­ive is now generally available. Boasting energy ef­fi­ciency and low re­quire­ments on hardware,…

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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 au­thor­ised 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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How do you convert a website to HTTPS (SSL)?

Data security is more important than ever. If your site still uses HTTP, it’s time to switch to HTTPS. This guide explains how to safely and ef­fi­ciently migrate your website to HTTPS, step-by-step, suc­cess­fully switch to SSL en­cryp­tion, and ul­ti­mately create a secure website to…

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