Path of a Ronin: Internet Safety Tips for Freelancers

Being a freelancer in the Age of Information is not romanticized to be like a Japanese ronin, a Russian bogatyr, or the English knight-errant, it is exactly like that. While you must keep to the law of the land to some degree, you have no master, no employer, no boss that will influence how you

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First victims of the rise of VPN credentials stuffing attacks

Preface We hope that information shared in this article may be useful for VPN service providers and online services. We have tried to fill it with as many details as possible to provide a better view on this issue. If you have been a target of the same type of attack and need advice –

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Love in the Age of Corona: What to Do When You Meet People Online?

While for many of us online hangouts and dating was always a possibility, with the lockdown in place, it has become a necessity. This opens a question of what to do when you meet someone online, how to approach it, and if there are any dangers that you should be wary about. Now, in the

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Dealing with Online Harassment

There is a misconception that online harassment is just part and parcel of being online. While it may be impossible to stop the phenomena itself in total, we don’t need to suffer under it as individuals. Dealing with harassment is the same as surpassing any other conflict. The best thing we can do is just

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Beat COVID-19, Fight the Princess, Marry the Dragon, Stay at Home!

As there is currently no known vaccine, the best way for us to beat COVID-19 at the moment is not to get sick. Staying at home with your loved ones, trying to work remotely, and avoiding any crowds or gatherings is the best course of action. But, once we stop going out, there is a

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People vs. Zoom: How COVID-19 Exposed a Security Vulnerability

Humanity doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break. As we are forced into our home because of the COVID-19 crisis and now need to do everything online, our privacy and security are endangered because Zoom didn’t clear their SDK correctly. Currently, everyone who joined Zoom’s conference service using Facebook had their private data

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Fighting COVID-19, On & Off the Line with Folding@Home

Fighting COVID-19, the current epidemic that is not only ravaging the world’s health but also its economy, is the primary focus in many minds. As soon as we can do enough research and find a solution, we can return to our normal lives. Folding@Home has made a revolutionary movement to donate our devices processing power

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Quarantine Shoppers are a Scammer’s Dream

Staying in quarantine is the best way to prevent any further spread of the Covid19 pandemic. But, while we are safe at home from the virus, other dangers lurk from the shadows of the internet. Scammers, hackers, and other shady people are planning to use this quarantine situation to line their own pockets. It is

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Virtual Classes are not Only Risky for Parent’s Mental Health

Online classes have started, and now it is obvious that physical schools don’t exist for the sake of the child’s education, but to maintain the sanity of parents. Regardless, the quarantine we must endure during this COVID-19 breakout will create a few issues, but also some benefits. It is important to take care of your

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Covid-19 Crisis is not the Only Virus Out There

While to Covid-19 crisis sounds just like an excellent excuse not to go to the gym, again, it is not all lack of sunshine and indoor roses. If we want to protect ourselves, our loved ones, and our community from the virus, we need to stay indoors as much as possible. But, that may create

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