Tag: Security
![26 Vital Tips For Better Cloud Security [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cloud-security-measure-tips-infographic-optimized.jpg "26 Vital Tips For Better Cloud Security [Infographic]")
26 Vital Tips For Better Cloud Security [Infographic]
Everyone is talking about the Cloud these days, and how easy it is to upload stuff and always have it available. They say it's perfectly secure, and that it has unlimited storage capabilities. Well, I am sorry to rain on anyone's parade, but when it comes to technology, nothing is completely secure. ...
Netgear Wi-Fi Extender Review: Ease, Simplicity & Transparency
There has been a certain level of complexity associated with wireless-enabled products, which has not only frustrated me both as an engineer and end-user, but equally has undoubtedly frustrated the wider community of consumers who have embraced the technology. As a previous software engineer, develo ...
![Password Strength: How Strong Is Your Password? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/password-strength-security-breach-infographic-optimized.jpeg "Password Strength: How Strong Is Your Password? [Infographic]")
Password Strength: How Strong Is Your Password? [Infographic]
Internet security has always been a continuously evolving issue we've all had to deal with at one point or another. There are new and stronger security measures created on a daily basis, and yet they keep being overridden by crackers all over the world. This is usually not due to the security streng ...
![How We Might Share Too Much Online [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/are-people-sharing-too-much-optimized.jpg "How We Might Share Too Much Online [Infographic]")
How We Might Share Too Much Online [Infographic]
A couple years ago, social media was on everyone's mind, and it still is. Twitter had just become a huge deal, and we all started extensively using networking services all around the globe. A new addiction was born, and if you had it, you quickly became the go-to place for the latest and greatest ne ...
Lookout Labs Introduces Mobile Threat Tracker
Mobile operating systems have become a playground for hackers looking to steal personal information. Until now, it's been difficult for ordinary smartphone users to know just how prevalent malicious software has become. Yesterday, Lookout Mobile Security released a new app for Android users called M ...
![Twacked: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Twacked-Twitter-Account-Hacked-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Twacked: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad [Infographic]")
Twacked: When Good Twitter Accounts Go Bad [Infographic]
It's a common theme on Twitter to see someone's account get hacked and suddenly start tweeting a bunch of horse manure. It's also quite common to see tweets that warn us about things not to click on. It can be everything from DMs to tweets, but the tweets usually say the same thing, "If you get 'thi ...
![Cell Phone Wiretapping: Mobile Security Explained [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Mobile-Security-Wiretapping-Methods-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Cell Phone Wiretapping: Mobile Security Explained [Infographic]")
Cell Phone Wiretapping: Mobile Security Explained [Infographic]
Ever since the first mobile phone surfaced on the market, celebrities around the world have been seen on their phones texting while driving, screaming on their phones while in line at the grocery store, and many other unexpected places. You can probably think of quite a few more examples. What we ha ...
Badass Spiders Made From TSA Confiscated Scissors
If you travel much by airplane, you've probably seen the big buckets of items confiscated at the airport security checkpoints. Last month when I was at the airport in Toronto, I was blown away by the huge plastic container that was almost as tall as me filled with everything from used toothpaste con ...
![Hacked: The Average Cost Of Being Hacked [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Average-Cost-Of-Being-Hacked-1-optimized.jpg "Hacked: The Average Cost Of Being Hacked [Infographic]")
Hacked: The Average Cost Of Being Hacked [Infographic]
Even though the Internet is probably one of the most profound inventions ever created, there are still negative effects with the whole "live online" kind of approach the world is trying to pull us towards. What I am talking about is of course the high risk of being hacked. This ultimately violating ...
3 Anti-Theft Ways To Keep Your Coffee & Lunch Safe
There are a couple of annoyances that go along with working in an office with a lot of co-workers. The more people that are in the office, the greater the chance that you will not keep your lunch safe before it's time to consume the deliciousness. It's a common problem and geeks of all ages have tri ...
![Facebook Security: Simple Guide To Staying Safe [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Facebook-Security-Guide-And-Measures-1-optimized.png "Facebook Security: Simple Guide To Staying Safe [Infographic]")
Facebook Security: Simple Guide To Staying Safe [Infographic]
As social media gets ever more crowded and hackers and crackers are lurking around in pretty much every corner, you should keep up with safety measures in order to keep your account clean from malware and evil doers. It's not easy I know, but with a few recommendations, you will find that it's not a ...
Protect Your Password With Help From A Geeky Stripper
As we all know, computer hackers are getting better at what they do each day, thus becoming a daily annoyance that many of us think about. Just this past week, the hacker group Anonymous was all over the news again, freaking everyone out with their coy calculated cyber threats and mind-blowing skil ...
![Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hackers-Vs-Adobe-Malware-Infographic-1-optimized.jpg "Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]")
Hackers vs. Adobe: How File Types Cripple Security [Infographic]
Every day we see new malicious malware spring up, and our virus software captures thousands of new and old attacks on our computers. We're constantly trying to shield ourselves from the attacks but hackers continuously find new ways to get to our information. Adobe has been a target now for about ...
![Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Smartphone-Mobile-Data-Theft-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]")
Mobile Theft: Why You Should Secure Your Phone [Infographic]
With all the new technology being released left and right, it's important to remember that just because we are now able to store everything we ever created on a computer on our smartphone, we are still subject to a high degree of data loss. Just because you have that phone with you in your back poc ...
![Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hackable-Passwords-Security-Data-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]")
Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]
It's nothing new that we are all dependent on our passwords. Without them, we wouldn't have an Internet, or at least not all the different services we use every day. Take Facebook for example, it's a service used by 600 million people and growing fast. If it was an open community with no password ...