Penny Hoelscher
Penny Hoelscher has a degree in journalism and a background in legacy programming. But, with an aversion to danger and conflict, she now combines interests in writing and IT safely from behind her computer screen.
If you encrypt files and folders in Windows, your data will become unreadable to unauthorized parties. Only someone with the correct password, or decryption key, can make the data readable again. This article will explain several methods Windows users can utilize to encrypt their devices and the data stored on them.
Become a white hat hacker and jumpstart your cybersecurity career. We reveal the best online ethical hacking courses and tips for learning ethical hacking.
We explain what virus hoaxes are, how they work and how you can recognize them. We’ll also give you a run down of some known virus hoaxes.
What is a relay attack? Similar to a man-in-the-middle or replay attack, a relay involves the fraudulent interception of information in keyless car thefts, and SMB and contactless card attacks. Here is how you can mitigate this threat.
Shodan is a specialized search engine which anyone can use to find sensitive information about unprotected internet-connected devices, e.g. baby monitors, critical infrastructure networks, and home computers. How can you block access to your devices?
In this article, we will explain what AES and TKIP are and suggest which option you should choose for your WPA2-supported devices
Is WPA3 secure? This is the latest burning question in wifi security after a serious vulnerability was found in Wifi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the security standard used by most wifi networks. WPA3 improves upon its predecessor and is now the recommended standard to protect wifi.
Learn how to securely erase external storage devices, like SD cards, USB sticks, or flash drives using apps for various operating systems.
Here we give you the lowdown on the most interesting companies at Infosec Europe 2018. Infosecurity Europe (Infosec) is the region’s most exciting information security event, featuring a broad range of conference programs, scores of exhibitors (400+) and inspiring speakers, and thousands (19,500+) of cybersecurity professionals, IT movers and shakers, entrepreneurs, and influencers from around […]
Cyberattacks are a daily occurrence and the concomitant costs for organizations are escalating. However, you can mitigate cyber disaster with free website security tools that will help you to identify website vulnerabilities and keep your visitors safe, or rather … safer. One would think large enterprises have the means and opportunity to monitor their applications […]