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What is Zoombombing and How Do I Prevent It?

Posted by Jackson Barker-Fornal on Thu, Apr 23, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has sent workers and businesses scrambling to setup work-from-home systems and protocols, and with such a rapid migration to remote work it is no surprise technical and security issues have emerged. Here we're going to discuss "Zoombombing"--what it is and how to prevent it.

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Tags: privacy, Security, internet security, remote work, working from home, Internet Privacy, zoom, COVID-19

What is two-factor authentication (2FA)? And why you REALLY should use it

Posted by Chris Allard on Tue, Apr 07, 2020

The concept is simple, you prove who you are when logging into your accounts by proving two things: something you know (your password) and something you possess (your smartphone, as an example). A lot of users have caught on to two-factor authentication (AKA multi-factor authentication, or abbreviated as MFA or 2FA) and it's adding a ton of security to an inherently insecure internet. 

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Tags: privacy, Security, internet security, remote work, encryption, 2FA, Multifactor authentication, 2-factor authentication, MFA

Facial Recognition Software And Your Social Profiles

Posted by Henry Dallow on Fri, Jun 20, 2014

It's technology that has been dreamed about for years, only foretold as futuristic advancements. But are we ready for this? 

In our modern world, people are statistics identifiable by either a name or a face. Most of the time they're friends you recognise; however, soon anyone might be able to find out who you are, where you're from, your age, your likes and dislikes - just by pointing a camera in your direction.

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Tags: privacy, social media, social networking, photos