SSL, TLS, https – it may seem like alphabet soup, but it actually has to do with the security of your data as you surf the web. Whether it’s your online banking credentials or the credit card information you enter on an online shopping site, SSL protocols keep sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.
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From professional greetings in email to a choosing the right closing, proper email etiquette for business can be tricky. And given the many messages we write, read and reply to every day, it can be easy to make an embarrassing mistake. But it pays to make an effort: Professional email etiquette can help you succeed in your career by showing respect and appreciation in your communications.
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Fraudulent websites are a common example of a cybersecurity risk. Cybercriminals mimic the sites of trusted businesses to phish for visitors’ personal data or spread malware. One tool in their arsenal is typosquatting, where they buy domain names that are intentional misspellings of popular websites. But how can a simple typo leave you vulnerable to online scams?
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QR codes seem to be everywhere you look nowadays. You see these “square barcodes” on ads and museum exhibits, packages and Wi-Fi access points. Even if you had never noticed them before the coronavirus pandemic, they seem to be everywhere now, playing a key role in exposure tracing in many locations. They also let us access information like restaurant menus without having to touch the surface of any object but our own mobile device.
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of email, a technology that has transformed the way the world communicates. From the first-ever message “QWERTYUIOP” to forming the backbone of today’s digital services, email has come a long way.
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It seems like 5G is everywhere now – from ads for cellular carriers and new smartphones to reports of potential dangers of this new technology. But what is 5G and how will it affect you? mail.com offers some quick facts about 5G technology.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT OCTOBER 22 IS CAPS LOCK DAY!? (Sorry, we’ll stop shouting now!) If you see social media posts written entirely in capital letters on October 22nd, you should know that it’s because Derek Arnold created this (presumably ironic?) “holiday” in 2000 to call attention to the misuse of this button on our computer keyboards.
Caps Lock occupies a prime position on your computer keyboard. But do you need it?
So why is Caps Lock there, should you use it – and can you make it go away?
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Why use a password manager? It can be hard to come up with and remember unique and secure passwords for all the websites we use nowadays. But as soon as we get lazy – using the same password on multiple sites or a weak password like Password123 – we leave our data vulnerable to hackers and other cyber criminals.
Password managers help you keep track of the strong passwords needed to keep your data safe
One solution is to use a password manager.
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Nowadays a lot of our lives take place online – emails and texts to friends and family, shopping, social media. We store important documents and precious memories in the cloud. But what happens after death – who has access to our online accounts and assets?
When writing a will, don’t forget your digital assets and online accounts
Much of that is determined by the digital estate planning we do today.
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You’ve noticed that your phone is slowing down, or you wish your old computer had more bells and whistles. So you start looking around for a new device – but what do you do with the old one? Nowadays there are a lot of options for recycling hardware and disposing of e-waste. Just make sure you take the right steps to backup and wipe your data first!
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