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Sad But True: TrueCrypt Says Goodbye For Good. Migrate Your Data To East-tec SafeBit

Sad But True: TrueCrypt Says Goodbye For Good. Migrate Your Data To East-tec SafeBit

In case you have been using the popular encryption product, please pay close attention to the information we share in this article, since your data privacy is likely to be in danger. TrueCrypt's recent, mysterious end-of-life announcement has shocked the crypto-world and a huge number of worldwide...

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Keep Your East-Tec Eraser Up-To-Date

Top 5 Reasons You Should Keep Your East-Tec Eraser Up-To-Date

Nowadays, when privacy threats multiply by the minute, it is not a question anymore whether we can get away with using outdated versions of Internet and PC privacy software. New threats pose new challenges and to keep our computer's defense system powerful enough to fight them is something we can do...

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Dropbox Cache: The Hidden Folder Hackers Really Dig

Dropbox Cache: The Hidden Folder Hackers Really Dig

If you are one of the hundreds of millions who regularly use Dropbox, there is something you should know: While the service provides a very handy and hassle free way for file storage, syncing and sharing, its cache folder, hidden on your hard drive, can easily turn into a goldmine for hackers....

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Expert Interviews: Al Fasoldt

Expert Interviews: Al Fasoldt

Welcome to the latest post in our Expert Interviews section. Solid technical expertise, brilliant writing style and outstanding dedication: Meet Al Fasoldt, the tech-writer behind the world's longest newspaper and online coverage of computers, software and consumer technology. Al has been writing...

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Windows XP End Of Support - Best Practices For Secure Migration From The OS

Windows XP End Of Support - Best Practices For Secure Migration From The OS

Microsoft has ended its support for the very popular OS on April 8, 2014. If that move made you decide to migrate to Windows 7, or 8 in fear of increasing privacy threats, we would like to draw your attention to some crucial privacy steps you need to take in order to guarantee a secure transition....

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Windows XP End Of Support - Privacy Protection Best Practices If You Stick With The OS

Windows XP End Of Support - Privacy Protection Best Practices If You Stick With The OS

April 8, 2014 marked the day when Microsoft ended its support - after 13 years - for one of its most successful OS ever, Windows XP. Since you are likely to be one of the millions of users this move has left guessing whether it is the beginning of the end when it comes to privacy security, in this...

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