Why is it so important to encrypt files on my computer? What is encryption? This article basically summarizes the various ways of ensuring data privacy with file encryption.

The article discussing Google Dork and looking at its uses. A few examples and keywords for Google Dorks are also explored, finally winding up with safe practices while Google Dorking.

How long have we been discussing "privacy"? Why is privacy still merely a good topic for a good bar or party conversation? Because far too many business models are only viable when there is no privacy. Let's see what privacy-enhanci ...

ATM's vulnerabilities have always been Achilles' heels for financial institutions. Cybercriminals could be withdrawing cash from an ATM without leaving any physical evidence making it difficult to identify ATM cybersecurity exploits. We will dive int ...

Detailed research of the goals, principles, and types of social engineering. We analyzed the most popular social engineering techniques and methods. Moreover, we compiled a checklist of rules that will help protect your data from hacker psychologists ...

A detailed article about the capabilities and functions of the VeraCrypt utility. The article describes the utility's step-by-step installation and contains recommendations for providing additional protection to VeraCrypt so that no one can access yo ...

Article deliberating the threats and risks triggered by mishandling your cloud storage. Detailed discussion on how the abandoned cloud storages become objects of hacker attacks and involve you are also a criminal activity.

Breaking news that 5 million user data of Chinese online store TaoBao has been hacked and published on the Darknet. The Cooltechzone team promptly responded to the leak and analyzed the incident.

The number of AR/VR devices connected to the Internet of Things is continuously increasing. Consumers are increasingly debating whether they should be concerned about security and privacy threats. Let's see what these threats are and how we can avoid ...

By using network mappers, we can get a bird’ eye view of their network and troubleshoot problems vital for management processes and help the overall business prosper. Read the article to know about the best network mappers of 2021, along with an Ed ...

It is a detailed guide demonstrating how you could access sites on the CMS platform without having direct access to the database and administrator. We tested online utilities (for example, "WhatWeb" and "BuiltWith" ...

Article exploring security risks encountered by using smart refrigerators, their causes, and methods to prevent data exposure. Read the research piece before buying LG or Samsung smart refrigerators with the risk of exposure.

Wireless routers: Are wireless routers safe? Can wireless routers be hacked? What are the risks of using a wireless router? Vulnerable devices as per Shodan. Fragmentation attacks, Attack by Man-in-the-middle, Piggybacking attack, Web sniffing attack ...

A detailed article about the Amazon S3 bucket vulnerabilities, along with a full demonstration of how to attack a machine running Amazon AWS. Protection measures against these attacks are also provided.

Investigation about the most invulnerable Russian hacker Evgeniy Bogachev. Our team analyzed the hacker's criminal activities, investigated the principle of action of the ZeuS and Gameover ZeuS malware, and found out why Evgeniy Bogachev is still at ...

Detailed research of what FTP protocol, port 21 are and why they are so vulnerable. With the help of the Shodan search engine, we analyzed the number of open ports. We found out that the most significant number of open FTP ports belongs to the United ...

Article showing the hidden areas of the internet – the dark web forums. It explains and demonstrates the use of special search engines to surf through the dark web forums and access illegal information that is not available on the surface web and c ...

This article explores in depth the failures in API security that lead to significant data breaches affecting trillions of users and how to overcome these issues for APIs to work better.

New vulnerability which tricks compilers, exploits Bidi algorithm, making it undetectable. It cannot be found easily if a person goes through a code. It does not have a patch yet, and people might be vulnerable to it.

Hackers from all over the world are targeting credit unions. With the threat of serious infrastructure data breaches expected to grow, USSFCU needed to update its legacy I.T. environment to strengthen security and streamline security operations.