Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Prevent adware attacks with these 5 useful tips
Adware has a high potential of harming your computer as well as destroying every information you have stored in it. Every computer user must take precautions while visiting sites with adverts, downloading apps from both known and unknown sources as well as using email clients who allow third-party services to use their spaces. To prevent…
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How to recover a hacked Whatsapp Account; 2 ways
Hello, it has been a long time sharing with you something about digital security. During the time I was absent, I encountered many experiences ranging from clients reporting WhatsApp accounts to recovering hijacked accounts. Today we will be learning how to recover a hacked account. Let me tell you something, the process of securing a…
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10 reasons why your linkedin account was restricted
Are you wondering why your LinkedIn account was restricted? LinkedIn is a good platform for networking; it brings opportunities that can enhance professional growth, boost business, and create global recognition. All the benefits I mentioned may not be achieved when access to your account is limited. One morning you wake up and find that an…
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Can anyone hack google photos?: 5 answers
Google Photos is a feature of your Google account. The question ” Can anyone hack Google Photos? ” gets the answer from another question:” Can anyone hack a Google account?” Google Photos is a cloud-based video and photo service developed by Google that allows internet users to store, retrieve, and organize their photos online. You…
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6 secure browsing practices to adopt in 2025 for safer online experiences
Secure browsing practices are key to ensuring that internet users do not fall prey of cyber threats that will cause financial, integrity losses as well as a huge loss of information. The internet is relevant in ensuring that all online users get the information they desire to know but unfortunately the process of acquiring the…
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10 ways to know it is Vishing; a famous phishing scam nowadays
Vishing is the act of scammers using malicious calls to gather information or money from their victims. It is one of the most common types of phishing today. Scammers pretend to be calling from reputable companies like MTN, AIRTEL, and Google. Before vishing occurs, the scammers gather as much information as possible so the victim…
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6 Tips for preventing PayPal Scam
Preventing PayPal scam is crucial in this error where there is too much malicious activity being done to fulfil financial gains. One of the most famous scams is the PayPal scam; this is a service commonly used in the world and has been there for quite a long time so scammers take advantage of its…
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6 effective tips for checking phishing links
Tools for checking phishing links Phishing links have traditionally been used to steal people’s information or spread malware maliciously. This is a terrible habit that will not stop as long as the internet exists. And that is why checking phishing links is very important. There are several tools that can be used for identifying dangerous…
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7 sure ways on how to protect a website from spam
Having a huge number of spam comments and registrations on your WordPress site can be extremely annoying. Let’s also remember the risks associated with spam and think of how to protect a website from spam because it is necessary for our safety. What can happen if you don’t protect a website from spam? Once a…
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6 signs of a Facebook hacked account
Most victims of hacking get to realize that their Facebook account was compromised after over a month. During this period, the hacker gains serious control on the Facebook hacked account. At this point, he can make as many changes as possible to personalize the account and make it comfortable enough for him to use it…
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3 free tips on how to recover a hacked facebook account with changed email and password?
The present-day hackers go as far as changing the email and password associated with a Facebook account to prevent the account owner from recovering. This article will give you tips on how to recover a hacked Facebook account with changed email and password. In the past two weeks, as a digital security blogger, I encountered…
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3 Good Phishing attack examples
One of the most recent phishing attacks is the UNICEF Phishing campaign that has consumed money from innocent people who are deceived by fraudsters that they will benefit millions of money. Usually when a phishing campaign is launched by hackers or scammers whichever never you choose to use, a lot of techniques are used. Let’s…
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5 easy tips for hacked Facebook account recovery
Are you currently having a hacked Facebook account or are worried about your account being hacked in the future? You have opened your Facebook page and all of a sudden the username and the profile picture is different, there are so many strange posts and a lot has been changed. Relax, you are not yet…
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How to safely open a suspicious link
Suspicious links could lead to the theft of information or even cause severe damage to your device. Imagine you have got a new email and everything is just not adding up. The domain of the email looks suspicious and even the language its self looks suspicious. How do you open such a link to make…
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7 dangerous types of phishing attacks
There are various types of phishing attacks. However, in this article, we will determine the most common. type of phishing attack is always determined by the motive behind the phishing attack and who the phishing attack is being launched on. What does the attacker want to achieve? Who is he launching the phishing attack on?…
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16 effective ways of fighting phishing
Phishing has become a famously practiced evil in the current day internet. Today I just want to give you and me tips for fighting phishing. Let me begin by defining phishing. Phishing is the practice of sending messages to people while pretending to be from a reputable organization, to obtain personal information for misuse What…
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7 great tips for WordPress backend protection
When it comes to how to wordpress backend protection, every developer has their method. The success of the method depends on the problem the developer wants to avoid. It is crucial to keep our sites safe and the focus should not just be on the hosting panel but also the dashboard and the file system…
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5 severe horrible dangers of location sharing in Africa
It is a common trend for us to get so excited about places, events, clothes, and everything. With the rise of social media features, there is freedom that we get from owning an account; we get the chance to post photos, update the world about the most important events, and even share our location as…
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3 crazy secrets about Google Photos and hacking
Today we will be placing a focus on Google Photos and hacking. Did you know that if a hacker manages to access your Google account, they will be able to see your Google photos too and if they happen to be sensitive, then they will be able to misuse the information? If a Google account…
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Diving into QR code phishing attacks
There is currently an increased number of QR code phishing attacks. There’s always a beauty behind scanning a QR code to access a service. Before you open any QR code, there’s a link behind it. Unfortunately, a few people will think that the link behind that win a lottery QR code is a deadly link…
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FINGERPRINTS; SECURITY FEATURES
Fingerprint identification is the method of identifying people with patterns on their fingertips. Fingertips have been used for a very long time, since the world’s beginning. You understand that in the early days, fingerprints were used instead of signatures because most people didn’t know how to write. If there was a land agreement to be…
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3 common types of backups
What is a backup? When talking about types of backups, we must not forget to define what backup is. Backup is the copying of physical or virtual files of a database to a secondary location so that in case of any unfortunate situation, there is already a copy available. Backing up is necessary when dealing…
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How to create an SSL certificate: 7 key great steps
To guarantee users that their information is safe, you have to create an SSL certificate for your website. What is an SSL Certificate? Fortnet defines an SSL certificate as a file hosted within the web page’s origin server that holds the data browsers use when viewing and interacting with the page. https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/ssl-certificate Whenever a user…
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Anonymity tools for people at risk
Everybody can be at risk despite the level of risk. Thanks to technology anonymity tools have been developed to render protection by hiding IP addresses, not storing search histories Lawyers, journalists, media workers, and other human rights defenders, including persons at risk like asylum seekers, refugees, victims of human trafficking, and everybody else should learn…
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6 useful steps for installing The Tor browser on your computer
Tor browser is one of the most famous anonymity tools used by at-risk groups of people. Anonymity is key for people who may be at risk of being put under surveillance, facing hacking, and a possibility of what they search putting them into trouble. In this article, I will be taking you through the steps…
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4 crazy reasons for viewing search history
When it comes to google accounts being safe, we shouldn’t limit the level of precaution we must take because there’s a possibility of someone viewing your search history on google. There are many reasons people give for viewing search history A google account is often the center of attraction for most hackers because the moment…
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6 great sure don’ts of password management
Password mismanagement has often led to loss of vital information; at risk populations have faced surveillance due to password mismanagement, information has got leaked and fallen to wrong hands, thus many people endanger their online life to the point of putting their physical life in danger as well. Not only has password mismanagement led to…
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7 effective steps for creating public and private keys for encrypting and decrypting email messages; end to end encryption
In the previous week, I made a video that takes you through the steps of encrypting and decrypting email and now i just want to note down the steps right here. You should be able to watch the video through the link below Asymmetric encryption, also called public key cryptography, uses public key private key…
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STEPS FOR SETTING UP MAILVELOPE: AN APP FOR EMAIL ENCRYPTION
It is amazing how far we have come with encryption. I believe if you came across my past posts on encryption, you had a grasp on what symmetric and asymmetric encryption is about. These are adventurous topics that dive you into the world of technology, especially while communicating via email. Today we are going to…
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Symmetric vs Asymmetric encryption: 2 Definitions
Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption plays a great role in choosing the best type of encryption for data types. Every organization has one way of encrypting and decrypting data, and the choice sometimes depends on the flexibility of the encryption method. A bank may choose both asymmetric and symmetric encryption depending on the convenience of the…
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