The FreeOTFE is an on-the-fly transparent disk encryption open-source program for Windows PC and PDA. Using FreeOTFE, you can create one or more virtual-disks on your computer which act like regular disk drives. Anything copied to these virtual disk drives is automatically and securely encrypted.
Read moreEnable Ctrl+Alt+Del Requirement at Logon in Windows 7
When you start your Windows 7 computer, a logon screen is presented to you where you can enter your login credentials. For extra security, you can enable the requirement of pressing the key combination Ctrl + Alt + Del before a user can see the logon screen. Not having to press Ctrl + Alt + Del leaves users susceptible to attacks that attempt to intercept their passwords.
Read moreAccess Sites Anonymously Using PHProxy in Firefox
PHProxy is a web based proxy technology designed in the PHP programming language. A PHProxy based web proxy server can download a requested page on its server and then show it to you – thus acting as a proxy. The user is completely hidden behind the PHProxy protective layer of proxy. If you are using Firefox web browser, then you can use the PHProxy add-on in Firefox to automatically view a webpage using the PHProxy web proxy servers.
Read moreCheck if Your Chrome Browser has Outdated Plugins
Most of the time, hackers and malicious sites are able to attack a person through browsers because you are using an outdated browser plugin, for example, an outdated Adobe Flash plugin. But how would you know if you have an outdated browser plugin installed. The Secbrowsing Chrome extension for the Google Chrome web browser allows you to check if your Chrome browser plugins are up-to-date.
Read moreTurn On InPrivate Filtering in Internet Explorer
Many web sites use content from other sites like maps, videos, images, counters or analysis etc. These third party sites may track your browsing behavior using many different methods like tracking cookies. The InPrivate Filtering in the Internet Explorer can help prevent website content providers from collecting information about the sites you visit.
Read moreBlock Malicious Sites with G-Data CloudSecurity Add-on
Everyday more and more phishing and other malicious web sites are reported. The only way to protect yourself from these is to block them in real-time. You can use the free G-Data CloudSecurity plugin for web browsers to block such dangerous and suspicious web sites. It effectively blocks access to known malware distribution and phishing websites – in realtime.
Read moreLockNote for Storing Confidential Information
LockNote is a portable program that lets you store all your confidential data inside its notepad like interface using the AES-256 cipher. You can store your serial numbers, passwords, and other types of text notes in an encrypted form. It is truly portable in the sense that all your data is encrypted and stored in the program itself – without needing any extra files. It is just a single file and can be placed on a portable media like a USB flash drive.
Read moreUpload Images to offensiveX Using Firefox Add-on
The offensiveX Image Upload service allows you to upload your images to their server so you can share them to friends over many social networks like twitter, facebook etc. or post them on various forums. The offensiveX Image Upload service is very easy to use and unlike many other similar services you do not have to register any account to use it. You can also use a Firefox add-on to upload images on a webpage to the offensiveX server.
Read moreAutomatically Logon to Windows 7
When you start your Windows 7 computer, it asks you for your login credentials. This is essential for system security to protect your files and other data in a multi-user environment. But if you are the only person physically accessing your computer, then you do not have to worry too much about anyone trying to access your data. In this case, you may want to automatically logon to Windows.
Read moreReduce Memory Usage in Mozilla Firefox Browser
Mozilla Firefox is unarguably the best web browser both in terms of security and customization. But one problem everyone faces with Mozilla Firefox is its high memory usage. The high memory usage is invisible if you have larger amount of RAM, but if you do not have that much RAM then you may experience the sluggishness of the Firefox browser. You can make Firefox use lesser amount of memory by adjusting a few of its settings.
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