The Stiftung Warentest just published the results of the test for the Internet security products. We are happy to announce that Avira Free Antivirus 2014 has received the result GOOD (2..2) and is the winner of the category free antivirus. Avira Internet Security Suite 2014 has received the result GOOD (2.1) and reached the second place […]
Immer mehr soziale Medien, aber auch andere Webseiten, nutzen die Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung, um ihre Nutzer besser schützen zu können. Nach allen anderen großen Webseiten macht nun auch Tumblr diesen Schritt. Befolgen Sie folgende einfache Schritte, um die Aktivierung durchzuführen: Gehen Sie zu Ihren Kontoeinstellungen. Klicken Sie die „Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung“ Schaltfläche an. Geben Sie Ihre Telefonnummer ein. Nun […]
More and more social media websites and not only are enabling two-factor authentication in order to secure their users better. Following all other major portals, now also Tumblr allows users to enable it. Here is how to activate it in easy steps: Visit your account settings. Click the “Two-factor authentication” switch. Enter your […]
In software engineering (and Systems Engineering), a functional requirement defines a function of a system or its component. A function is described as a set of inputs, the behavior, and outputs (see also software). Functional requirements may be calculations, technical details, data manipulation and processing and other specific functionality that define what a system is supposed to accomplish. Behavioral requirements describing all the cases where […]
There has been a lot written about whether or not it is ok for parents to control what their children are doing on the Internet. This starts with supervising which websites they are visiting and spending time on. Parental control applied to browsing means several things: Filter the websites which they are allowed to visit […]
Social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and alike are so heavily used because they make it easy for people to share information with others. Many don’t know that sometimes, what they share is shared with the entire user base of the social network, not only with their friends. Even if now the default settings have […]
I was asked a few times what is the difference between HIPS, NIPS, IPS, Application Firewall. I did research a bit about this and started to write something. But, then I found this great article (see below at the resources) which describes everything perfect. Also read my own conclusions at the end of the article. […]
Hello dear reader, I finally manage to find some time to write the introduction chapter called “Who should read this book”. I also added a new chapter in the “Device Security”, related to Microsoft’s announcement for the end of support of Windows XP. Please help me to spread the word about the book by liking […]
Well, at the first glance, this Myth might actually be true… But… It is never so simple to speak only about cost and effort. Let’s take software development as main example (I am good at that). If you are a company that does something unrelated to software development, such an approach might make more sense. […]
Microsoft will end the support for Windows XP, but the world won’t end because of this. In this article we will analyze what can happen, what you should do to avoid any damages and what you can do to continue to use Windows XP even after the support ends. No more technical […]
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