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Policing Our Own Community As a Tool to Prevent Government Intrusion via Cryptocurrency Regulations

11 Jan 2020 6 minute read 0 comments bettercallpaul

Policing Our Own Community As a Tool to Prevent Government Interference via Cryptocurrency Regulations A Novel Approach By W. Paul Alexander for  BetterCallPaulTV    ***Republished by the author (me) for re-contemplation months later*** The Problem...

Tips on passwords

10 Jan 2020 3 minute read 0 comments cholaBature

A password is the string of texts,numbers and symbols that unlocks your online account. It's like a key that is used to unlock a locker. In the current cyber world passwords might be a boring topic but a few simple tips might prevent your account fro...

“Shhgit” can scan for private Crypto keys and Passwords

9 Jan 2020 2 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

The Web App scans public code repositories like GitHub to search for sensitive information in real-time   Massive hacks of corporate databases, government networks & widespread malware lurking on the Internet highlights the importance of securing one...

Carding: what is it?

7 Jan 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Ilcarp

Carding is the exchange and sale of credit cards (their data, not the physical cards.) And their use to buy online or, more difficultly, to transfer the money present in them. The markets that sell credit cards are manifold and almost all are found i...

This Online black marketplace is selling your digital identity

7 Jan 2020 2 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

Beware of the ever-evolving scary side of the Dark Web.   Cybersecurity has become an ever more important issue for more than 4 billion netizens. As more of us spend an increasing amount of time online, safeguarding ones’ digital identity from the ne...

Ransomware: how they are and how to defend themselves

7 Jan 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Ilcarp

According to the IOCTA 2019 annual report, presented by Europol in October 2019. Ransomware represents the main cyber threat of 2019 and 2020. Initially widespread in Russia, ransomware attacks have now penetrated worldwide (The McAfee software house...

Secure Elements: The Last Line of Defense

7 Jan 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Cobo Vault

The recently passed Proof-of-Keys movement marked a silent revolution of individuals declaring financial independence by claiming ownership of their keys. In our last article, we explained why a hardware wallet with a Secure Element gives you the mos...

Secure Elements: Harnessing A Force of Nature

7 Jan 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Cobo Vault

Part of the brilliance of Bitcoin is its ability to harness the infinite power of randomness to disguise information for security purposes. Think about that for a second — Bitcoin leverages nothing less than entropy, a force of nature, to make your p...

Air-Gapped Computers and Phones vs Hardware Wallets: What’s the Difference?

7 Jan 2020 5 minute read 6 comments Cobo Vault

Considering using an old computer or smartphone as cold wallet rather than placing your trust in a third party’s hardware wallet? Research suggests you may want to think twice, as air-gapped computers and smartphones are rife with vulnerabilities tha...

Exploit kits: what they are and how to defend yourself

6 Jan 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Ilcarp

Let's start by explaining what exploits are. An exploit is any type of script or virus that exploits vulnerabilities to create unexpected behaviors in a software, and through appropriate commands, make it perform actions not originally foreseen.All t...