Tag: security

  • WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal?

    WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal?

    There are many instant messaging solutions available these days. A quick browse of the Google Play Store or the Apple store gives me Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Viber, Google Meet and a slew of others. So which do you choose when you care about privacy and data security? For the purpose of this…

  • What “The Witcher” can teach us about information security

    What “The Witcher” can teach us about information security

    “The Witcher 3 – Wild Hunt” is a massive open world role playing game (RPG) by Polish game studio CD Projekt Red. Based on the books by Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, the games center around the character of Geralt of Rivia, a famous monster slayer. The games series and books are so popular that…

  • The Social Dilemma

    The Social Dilemma

    People who know me, know not to get me started on the dangers of using the internet. If you do make that mistake, you’ll get a string of cautions about using social media, how you are being tracked and profiled and how you are being sold. Even worse, you are manipulated without knowing it. However,…

  • 10 must-have Firefox Add-ons

    10 must-have Firefox Add-ons

    My browser of choice for privacy, security and functionality is Mozilla Firefox. Even though early releases weren’t always great in terms of memory management, I’ve been with Firefox since release number 3 or so. I just updated to version 74. One of the things I love about Firefox is the ability to extend the functionality…

  • You don’t want an MDM policy on your personal phone

    You don’t want an MDM policy on your personal phone

    Most people have a smartphone these days and a lot of them use a personal device both for work and in private. Lugging around two phones is a hassle so many people will opt to use their personal phone for work as well. The employer may even agree to pay your subscription for you. Unfortunately,…

  • Manage passwords with KeepassXC and Nextcloud

    Manage passwords with KeepassXC and Nextcloud

    Store passwords in the cloud but don’t trust public cloud services? I’ll show you how to manage passwords with KeepassXC and Nextcloud.