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What is eavesdropping in cybersecurity, and how do you prevent it?
Eavesdropping in cybersecurity is when an unauthorized party secretly intercepts digital communications as they travel across a network. Typically, their aim is to collect sensitive information such a...
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What is an open port? A guide to network vulnerabilities
Your devices constantly exchange data across networks. This exchange happens through network ports, which act like numbered doorways that help direct traffic to the right app or service. An open port ...
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What is a dumpster diving attack in cybersecurity?
Most people think of trash as the end of the line, but in cybersecurity, it can be the starting point for some malicious actors. Instead of (or in addition to) hacking digital systems, dumpster diving...
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How to identify and remove the Windows Defender Security Center scam
Fake Windows Defender Security Center alerts are a common online scam. They’re designed to do one thing: make you panic. These messages often look official, sound urgent, and warn you about serious ...
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How to set up a static IP address (step-by-step guide)
If you need to consistently reach a device, such as a gaming server or a smart-home hub, you don't want its Internet Protocol (IP) address to change in the background. Assigning a static IP gives it a...
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DNS record types explained: A complete guide for privacy
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a core piece of internet infrastructure, responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses so internet traffic can be routed correctly and facilitating communi...
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What is dynamic multipoint VPN (DMVPN)?
As networks expand across multiple offices and cloud environments, keeping every site securely connected becomes a challenge. Traditional virtual private network (VPN) setups often struggle to scale w...
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What is encrypted DNS, and why does it matter?
Every time you visit a website, your device asks a Domain Name System (DNS) server to find the website's IP address. But here’s the catch: traditional DNS requests travel in plaintext, so anyone int...
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What is shimming in cybersecurity, and how can you protect against it?
When you use a device or an app, it doesn’t handle every task by itself. To work properly, it relies on other parts of the same system to do specific jobs. A payment terminal relies on software to p...
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What is MAC address spoofing?
MAC address spoofing is the practice of changing a device’s Media Access Control (MAC) address so it appears to be a different device on a network. Every device that connects to a network, including...
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