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How to learn what data Microsoft stores about you and how to delete it

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
20.01.2017

Microsoft has created a portal where anyone with a Microsoft account can view all the personal data that it is stored by this company on their servers. You can see the browsing history that Microsoft has about you, your search

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How to make safe banking and financial transactions when online

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
19.12.2016

Very few people think about the safe way of making financial transactions when online. Some connect to public WiFi and purchase items on Amazon or do online banking. Such behavior exposes you to many risks and it makes it easy

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Reviewing the IronKey D300 - Durability meets hardware encryption!

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
23.11.2016

IronKey is a solid brand in the world of data privacy and security. The company develops mostly encrypted storage solutions like USB memory sticks. Since February 2016, they have been acquired by Kingston and now they have also entered the

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Security for everyone - Reviewing Norton Security and Antivirus for Android

Codrut Neagu
03.11.2016

Android devices have taken the world by storm and so did mobile malware. Because of that, we need to virus-proof not just our computers, but also our Android smartphones or tablets. Just like most security vendors, Norton also offers a

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New features coming to Windows Defender in Windows 10 Creators Update

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
26.10.2016

At today's #MicrosoftEvent in New York, Microsoft played a clip that gave a very brief recap of the most important new features that are coming to Windows 10. In that clip, they showed for just one second, a screenshot of

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Security for everyone - How we review security products

Codrut Neagu
24.10.2016

Even though there are plenty of available antivirus solutions, home computer security is far from being perfect. One of the main reasons is that, in the feature rush, many developers forget about the most important piece in the puzzle: the

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Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android

Codrut Neagu
19.10.2016

If you worry about your child's security online and you do care about the information he or she has access to, then you probably considered installing a parental controls app on the devices your child is using. Kaspersky is one

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Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows

Codrut Neagu
17.10.2016

Besides creating a great antivirus engine, Kaspersky also develops other types of security products like Kaspersky Safe Kids. It's a parental control application that aims to offer parents all the tools they need to monitor and control the computing activities

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Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Antivirus & Security for Android

Codrut Neagu
12.10.2016

Kaspersky Antivirus & Security is the mobile antivirus product for Android smartphones and tablets, developed by Kaspersky Lab. It's a security app that promises to offer top-tier security, a series of anti-theft tools that will help if you lose your

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Kaspersky 2017 - the first security products to include VPN!

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
29.09.2016

Each autumn, new security products are launched, that bring new or improved security features to their users. This month, Kaspersky has launched their 2017 generation of security products which stand out from the rest of the market due to being

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Review Mio Spirit 8500 LM - A good GPS car navigation system and travel companion

Codrut Neagu
25.08.2016

It's been awhile since we've looked at a GPS car navigation system from a critic's point of view, but that time has finally come, as a few weeks ago we received the new Mio Spirit 8500 LM for testing .

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How to block the internet access of any Windows app, with OneClickFirewall

Codrut Neagu
13.06.2016

Windows Firewall is a good piece of software that does its job very well, even better than many paid firewalls. However, it has always lacked in one area: it's not very easy to access and configure. It's so hidden in

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Test comparison - Which is the best free online antivirus scanner?

Codrut Neagu
01.06.2016

Some of our readers asked us to test the most popular free antivirus scanners found online. Since such scanners are useful in providing a good second opinion, without having to install a fully-featured security product, we thought it is worthwhile

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"Stick to the Google Play store!" says renowned information security expert at ESET

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
31.05.2016

A couple of days ago, I was at a security conference called ESET Security Days. There were quite a few interesting sessions and I've met quite a lot of smart people who work in information security. One of them is

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Digital Citizen Awards 2016 - The best Windows security product of the year!

Codrut Neagu
10.05.2016

Computer security is big business these days and can only get bigger, as more and more devices are connected to the internet and more threats are surfacing on the web. As such, antivirus software is invariably getting better each year.

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Reviewing the Kingston DataTraveler 2000 - The memory stick that Agent 47 would use

Codrut Neagu
30.03.2016

Data security and data privacy are increasingly hot topics nowadays and because of that, more and more companies offer secure storage devices that aim to protect your data. One such example is the new Kingston DataTraveler 2000, a USB 3.1

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6 Steps to make sure that you can always locate your Android device

Codrut Neagu
15.03.2016

Did you ever lose your Android smartphone? Or your Android tablet? Wouldn't you have liked to have an easy way to find your device and pinpoint its location? Luckily, if you install Bitdefender Mobile Security 2016 on your Android device,

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How to make sure that Skype for Windows hides your IP address

Codrut Neagu
09.03.2016

While being the most widely used voice and video chat service in the world, Skype has suffered for a very long time from a really annoying security hole. If not set properly, Skype leaks your IP address. This was Skype's

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3 Ways in which Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus protects you against malware

Codrut Neagu
04.03.2016

Like any popular ecosystem, Android doesn't attract only great apps and people with good intentions. Most malware is designed with the purpose of making money and, with Android being the undisputable leader of the mobile world, it was only a

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My PC has a nasty virus. Now what? How do I remove it?

Codrut Neagu
08.01.2016

Y our computer got infected by a nasty virus. Windows is slow, your web browser freezes and you are constantly fighting to get rid of strange popups, warnings and advertisements. These are all signs of a malware infection. You are