Ray Fernandez

Ray Fernandez

Russia was expected to wipe out Ukraine in cyber war. It hasn’t. (Header image)
Russia was expected to wipe out Ukraine in cyberwarfare. It hasn’t.
It’s been over a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Cities have been devastated, international sanctions applied, hundreds of thousands of fighters and civilians on both sides killed or injured, and millions...
Jul 17, 2023
10 min read
After 5 years of GDPR, are your privacy rights better protected? (Header image)
After 5 years of GDPR, are your privacy rights better protected?
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The law was adopted in the EU in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Cambridge Analytica shocked the world...
Jul 17, 2023
13 min read
Hashing vs encryption vs encoding: The differences explained (Header image)
Hashing vs. encryption vs. encoding: The differences explained
Our digital world runs on data. And data needs to be constantly formatted, verified, and secured. Every day, your data is encoded, encrypted, or hashed when you go online to write an email,...
Jul 17, 2023
5 min read
10 great webcam covers that shield you from prying eyes (Header image)
10 great webcam covers that shield you from prying eyes
Ever had the feeling that you’re being watched when you’re using your laptop? Or do you worry when the webcam light flickers? A camera lens, even a small one, always open and staring...
Jul 17, 2023
8 min read
What is white hat hacking? Here's how ethical hacking works (Header image)
What is white hat hacking? Here’s how ethical hacking works
If you think the words “hacker” and “cybercriminal” are synonymous, you are in for a big surprise. Hacker culture began years before personal computers were invented and decades before the internet went mainstream....
Jul 17, 2023
5 min read
Vishing explained: What it means and how to protect yourself
Not all skills used by hackers and cybercriminals relate to computing. In fact, when coding gets a hacker nowhere, they turn to a classic technique used by scammers and con artists: social engineering....
Jul 17, 2023
8 min read
Red hat hacking: Understanding the vigilante hacker (Header image)
Red hat hacking: Understanding the vigilante hacker
Hackers wear many “hats.” There’s black hat hacking, but there’s also white hat, green hat, blue hat, red hat, and others. Some do it for the money. Others seek to cause havoc and...
Jul 17, 2023
10 min read
16 common hacking signs: How to tell you've been compromised (Header image)
16 common hacking signs: How to tell if you’ve been compromised
How many devices and accounts do you use every day? From personal social media to work-related email accounts and messaging apps, the digital landscape continues to expand. And with this expansion, your data’s...
Jul 17, 2023
7 min read
What is WebHelper, that suspicious process in your Task Manager? (Header image)
What is WebHelper, that suspicious process in your Task Manager?
Is your computer running slow? Do you see too many ads and pop-ups? If so, your Mac might be infected with WebHelper, one of those malicious apps that has given users worldwide nothing...
Jul 17, 2023
5 min read
What is Wave Browser and how do you remove it from your Mac? (Header image)
What is Wave Browser and how do you remove it from your Mac?
What do you get when you combine a browser hijacker with adware, spyware, and a program that can self-install and make changes to your computer? Wave Browser is what you get. While some...
Jul 17, 2023
5 min read