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Review: Can We Trust the Waterfox Browser? (Updated 2023)

Review: Can We Trust the Waterfox Browser? (Updated 2023)

Waterfox came into the browser scene in 2011, coming right out the box with official x64 support (a rarity among browsers at the time) and promoted itself as an "ethical browser." However, ...
Avoid The Hack: 3 Best Privacy Browsers Picks for iOS

Avoid The Hack: 3 Best Privacy Browsers Picks for iOS

This post was originally published on 2 APR 2021; it has since been updated and revised. Unfortunately, it's difficult - if not impossible - to delete Safari on a regular iPhone. However, ...
Avoid The Hack: 3 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Android

Avoid The Hack: 3 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Android

This post was originally published on 14 APR 2021; it has since been updated and revised. Most Android phones come from the factory with Google Chrome installed. As you're more than likely ...
Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Windows

Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Windows

This post was originally published on 2 APR 2021; it has since been updated and revised. Microsoft Edge especially sucks for privacy - even the "new and improved" Microsoft Edge powered by ...
Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Linux and macOS

Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Privacy Browser Picks for Linux and macOS

This post was originally published on 16 MAR 2021; it has since been updated and revised. Many of the suggestions here are compatible with both Linux systems and macOS operating systems; users ...
Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Secure Messaging Alternatives to WhatsApp

Avoid The Hack: 6 Best Secure Messaging Alternatives to WhatsApp

The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this. In an ideal world, you'd avoid non-privacy-friendly ...
Getting Started: Basic Personal Cybersecurity for Everyone (3 Easy Tips)

Getting Started: Basic Personal Cybersecurity for Everyone (3 Easy Tips)

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This post was originally published on 10 MAY 2023; it has since been updated and revised. Welcome to the world of cybersecurity! This guide was written for complete cybersecurity and privacy novices ...
4 Ways to Store Backup Codes, Keys, and Seed phrases

4 Ways to Store Backup Codes, Keys, and Seed phrases

Backup codes, keys, and seed phrases are important if you lose access to multifactor authentication (MFA) methods or are otherwise completely locked out of your accounts. There are many methods to store ...
Should you install the latest update? Yes, please do

Should you install the latest update? Yes, please do

While updating software, firmware, and devices may seem trivial, it is an important part of maintaining good overall cybersecurity posture. So, odds are you should definitely update to the latest version of ...
What is MFA and Why You Should Enable It

What is MFA and Why You Should Enable It

The biggest takeaway is: MFA can prevent account takeovers where credentials are compromised. That's it. Different forms of MFA exist, but in most cases enabling MFA is better than not enabling MFA ...