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Archive for the ‘security’ tag
Resolve DNS Lookups Faster using Google Public DNS
Google announced yesterday the release of a new DNS resolver called Google Public DNS. This is a product in direct competition to OpenDNS. With Google Public DNS, Google aims to bring speed, security and validity to DNS lookups. Try it out and see if you like it better than your ISP!
How to Lock the Google SafeSearch Feature
Google SafeSearch is a feature that you can use to block out explicit results from your regular Google search results and image search results. It’s useful if you have kids and want to make sure nothing bad comes up in the search results.
Now you can lock the setting, so that it can only be changed if the person enters the account password. To lock SafeSearch, click on Settings, then Search Settings on the Google home page and then click on Lock SafeSearch under SafeSearch Filtering.
How to truly browse the web privately
Of course, you already know that if you want to delete all traces of your internet browsing, you have to clear the History, delete the cookies and use one of the stealth modes in the new browsers.
So that’s pretty much it right? No one can see what sites you visited if you did this. WRONG! The Geek explains how there are other tricky aspects of Windows that record what you are doing and if you really want to get rid of all traces you have to clear the DNSCache and all Flash cookies. Say what!?
Mac OS X Tip: How to securely delete data
Need to delete some sensitive information off your Mac computer? If you have the new Mac OS X operating system, there is no need to download third-party data destruction software as there is now an option called Secure Empty Trash, which overwrites that sector on the hard drive with blank data. Nice!
Recover a lost or forgotten WEP/WPA key using WirelessKeyView
WirelessKeyView is a nice utility to have in case you ever forget your wireless network password or key. Sometimes you can create a password that you can’t even remember yourself.
Instead of resetting the wireless router, use WirelessKeyView to recover any WEP or WPA password stored on your computer by the Wireless Zero Configuration service.
Keep your Gmail account secure using these tips
Everyone should know by now that you need a strong password for your email account if you want to prevent it from being hacked into. However, there are other ways you can secure your Gmail account such as remembering to sign out when using a public computer or using HTTPS all the time. You can read the whole list on the Official Gmail Blog.
Secure Firefox while browsing using NoScript
One of the great things about Firefox is that you can extend the functionality with add-ons. NoScript allows you to block all scripts on a website except for trusted domains. This includes JavaScript, Java, and more. Using this, your browser will never be hijacked or clickjacked.
