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What is device fingerprinting, and how does it work?
Whenever you go online, your device shares small pieces of information about itself: its model, operating system, language, time zone, network type, and even the sensors it uses. On their own, these d...
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What is criminal identity theft, and how does it occur?
Unlike most other forms of identity theft, criminal identity theft goes beyond direct financial losses and fraud. Instead, a victim’s life could be upended by criminal charges and court summons for ...
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Is identity theft protection worth it?
In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 1.1 million identity theft reports. Identity theft protection services claim they can help keep you safe so you don’t become part of th...
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Tax identity theft: How it happens, how to spot it, and how to prevent it
Tax identity theft happens when criminals steal your tax information to file fraudulent returns or to do paid work that gets reported under your name. This type of identity fraud can lead to losing go...
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Encryption protocols explained: What they are and how they work
Picture sending an important letter without an envelope. Anyone along the way could read it. That’s essentially what happens when your data travels online without protection. Encryption protocols so...
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Zero-trust cloud security explained
Traditional corporate networks were built like castles: secure walls, such as firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs), kept threats out, and anyone inside was trusted. This castle-and-moat appro...
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What is the Caesar cipher? Definition, history, and examples
Over 2,000 years ago, Julius Caesar had his own way of keeping sensitive messages out of enemy hands. This ancient code, known as the Caesar cipher or Caesar encryption, is one of the earliest known e...
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Quantum VPN: What it is and why it matters
A quantum VPN is a virtual private network designed to protect your internet data from the coming threat of quantum computers. Unlike traditional VPNs that rely on encryption algorithms vulnerable to ...
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The 7 pillars of zero-trust security
Zero trust is a security model based on the assumption that threats exist both within and outside a system. In a zero-trust model, you trust no one until they’ve been adequately authenticated, and e...
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What to do if your information is on the dark web
It’s a scary feeling to find out your personal information might be floating around on the dark web. Maybe you got an alert from a monitoring service or heard about a big data breach and want to be ...
