The following situation may sound familiar: you suddenly start receiving strange messages from a Twitter follower or, worse, your own Twitter account starts acting oddly. What can you do if one of
your social network accounts is hacked?
Published 19.12.2013
More and more websites allow you to sign in using your Facebook, Twitter or Google login. How does a “social login” work and what should you pay attention to when using it?
Published 28.10.2016
Professionals and companies are increasingly storing their files and other data in the cloud, for instance via Dropbox. If you don’t fully trust the security of this cloud service, how can you give
your data extra protection?
Published 21.09.2015
“Never share your password” is excellent advice. Still, you may sometimes have to share a password (temporarily) with a colleague, family member or friend. How do you do this safely?
Published 07.11.2014
The Heartbleed attack has shown that everyone runs the risk of losing their password. What are signals to look out for that someone may have hacked your password?
Published 12.06.2014
You are aware that it’s best to use a unique and strong password on every website which requires a login. This is easier said than done: What is the best way to create and remember these passwords?
Is a password manager the solution?
Published 19.10.2015
Earlier this year, another two data leaks came to light. The first involved more than 700 million e-mail addresses and passwords, the second no less than two billion accounts! How can you find out if
your password has been stolen?
Published 15.03.2019
The Keychain feature has long been part of iOS and macOS. However, the new iOS 12 comes with some extra features to manage your passwords. What are they?
Published 07.12.2018
Almost all major online services now optionally offer a “2-step account verification”, which means that a password alone is no longer enough for logging in. How exactly does this work on your
computer, smartphone or tablet?
Published 13.10.2016
The well-known password manager LastPass recently became completely free for personal use. What is LastPass, and how do you use this tool correctly?
Published 09.01.2017