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Who should read the “Improve your security” ebook?

You have an email account, a Facebook account, a LinkedIn or XING account.  And you have passwords for them. You think you’re secure. But you are not. These days, cybercriminals aren’t only after our computers’…


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Parental control for web browsing

There has been a lot written about whether or not it is ok for parents to control what their children are doing on the Internet. This starts with supervising which websites they are visiting and…


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Parental supervision for sharing

Social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and alike are so heavily used because they make it easy for people to share information with others. Many don’t know that sometimes, what they share is shared with…


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New version of the book published

Hello dear reader, I finally manage to find some time to write the introduction chapter called “Who should read this book”. I also added a new chapter in the “Device Security”, related to Microsoft’s announcement…


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Myth #21: effort and costs are reduced if we outsource

Well, at the first glance, this Myth might actually be true… But… It is never so simple to speak only about cost and effort. Let’s take software development as main example (I am good at…


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How to continue with the Chapter 7, Online safety for parents?

I started some time ago to write the chapter 7, Online safety for parents. There is so much to write about, that I don’t know where to start. Does anyone have some ideas or thoughts how…


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New content available in the ebook

Hello dear reader, I am living really are exciting times as the book starts to be known world-wide. Have a look in the “In the News” page on the blog: http://improve-your-security.org/news/ I added two new…


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Myth #20: If I use SSL to send emails nobody can peek into my emails

It is true that if you connect to the email server via SSL (actually, using the SMTPS protocol) nobody can peek into your email… until they reach the server.            …


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“Improve your security” completely free today

As announced in the post “February 11. is the “Safer Internet Day” I give today the book for free. The book is anyway by default free of charge, but now I made it easier for everyone…


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Advises for parents and tutors in regard to online safety

1. Education and trust Talk with young people about what is appropriate and what’s not. Explain what is and configure with them the privacy and security settings for the social networks they use. Let them…


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