Blogs @ SelvanSoft

  I regularly contribute to a subreddit named r/cybersecurity_help and a few others like r/MacOS , r/IdentityTheft, r/privacy, r/linuxquest...

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is one of the most misunderstood technologies among non-technical people. In fact, I have encountered many t...

What is third-party cookie? Have you ever wondered why websites suddenly start serving you ads for specific products everywhere you browse? ...

Who says there is no free lunch? I saw this ad from TeraBox (terabox.com) for a free/permanent 1TB cloud storage which I thought was too goo...

Easy way to check if your computer is/was compromised now or in the past With the recent addition of Naz.API dataset ( a massive collection ...

As part of your new year’s resolution, it is a good idea to get your online security a fresh start in 2024. With cyber threats becoming an u...

Many of us know or heard about how easy it is for cyber criminals to circumvent the SMS based 2FA authentication. While SIM swap scams are ...

Here are three simple steps you can take while doing online banking to minimize your chances of becoming a victim. As the title says, these ...

Here is some advice on simple cyber hygiene practices to protect yourself online. You really don't have to take extreme steps to bulletp...

We all know that Facebook collects data on all of us. They manage to do that with different ways including via 3rd-party web browser cookies...

  If your android phone runs out of battery sooner than you expected, you are not alone. The culprits are power hungry, and poorly designed ...

Before I go into steps to protect yourself from card skimmers, it is important to understand the various protocols used in POS (point of sal...

ProtonVPN Not sure any of you are aware of Proton Mail which is a fully secure email service and has been around for a while. I signed up fo...