Posts About Hardware

In the early days of computing, no one had to worry about having their computer stolen. It was hard to simply move the room-sized beasts and that’s even if you didn’t care about people noticing. Modern computer tech is just a little bit more wieldy now despite the frankly insane performance increases. This miniaturisation opens up the risk of theft. While it might be difficult … [Read more...] about What is a Kensington Lock?

There’s plenty of malware floating around out there on the Internet. Thankfully, there are many protection measures available. Some of them, such as antivirus products are designed to be run on a per-device basis and are ideal for individuals with a small number of devices. Antivirus software is also useful in large enterprise networks. One of the issues there, however, is … [Read more...] about What is an IDS?

In cryptography, some ciphers may be labelled with the acronym PFS. This stands for Perfect Forward Secrecy. Some implementations may simply refer to PFS as FS. This acronym means Forward Secrecy or Forward Secure. In any case, they all talk about the same thing. Understanding what Perfect Forward Secrecy means, requires you to understand the basics of cryptographic key … [Read more...] about What is Perfect Forward Secrecy?

Dumpster diving is the concept of sifting through trash. Typically this doesn’t necessarily involve physically entering a dumpster but rather just reaching in, but it can involve literally “diving” into dumpsters. The concept is fairly general and often involves people that are struggling to make ends meet claiming discarded but still edible food or items that can be … [Read more...] about What is Dumpster Diving?

If you speak English, you probably are familiar with the word compromise in normal use. Specifically, accepting something that isn’t quite what you initially wanted because of some competing factor. There’s no real limit on what the competing factor can be. Cost is a classic example, as is time, effort, material limitations, and other people's requirements. In the world of … [Read more...] about What is a Security Compromise?

Hackathon is a portmanteau of the words “hack” and “marathon”. The marathon part is pretty simple, the hackathon runs over a limited but relatively long time period and participants have to make do with the time restrictions. Despite the word “hack”, a hackathon doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with cyber security. The word “hack” actually sticks to the wider meaning of: … [Read more...] about What is a Hackathon?

In computer security, many issues occur despite the user’s best efforts. For example, you can get hit with malware from malvertising at any point, it’s down to bad luck really. There are steps you can take to minimise the risk, such as using an ad-blocker. But being hit like this isn’t the user’s fault. Other attacks though focus on tricking the user into doing something. These … [Read more...] about What is Social Engineering?

A cavity virus is a relatively uncommon type of virus that copies itself into unused spaces in files, thus spreading without affecting the file size of whatever it is infecting. They are sometimes also called “space filler” viruses. Many files have empty spaces that are normally ignored when it comes to executing the file they’re part of. The presence of these spaces isn’t a … [Read more...] about What is a Cavity Virus?

An Append Virus or Appending Virus is a type of virus that doesn’t destroy the program or file it’s wrapped in, but simply modifies it enough to contain the virus and let it continue to spread/execute. This type of virus is more difficult to detect than one that permanently destroys the program or file it is attached to. … [Read more...] about What is an Append Virus?

What do I do to increase the RAM of the PC, and am I unable to find RAM from the same brand? — Are you asking this question? Read on, as this article will explain if you can mix RAM brands. … [Read more...] about Can You Mix RAM Brands: A Guide for RAM Mix and Match