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Tips to protect yourself from future cyber attacks

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Today, as we continue to equip ourselves with all kinds of security software like firewall, antivirus , endpoint protection programs etc, we find that all around us cyber attacks and data breaches continue to happen. Data gets stolen, systems and networks get hit by ransomware and identity thefts and all such things happen on a large scale. The recent WannaCry ransomware attack took the global cyber community by storm. Lakhs of people in over 150 countries were affected; companies and organizations realized, all of a sudden, that access to their systems and networks were blocked and they would have to pay ransom to get it all back on track.  Cyber threats and attacks continue to happen. In this scenario, it's always good to discuss how to protect oneself from any cyber attack that could happen in the future. Here we take a look at some very useful tips regarding the same... Think and click, a wrong click could land you in a mess! A wrong click could la...

Comparison of Remote Access Software Tools

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Remote desktop software, more accurately called  remote access software  or  remote control software , let you remotely control one computer from another. By  remote control  we truly mean  remote control  – you can take over the mouse and  keyboard and use the computer you've connected to just like your own. Remote desktop software is really useful for lots of situations, from helping your dad who lives 500 miles away, work through a computer issue, to remotely administering from your New York office the dozens of servers you run in a Singaporean data center! Generally, remotely accessing a computer requires that a piece of software be installed on the computer you want to connect to, called the  host . Once that's done, another computer or device with the right credentials, called the  client , can connect to the host and control it. Don't let the technical aspects of remote desktop software scare you away. The better fre...