security

Does anyone have any opinions on the popular web browsers Firefox and Brave? I have recently become fairly privacy-minded. Both browsers have their benefits. They are both privacy-oriented, free, and open-source. Brave seems generally to function better (i.e., it breaks fewer websites), but I've...

Providentially, yesterday I started using a password manager (KeePassX) to organize my online passwords even before I read the thread here: http://www.puritanboard.com/f66/how-safe-cloud-67903/. It allows you to store your encrypted passwords on your computer. You can use dropbox to sync the...

Yep, the password management solution that Mac & iPhone/iPod touch users have been enjoying for a while is finally available for Windows. Combine it with Dropbox, and you've got a great solution for 1) creating & storing strong passwords and 2) syncing them (encrypted, of course) across all...

Due to the nature of my work (university), there is potentially sensitive information on my computer. The university wants plausible deniability (i.e., if my laptop were stolen, they could say, "Hey, it was encrypted. We don't need to send letters to all 20,000 students saying their...