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Realizing your phone has been hacked is much more than an inconvenience. From storing pictures of your cat to accessing your bank account and making purchases, we rely on smartphones for almost everything.

The more you use your smartphone, the more important it is to know how to spot, fix, and prevent malware attacks. Most hacks on Android and iOS devices can be reversed, so once you suspect something, it's important to stay calm and take immediate action.

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If you ever traveled abroad or simply went outside and forgot that you’re out of mobile data, you probably felt a need to find free Wi-Fi somewhere. Being stranded without internet can be stressful, especially if you’re in a hurry and don’t know where to go without a GPS.

To help you forget this stress, we put together this guide that will explain how to get free Wi-Fi quickly. After reading, you will know about the best places to find it, the best apps to use, and how to remain safe on public Wi-Fi networks.

No one's forcing us to lock our front doors, but everyone does it anyway. Encryption plays a similar role in safeguarding your internet connection, except that many people still don't do it. The concept of encrypting internet traffic isn't so well-known.

Simply put, encryption makes information unreadable by unauthorized third parties. Just as someone without a key can't access your locked house, no one without an encryption key can access your encrypted data.

We're going to cover all the basics to start locking the cyber doors to your internet connection. With the right tools, sensitive data can be protected without much hassle.

A cybercriminal isn't always a loner writing code in his mom's basement. Often, malicious software is created by multimillion-dollar corporations with their own LinkedIn profiles and Wikipedia pages.

Such is the NSO Group, the developers of the notorious Pegasus spyware. This software can extract a wealth of data from the victim's smartphone - conversations, chats, photos, geo-location, without them even falling for a phishing attack.

The company positions itself as fighting terrorism but has been listed as a threat to the US, and, reportedly, Pegasus spyware was used against journalists and activists. The lines between proper and improper spyware are becoming blurry. What can we do to avoid it being used against us?

IP addresses are often used to identify you online. Most devices and operating systems offer several methods to mitigate these risks by changing your IP address.

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Wi-Fi networks are all about user convenience. No one wants to use cables for internet connection anymore. While wireless setups are beneficial, they carry risks if Wi-Fi is managed improperly.

That's where Wi-Fi restrictions come in. It's a way for a network administrator to tackle performance and security problems by preventing unauthorized access, limiting bandwidth, and making a list of blocked sites.

Unfortunately, such restrictions may be imposed without regard for your convenience. This article is a guide on how you can take matters into your own hands, and bypass blocked websites if needed.