How Can You Know If a Website Is Secure?
There is something innately exciting about going shopping online and waiting for your purchase to arrive, it’s like you’re expecting a gift — even though
Alex at WOT
July 13, 2017
P2P: Sharing and Swapping Files Without Becoming a Victim
If you’re old enough to remember Napster, you were around at the pivotal moment when P2P sharing became mainstream. But it didn’t all start then.
Alex at WOT
April 19, 2017
Why you need to learn how to spot phishing emails RIGHT NOW
If you’re wondering why phishing is still a thing, it’s because you and your friends keep falling for it. So stop it. Stop it now.
Alex at WOT
March 29, 2017
Why you should beware fake Facebook profiles
Remember Tom from Myspace? If you’re too young to remember, he was the automatic first friend for anyone who registered to Myspace. Not only was
Alex at WOT
March 21, 2017
Deep Web Chapter 3: What is The Dark Web & How Can You Access it?
In the final chapter of our tour of the Deep Web, you will learn exactly what the Dark Web is, and how the two are
Alex at WOT
March 1, 2017
Down the Clickhole: Exploring the Deep Web
We hear terms like “Deep Web” and “Dark Web” or “Darknet” thrown around a lot, usually in the news when arrests are made for crimes
Alex at WOT
February 15, 2017
Private browsing: How to go incognito and how private it really is
So you may have heard of private browsing before. (If it doesn’t ring a bell, just ask the nearest adolescent.) It’s also known as
Alex at WOT
September 20, 2016
Surf safely during the Vancouver Winter Olympics
Whenever a big event occurs, and you don’t get much bigger than the Olympics, cybercriminals take advantage by creating social engineering schemes meant to trick people into downloading malware.
Alex at WOT
February 16, 2010
WOT and Surf Canyon make search safer (and smarter)
Web of Trust is pleased to support Surf Canyon, an alternative search assistant that digs deep to find relevant information contained in search results on Google, Yahoo, Live Search, Lexis Web and Craigslist.
Alex at WOT
April 6, 2009
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