Web Security Blog

A Beginner’s Handbook to Malware

The Internet has a Boogey Man (or Slender Man, whoever your wimpy generation fears), and his name is Malware. Here at WOT, we try to keep

Alex at WOT May 23, 2017

How to secure your files & info on the cloud

Stop me when this sounds familiar – it’s pre-2006, you’ve just sat down at your computer desk, you reach over and turn on your machine

Alex at WOT May 3, 2017

7 ways to protect your mobile phone device

These 7 steps will help keep your mobile phone safe from cyber criminals

Given that most of us carry our smartphones 24/7, you’d expect them to be secure 100% of the time. You’d be wrong. Security threats to

Alex at WOT April 26, 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

Online gamers beware: You’re high-risk for identity theft

Few things are more satisfying than lowering yourself into your computer chair, seeing your favorite game’s loading screen, anticipating the imminent monster slayings, power-ups, and

Alex at WOT April 5, 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

Vault 7 Leak & Cyber Warfare: What are the boundaries and how will it affect us?

The CIA has been at it again. On March 5th, Wikileaks published over 8,700 CIA documents that focus on hacking and surveillance techniques. What’s more,

Alex at WOT March 14, 2017