Why Your Phone’s Auto-Connect Is Like a Sketchy Handshake
Ever found your device cheerfully latching onto a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device without asking you first? That's auto-connect for...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Oct 293 min read
The Art of Digital Self-Defence: Why Skipping Security Audits is Like Ignoring a Weird Engine Noise
Ever ignored a strange noise coming from your car, hoping it would magically fix itself? Yeah, me too. Spoiler alert: it didn’t end well....
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Esteffan Coetzee
Sep 263 min read
Digital Bouncers: Why You Need Antivirus and Firewalls on Lock
Have you ever wandered down the digital alleys of the Internet without a second thought about what lurks in the shadows? Well, it's time...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Sep 182 min read
Keep Your Mobile Device in Check: Why Rooting Isn’t Worth the Risk
Ever thought about jailbreaking or rooting your phone to get those sweet, unreleased features or apps? Sure, it sounds like a digital...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Sep 112 min read
Why Skipping Software Updates Is Like Ignoring a Leaky Roof
Ever hit "remind me later" on a software update, thinking it's no biggie, only to find your digital world raining cats and dogs because...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Aug 283 min read
Don’t Just Dodge Phishing Attempts - Report Them!
Let’s talk about something that’s probably cluttering your inbox as we speak: Those pesky phishing attempts. You know, the ones trying to...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Aug 212 min read
Hyperlinks: Click with Care, Not with Regret
We’ve all done it: clicking on hyperlinks, without a worry in the world. This needs to change if we wanna stay safe online. In emails,...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Aug 62 min read
Avoiding Phishing Scams Like The Plague: Stay Sharp, Stay Safe
Huddle up quick, let’s chat about a digital menace we’ve all wrestled with – phishing emails. These sneaky little messages are the...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Jul 242 min read
Spotting Scams in Emails and Messages: Your Cheat Sheet to Outwitting Scammers
Let's chat about something we've all faced – dodgy emails and messages. From your inbox to SMS and even those sneaky social media DMs,...
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Esteffan Coetzee
May 302 min read
Biometrics: Because You're Not a Robot (Yet)
Alright, let's face it: Remembering a gazillion passwords is about as fun as a root canal. With hackers constantly upping their game,...
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Esteffan Coetzee
May 212 min read
Passkeys: Your Ticket Out of Password Hell
Let’s talk about something that's changing the game in digital security: passkeys. Imagine living in a world where forgetting passwords...
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Esteffan Coetzee
May 72 min read
Browser Password Saving: The Lazy Genius’s Guide to Online Security
Remember the good old days when ‘password’ was an acceptable password? Yeah, neither do hackers, because, for them, every day is a good...
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Esteffan Coetzee
May 72 min read
From Chaos to Order: The Genius of Using Password Managers
Welcome to the 21st century, where our lives are a jigsaw puzzle of passwords. It's like every website is a clingy ex, demanding a unique...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Apr 253 min read
Single Sign-On: Because Remembering 50 Passwords Isn’t My Idea of a Good Night Out
Ah, passwords. Those little digital gremlins that we love to hate. You’ve got one for email, one for social media, a different one for...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Feb 202 min read
Strong Passwords: Why Your 'Password123' Needs to be Better.
So, you're using ‘password123’ for, well, everything? Congrats, you’ve basically rolled out the red carpet for hackers. It's like saying,...
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Esteffan Coetzee
Jan 252 min read
MFA: Why Relying on Just a Password is Not Enough
Ah, passwords. Those little strings of characters we love to forget and hate to remember. But guess what? In the grand cyber circus,...
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