Piracy is Hazardous for Businesses as well as for Individuals

Producers are losing huge amounts of profits as people are streaming latest movies, series and songs online for free. Actors, producers, directors, singers and everybody related to those projects appeal people to buy the original content rather than the pirated one. There is a firm in US that lost half of its revenue due to the leakage of their licensed content as Wall Street claims. However, it is not necessary that if a person sees a movie...

Piracy is Hazardous for Businesses as well as for Individuals

Producers are losing huge amounts of profits as people are streaming latest movies, series and songs online for free. Actors, producers, directors, singers and everybody related to those projects appeal people to buy the original content rather than the pirated one. There is a firm in US that lost half of its revenue due to the leakage of their licensed content as Wall Street claims. However, it is not necessary that if a person sees a movie...

How to Prevent Theft of Intellectual Property

Innovation doesn’t come easy, and when you do finally mange to invent something with ground-breaking potential – everyone wants in on the action – they want to get their hands on your invention.  Out of all the inventions, the internet, the computer and the smart phone has had the greatest impact on our economies, personal lives, and overall quality of life – both in a positive and negative light. It seems, blue prints for virtually any...

All Researches are NOT meant to be Trusted Blindly

The majority of the people does not like to cross check the results of any research and trust the outcomes of studies blindly. You do not need to be too intellectual to figure out that the result of any particular research is bogus. For example, some of the studies’ results show that the worst fear of people is public speaking and the second worst fear is death. You do not need to be much cleverer to realize that the outcome of this research...

Worries that You Should NOT Worry About

Worrying is a natural emotion of human kind. You must have thought the worst case scenario before taking any step or making some decision. This is not a sign of being over cautious or psychopath; it is just a defensive reflex that the nature has gifted to you. This reflex helps you to make better decision and plan your steps properly. Be Prepared for the Worst Case Scenario The worst outcome of anything is called worst case scenario. Such...

How to Prevent Laptop Data Theft

Password Protect Folder  Running a small business is certainly no small job – especially if you don’t have expert help who can assist you in running your small business. In addition, it is likely that one of your biggest concerns is related to IT. However, whether or not you should upgrade to windows 8 may be not be a top IT related concern – you are more likely to be concerned about your small business data ending up in the hands of...

Moving on Employees are a BIG Threat to a Company’s Data Security

Almost every company is threatened by the fear of data leakage when an employee leaves a company and moves on to another employer. Employees tend to carry data with them, some employees pass it on to the new employer to prove his loyalty, however, it's quite a lame way to prove loyalty. As the statistics suggest, more than 60 percent of the employees get fired or resigns a company to join a new one steal data of the previous employer. Out of...

Follow these Guidelines and Stay Secure from Hackers

The most known threat for computer users is the threat of hackers. Hackers are considered to be the worst villain for a computer user; these online criminals steal the precious data of the users and sell it to others or use it to perform fraudulent activities. So what steps should a computer user take to keep his or her data safe against these fierce hackers? Keep your data encrypt Your may consist your financial documents, your social security number, your debit card and credit and credit number and other types of data that hackers are always...

Hackers are too Dangerous for your Small Business

A general perception of people about hackers is that they live in the remote areas of the world all alone. They just have a computer with some extraordinary configuration and some snacks to have while hacking. But, this concept is quite is not much close to the reality. Well, you want to know how hackers live or how they look like. Here is a brief description of them. You stop at the red light of a signal and a black Mercedes stop right beside...

Securing Employees’ Information is Necessary

Almost every region of the world has some laws regarding the information security of the employees. When technology was not as advanced as it is today, the records of employees were much safer as they were kept in hard copies I secure lockers and cupboards. However, in the modern era, these records are kept in soft copies in the digital database that is very much prone to getting attacked by the hackers or the fellow employees. It is the company’s...

The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is one of latest progresses in the field of computer technology. Working on your computer, but, keeping your data on an online server at another location is the basic definition of the cloud computing. There are always reservations to people about keeping their dear assets to the third party. The situation is quite similar in cloud computing too, there are perks and disadvantages of the cloud technology that you must keep in mind...

The Perils of Saving Your Data on the Cloud

For the last six months, I have been looking through the different types of commercial clouds, trying different software, machines and running benchmarks. During these expeditions, I found out that the claims that companies make are not worthy enough. The performance of these commercial clouds, software and machine are not up to the mark. Getting onto the cloud is not that easy, simple and carefree as it is claimed. To be honest, these machines...

How to Avoid and Overcome Loss in Business

There is an obvious risk in every sort of business, as wise people have said ‘there is no gain without pain’. But, no business would like to experience just pain without much of a gain. If a business sees continuous losses, it is expected to be wind up soon. The biggest goal of the business is to make enough profit to get the business going. To fulfill the purpose, companies must master the act of overcoming loss as loss is an inevitable part...

Remedies that can Help you to Get Rid of Anxiety

Anxiety is feeling that can make a person feel frustrated, angry, nervous or depressed. The reason for such moods is not very obvious and the person just feels down and wants to get aloof from the world or need every bit of attention (two extremes). Anxiety can steer you to a number of health and mental issues, so it is better to take some steps that can cure it to some extent. Here are some advices for your anxiety. Distract Yourself It is...

The Effective Cheating Techniques for Examination

There is no doubt that school and college life is far better than the professional life. You have small adventures, not so threatening risks and even punishments give you joy at the end of the day. School life has many memories; those memories include playing with your classmates, teasing your teachers, your first crush and also the exams. Exams can be a memory if you have passed them with some flying colors or if you have cheated on them as...

Built in Threats of USB Flash Drive

Where everything is turning mobile, the need of mobility of data is also getting stronger day by day. Many devices are serving the purpose of making data portable, but, there is no comparison to the service of USB flash drive in making data mobile. Only in last year, more than 20,000,000 USB drives were sold; the number speaks about its popularity and efficiency. However, these jump drives come with a number of built in data security threats. Deletion...

Smartphone Privacy: Four Essential Steps to Remember

Believe it or not, your Smartphone device can be blessing and a curse at the same time. You can use it to find nearby fast food restaurants – for when you are running on an empty stomach, or perhaps connect with loved ones while far away from home. In a nutshell, these devices can – to some extend – function as diminutive computers. Despondently, just like all other handy devices, smart phones are also prone to thievery and loss. Accordingly, if...

You Must Have These Fears Somewhere At the Back of Your Mind

There are people in the world who call themselves fearless of anything and call themselves brave. But, the fact is that fear is not a bad emotion to have, it actually gives us protection from the threats surrounding us. Not every fear that a person feel is about some kind of threat, there can be some mental disorders that makes a person feel certain types of phobia. However, there are some fears that are found commonly in all human beings all...