The cool and new products online are all cloud-based. These are great from a convenience standpoint because it’s so easy to access your data from anywhere. However, storing your data in the cloud means you have to trust the provider to not log or monitor your data, and trust their system to actually keep your…
Encryption is one of the best ways to protect your internet browsing from prying eyes or unwanted third-parties. When it comes to digital information, encryption is the strongest way to make that information understandable to only the person or people you’d like to see it. Why Should You Encrypt Your Internet Traffic? Even though you…
Your IP Address: Any website you visit can see you IP address, with even the most basic tracking measures. Read on to learn what an IP address does, how it works, and how you can hide or mask it if you want to. What is an IP Address? IP address is short for Internet Protocol…
If you use Google as your main search engine, Google collects information about you and your web behavior.. This information can then be used by advertisers and businesses— and could actually be costing you money! Visit My Activity to see exactly what information Google has about you. The heap of information Google has will probably…
Achieving any semblance of privacy when using the internet can feel like an impossible task. However, by making a few minor changes to how you use the internet you can make big progress in your online privacy journey. These 12 steps won’t guarantee your safety, by any means. However, if you take any effort at…
Search Encrypt is a privacy based search engine, so we use the best advanced data security features that we can to protect your data. We even go beyond the level of security that SSL provides. Our search engine includes “Perfect Forward Secrecy”, which means we’ve achieved one of the highest levels of security. What is SSL? SSL…
Search Encrypt is a private search engine designed with privacy as its core value. Search Encrypt protects your privacy by encrypting your search terms, expiring your search history and using advanced SSL encryption. We’re sharing a bit about how we encrypt your searches and, as a result, protect your privacy. Contents What Happens When You…
If your password is “passw0rd” or your last name, you’re putting your data at risk. Those types of passwords are easy to guess for anyone who has access to your computer or for hackers trying to crack into your accounts. Password managers make it easy to use strong passwords, because you don’t have to remember…
Over the past several years, we have seen massive growth in the industry of artificial intelligence. Its use in nearly every field has connected everyone and everything more than ever before. As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a larger part of the world we live in, so too does the need to increase security…
Cryptocurrency and blockchain have taken off in huge ways over the past year. There are countless opinions about the legitimacy, reliability, and future of cryptocurrencies and their widespread use. One idea that there is less disagreement on is that blockchain and cryptocurrencies’ ability to protect user data from companies and governments. Blockchain Is Great For Data Security The…
Integrity With encryption you know that your message hasn’t been altered by a third party. Authentication Because you have to have the encryption key to decrypt the message, you know the source of the information. Confidence You know where the message came from and that it hasn’t been altered. This means the sender can’t deny…
