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Security and safety in the home are paramount to all of us. With so many children homeschooling, parents and adults working from home, and increased home deliveries, we need to keep our homes secure more than ever. Good locks or even a security system on your home is a great way to keep safe, however, what do you do when you are not at home or your children are home alone? An easy way to keep an eye on things while you are not home or even from within your home is in the use of video surveillanc …

A truism as old as the modern media age is that if you’re not paying for a service, then you’re not the customer, you’re actually the product. It started with radio, moved on to TV, and has never been truer than now, somewhere in the peak of social media. This is not always the case, as some free services are hosted as a public work, and you can tell because those services always need and are asking for money to keep running. (I’m looking at you, Wikipedia! The NPR of the internet...) However, i …

A mesh network (also called a meshnet) connects multiple routers, that work in unison with each other, to one main router. These routers integrate with one another to create a single network that provides a larger wireless range. Therefore, reducing wireless dead spots in your home or business. In most cases, the standard wireless router creates an “invisible bubble” and as long as you are inside that bubble and connected to the network of the standard router, your device will have a WiFi signal …

Today we will be discussing the differences between a modem and router. This will also help you determine what to look for when purchasing a new modem or router to make sure you have the best device for your needs. Both devices play a huge role in your network setup. Both devices have different functionalities within your network as well and serve different purposes. In some cases your local Internet Service Provider (ISP) might provide you with (or make you rent) a modem/router combo. In other …

We often take it for granted that good encryption is mathematically strong encryption. On a really basic level, this is true. Compare a ROT13 piece of text to the Vigenère ciphertext for an example that can be worked out on paper. In industry, the shift from using DES to Triple-DES years ago is another simple, if outdated, example. However, a cipher being hard to crack is actually not the most important operational aspect of encryption. In live deployments, the operational security of …