Tips & Hints

Background, how-tos and food for thought on encryption, passwords and safe browsing – so you can protect your data and your privacy effectively.

VPN

How to protect yourself in public WiFi networks

In hotels, at airports or in a café, your data traffic can be read by anyone who is on the same network. What helps against it – and what does not.

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Passwords

The most common mistakes when using passwords

Birth dates, family names, the same password for every account: the typical patterns that make an attacker’s work easy – and how to avoid them.

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Encryption

Important reasons for encryption

Since the GDPR and the rise of the home office, data encryption is no longer a specialist topic. Which data is encrypted most often – and why.

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VPN

Should you always keep your VPN active?

A VPN protects your privacy – but it can also get in the way. When to leave it active and when it makes sense to switch it off for a while.

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Basics

Encryption and strong passwords

The two building blocks digital privacy rests on – explained compactly, with the most common mistakes and practical countermeasures.

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Travel

How to keep data safe from hackers on vacation

On vacation people are often careless – and that is exactly what attackers count on. How to protect your data while traveling, without being an IT professional.

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VPN

What is geoblocking and how you can get around it

Why some content is blocked abroad, how the block works technically and what a VPN changes about it.

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Encryption

Why the Recycle Bin is not enough to delete data

Deleted is not gone: what really happens when you empty the Recycle Bin and how to remove files so that they cannot be recovered.

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How-to

Using the Password Manager on iOS and Android

Step by step: install the app, synchronize your keychain via the cloud and have your passwords at hand on the go as well.

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VPN

How a VPN protects your smartphone

Your smartphone holds your accounts, photos and messages. What a VPN actually secures there – and where it additionally increases browsing comfort.

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VPN

Saving money with VPN when shopping and booking travel

Prices often depend on your location. How to check that, what to watch out for and why security is the real gain.

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VPN

How to bypass censorship on the Internet with a VPN

An encrypted tunnel to a server abroad – what that achieves against censorship and regional blocks, and where the limits are.

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Free tools

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User manuals

Detailed documentation for each product in our service area.

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