CyberLab

Cryptocurrencies . . .     A topic we all love to talk about and the topic we know the least about as basically it is the news nowadays cryptocurrencies news. Well it is bitcoin for most, for some even Ethereum ( Ether ), but do we actually know since the very start of Bitcoin in 2009, over 7,000 different variants of cryptocurrencies have been created.   S o, what is this cryptocurrency and why is it a topic to talk about? Well simply saying cryptocurrency is no different than the form of currency that we use but in the case of cryptocurrency it is not specific to a nation or a continent it can be used anywhere and everywhere through the internet  ( might be too early to say that but yeah ) , the basic reason for the boom in the cryptocurrency market is due to the fact it is a decentralized currency wherein each and every transaction is stored in a distributed ledger ( Blockchain ). And there is no central authority governing its issue and transactions. ...

Understanding the Web How the Web works? N ow for many of us it is quite simple as to getting on to the phone opening the browser and there you are connected to the digital world of the web or the internet, well it is somewhat true and most of us don't even bother to think much but there is a lot of things going on under the hood of those beautiful interface of our browsers.Being in a digital age and being connected to the web gives us a lot of power and as we all know with great power comes great responsibilities. Cyber threats have always been a big concern for everyone and being secure is what we all want so the proper understanding of the web is needed as for the first step towards security.So lets see what really happens under the hood when we search something on the web: We open the browser, we type in the URL(website name/whatever we want to search). The website name is saved in the history cache of the browser (according to our browser settings ,if in incognito m...

Differences Privacy : Basically the term privacy refers to keeping your information yours or limiting it to close family or your friends or your contacts,  Whereas on the other hand,  Confidentiality: talks about that a subjects information will stay a secret but this time from the perspective of the person receiving that information.  For example : on any social media platform we tend to share our information to limited or specific people or groups that is a matter of privacy concerns, but the same when it is about our passwords, our biometrics, our messages ,ATM pins, CVV these are all confidential information. These are some basic terms but play a vital role in our everyday lives , we all need privacy we don't want anyone sniffing our day to day activities we all want our space and that's the reason why being secure not just online but offline too is needed. Because privacy is not just  what we demand for its a right we all have. #RightToPrivacy ...