Have you ever considered that many (if not all) of your apps on your computer use the Internet to send information or run? Or have you ever wondered what a firewall really is and how to use it? These are just a few technical things that can go a long way in getting you started if you do not have the tools to do so. Therefore, it might be a good idea to download something like GlassWire. What is a firewall and how to use it? Good question! A firewall, like an antivir…

The purpose of Wireshark is to capture network traffic in a form humans can read. This is why we decided to test it on our Windows 7 computer and look at how the program handles our network traffic. Wireshark has a very simple layout that is easy to use and enables you to get started almost immediately. You just have to launch the program, choose what ‘packet’ to capture and then you can access all the protocols it contains. The packet displays real time…

Over the last few years, the word 'security' and 'surveillance' in particular have become very important in many Danish households. In step with the development of medialisation, we live today in a world where the use of both computers and smartphones takes up a lot of space, almost no matter where we are - at work, at school, but also at home at the dinner table or when we are at it annual summer vacation with the family. These technological invent…