Microsoft’s decision to limit Windows 11 to newer hardware has left millions of PCs behind. If you’re running an older machine (or you simply don’t want to be locked deeper into Microsoft’s data-hungry ecosystem) you still have options. Some paths emphasize ease of use, while others prioritize security, privacy, and control. 📊 Tap to view…
How Spyware Operators Like NSO Group Win(and How to Defend Yourself) Spyware operators like NSO Group, creators of Pegasus, are not hackers chasing credit card numbers or random victims. They act with precision, patience, and state-level resources. Their success does not come from being more intelligent than engineers at Apple or Google but from playing…
Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars. Over 80% of security incidents now start in the browser. Chrome. Edge. Firefox. Even Safari. They’re not just productivity tools anymore. They’ve become the primary attack surface. Groups like Scattered Spider have figured this out. Instead of smashing endpoints with malware, they slip in through the…
🔹Top Picks at a Glance From our latest analysis, here’s how some of the most popular password managers performed: Bitwarden and Proton Pass came out on top, offering excellent privacy, high anonymity potential, and strong security — all while staying user-friendly and feature-rich. KeePass earned high marks for its offline, self-hosted capabilities and privacy-by-design model,…
When it comes to reducing your digital exposure, few steps are as impactful as getting out of a stock phone. Apple and Google phones are deeply tied to surveillance ecosystems. They track you through telemetry, app behavior, location data, and account linkages. At ObscureIQ, we tell clients that just getting anything beyond a stock iPhone…
What You Need to Know Most phones are built to track you. Carriers want your ID, platforms want your accounts, and resellers keep logs. If you want a device that doesn’t tie back to your identity, you must be deliberate about how you buy it. We’ve put together a full guide on buying a used…
The Truth About Encrypted Cloud Storage: Which Option Protects You Best? Cloud storage has become unavoidable. Every document, photo, and message we put online has the potential to be harvested, sold, or weaponized against us. That’s why the first rule of protecting your digital perimeter is simple: Any encrypted cloud storage is better than the…
Letting AI Summarize Unknown Email, Docs… Gives attackers a way to execute hidden commands. Your “summary” is their payload. AI is being forced into everything. Now it’s in Gmail. And it’s exploitable. This is a problem Google is trying to address but it’s not an easy fix. We also don’t believe that it’s a problem…