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Ethical hking. Qui accède à votre Google Drive, WhoHasAccess. Avec les services de travail en ligne et de partage de documents, il est aisé de donner accès à des fichiers à des personnes avec lesquelles on est en contact que ce soit à titre personnel ou professionnel. Google Drive comprend des fonctionnalités de partage assez étendues qui si on n'y prend pas garde peuvent engendrer des situations embarrassantes pour peu que la mauvaise personne accède à un document qui ne la concerne pas.WhoHasAccess est une application en ligne gratuite qui va examiner votre espace de stockage sur Google Drive pour produire un rapport complet qui va vous montrer qui accède précisément à quoi. Après avoir donné accès à l'application, l'analyse sur Google Drive débute. Selon le nombre de documents en ligne sur votre espace de travail, le processus est plus ou moins long.

Un mail est envoyé pour signaler que l'analyse est terminée. Source : WhoHasAccess. 7 Reasons to Use a Third-Party DNS Service. Your Internet service provider runs DNS servers for you, but you don’t have to use them. You can use third-party DNS servers instead, which offer a variety of features that your ISP probably doesn’t. We’ve covered third-party DNS servers like OpenDNS and Google Public DNS in the past, but now we’ll explain just why you might want to change your DNS server. Possible Speed Improvements Third-party DNS servers can be faster than your ISP’s DNS servers. This isn’t guaranteed — it will depend on your geographic location, how close the third-party DNS servers are to you, and how slow your ISP’s DNS servers are.

If all you care about is speed, you may see an advantage from switching to a third-party DNS server — or you may not. Popular third-party DNS providers like Google Public DNS or OpenDNS may be faster for you. Note that Namebench can’t benchmark every factor. Possible Reliability Improvements This goes hand-in-hand with the possible speed improvements above. Parental Controls. Browser Slow? How to Make Google Chrome Fast Again.

Have you noticed your usually speedy Google Chrome browser slowing down, or even crashing on you? Unnecessary plugins, extensions, and even browsing data can slow your browser down to a crawl, or make it crash. Here’s how to fix it. In this article, we’ll show you how to disable plugins and extensions and clear browsing data to speed up Chrome and prevent it from crashing on you. Disable Plugins By default, when you install Google Chrome, many unnecessary plugins are installed and enabled. Plugins help Chrome process special types of content, such as Flash, Java, Silverlight, or Windows Media files, but most of them aren’t even important to your daily browsing. Plugins can slow down the performance of Chrome, but you can disable plugins you are not using.

NOTE: You can safely disable every single plugin, but you may want to keep Flash enabled, as a lot of sites use Flash to display menus, show videos, etc. A list of installed plugins displays on the current tab. Disable Extensions. HTG Explains: Why You Don’t Need a Full Internet Security Suite. Internet security suites are big business. Trial versions packed full of features come with most new Windows computers. They typically include powerful two-way firewalls, phishing filters, and cookie-scanning technology. But you don’t really need all these features.

Internet security suites aren’t useless. Their antivirus protection is generally good, and they may have a few handy features. But they’re designed to sell you features you don’t really need. Antivirus is the Most Important Feature The most important feature in any Internet security suite is the antivirus. Windows 8’s built-in antivirus and security features should be fine for most people.

You should install an antivirus on your Windows computer if you’re using an older version of Windows that didn’t come with one. Firewall Protection Internet security suites also include firewalls. Windows’ built-in firewall blocks applications that attempt to act as servers (incoming traffic) and asks you for permission. Phishing Filters. HTG Explains: Why You Shouldn’t Host an Open Wi-Fi Network.

Open home Wi-Fi networks are still too common. The situation has improved as wireless router manufacturers began shipping with wireless passwords enabled by default, but there are still too many unsecured Wi-Fi networks out there. Hosting an open Wi-Fi network can cause a number of problems for you, whether you’re trying to do a good deed by sharing your connection or just haven’t set up a password yet. Image Credit: Matt J Newman on Flickr Legal Problems Legal problems are probably the scariest possible consequence of hosting an open wireless network.

It’s not likely that you’ll be arrested or served with a lawsuit, but it’s possible. Arrests: In 2011, a man was arrested for downloading child pornography. Neither of these is likely to happen, but they can happen. Image Credit: Michael Whitney on Flickr Internet Connection Consequences Internet service providers in the USA have announced plans to participate in a “copyright alert system.” Eavesdropping on Unsecured Traffic. Lock Down Your Wi-Fi Network With Your Router’s Wireless Isolation Option. Some routers have a Wireless isolation, AP Isolation, Station Isolation, or Client Isolation feature that allows you to lock down your Wi-Fi network. This feature is ideal for businesses with public Wi-Fi networks or anyone who’s just a bit paranoid. This feature confines and restricts clients connected to the Wi-Fi network. They can’t interact with devices connected to the more secure wired network, nor can they communicate with each other.

They can only access the Internet. What This Feature Does On standard home routers with standard settings, every device connected to the router is considered part of the same local network and can communicate with each other device on that network. For example, if you’re a business with a public Wi-Fi network, you don’t want clients connected to the public Wi-Fi network to have access to your servers and other systems connected to the wired network. At home, you likely have a single router with a variety of devices connected to it. Guest Networks vs. Lock Down Your Wi-Fi Network With Your Router’s Wireless Isolation Option. Silent Circle showcases new smartphone, tablet and enterprise-minded privacy platform.

Silent Circle, makers of the security-minded Blackphone, has come to Mobile World Congress with a pair of new mobile devices and an update to PrivatOS. The Blackphone 2 consists of a 5.5-inch, 1080p display that’s powered by an octa-core CPU and 3GB of RAM. There’s also 32GB of onboard storage, a microSD card slot and a larger battery. Pricing will likely be around the same as the current Blackphone, $629. The other device, known as Blackphone+, is a tablet that’ll feature a 7-inch display and a Qualcomm processor. It’s set to arrive during the second half of this year. The bigger takeaway here is the enterprise focus. Silent Circle also introduced the first major update to its Android-based operating system. There’s also Silent Meeting, described as secure conference calling for multiple participants. HTG Explains: When Do You Need to Update Your Drivers?

Talk to any tech person, read any forum, and at some point you’re sure to be told to update your drivers… but what does that really mean? And is it necessary to compulsively update your drivers? Here’s our take. Drivers? What Are Drivers? In very simple terms, drivers are computer programs that let Windows and your other applications interact with a hardware device. When Should You Update Your Drivers? Rule: Don’t fix what isn’t broken. If you’ve got a problem with a device, you should think about upgrading the drivers. There’s a notable exception to this rule, of course. Essentially, if you’ve got an AMD/ATI or NVidia video card, and you’re using the built-in Windows drivers, that’s a great time to switch drivers.

Which Drivers Should You Update? Rule: Use the right drivers, not just the latest ones. When you first get a new PC, reload Windows on an old PC, or build a new PC, you’re going to want to make sure that you are using the correct drivers. Off the Shelf PC.