Category: Security

Many times we wish to send a secret message to friends or family which we do not wish to be seen by anyone else. This could be Credit Card numbers or passwords or even some sensitive personal information like Aadhar Number or PAN number. Notwithstanding the encryption used by email systems and Whatsapp, if you wish to include another layer of security, this simple method is quite effective.

Just type encrypter in Google Search and select the website which comes up with a prefix of cs.franklin. edu/……  You will be presented with a box where you could type your message and click on Encrypt. Your message will now be converted to a set of random numbers. You can then copy the output of random numbers and send them via Email or WhatsApp or any other means to the receiver.

Conversely, the recipient also needs to go to the same website and paste the random numbers received and click on Decrypt – the original message will be revealed instantly.

To make it more secure, you may even include a password which you can relay separately to the recipient and then, decryption will be possible only on entering the correct password.

Very interesting for those who have to send confidential stuff often.

https://cs.franklin.edu/~whittakt/ITEC136/examples/encrypter.html

If you are tired of always having to swipe in order to answer an incoming call,  Auto Answer Call lets you answer a call by simply holding your phone to your ear. When your phone rings and the app detects that it is near your ear, it will beep once and automatically answer the call. It’s that simple!

NOTE: The app does not currently work for WhatsApp calls.

It works with your existing call screen / phone app and is very easy to enable and disable. You also have an option to end an ongoing call by turning the phone face down and to automatically turn down the ringer volume once the phone has been picked up.

A very simple and efficient app for daily use – for a small price.Android : https://bit.ly/3WBPwdn

When you give away your personal email online, there is a good chance that your email address would end up with a spammer or a hacker. SimpleLogin acts as a firewall for to protect your personal email inbox.

SimpleLogin is an open source solution to protect your email inbox. It allows you to create quickly a random email address, an alias. All emails sent to that alias are forwarded to your personal email address.

You can use the alias when subscribing to a newsletter, signing up for a new account, giving your email to someone you don’t trust. Not only an alias can receive emails, it can also send emails. An alias is a full-fledged email address.

Later, you can simply block or delete an alias if it’s too spammy. That’s it!

Android : https://bit.ly/4gjd8dy

This is a simple App which does a quick check of your WiFi Network. You can run a quick security scan and check if your wireless LAN is exposed to common threats such as WPS & WPA vulnerabilities. You can even dive deep into your Local Area Network (LAN) to discover potential security loopholes.

Apart from the security of your Network, the app also has a SpeedTest feature where you can determine the speed and health of your WiFi and LAN connection.

Once you detect security flaws, if any, you can get actionable insights to fortify your device and ensure maximum safety.

Apart from it being a great app for your home and office, it could be a valuable tool when you are using unknown public / private networks while travelling.

Android : https://bit.ly/3M24una

Very often viruses enter our system through attachments received in emails. Most of the time, if you have a strong, paid anti-virus tool installed, it will be prevented from opening and spreading. However, each anti-virus tool has its own limitations – what is caught by one anti-virus tool may escape notice of another anti-virus tool.

This is where Jotti comes in useful. It checks and scans each file that you send it, against multiple anti-virus tools. Hence there are more chances of any malware or virus getting detected. So, as soon as you send it to Jotti, the file will be scanned by E-scan, Avast, F-Secure, Kaspersky, BitDefender, Fortinet and multiple other tools. The result is that you have added protection against viruses in any of the files which you submit for scanning.

Jotti is a free tool and extremely useful when you are getting attachments from multiple sources and need to be extra careful before opening them.

https://virusscan.jotti.org/

This is an interesting app which allows you to make shortcuts of anything you want on your Android home screen. Simply select the feature and click on CREATE to shortcut. That’s it!
Create shortcut of just anything on your Android phone viz. installed apps and activities, folders and files from internal storage, quickly change your system settings, your favourite website, and much more.

If you use your Android device extensively through the day and need to reach your settings, folders, websites through multiple steps again and again, this is a must-have app for you. Loads of time-savings guaranteed!
Android : https://bit.ly/3t9NNej