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Health Benefits of Standing Desks

Spending more of your day standing could reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Because the average office worker spends 5 hours and 41 minutes sitting each day at his or her desk, some describe the problem with a pithy new phrase...

What is Defense in Depth?

Internet Security, Netbits

Defense in Depth (also known as Castle Approach) is an information assurance (IA) concept in which multiple layers of security controls (defense) are placed throughout an information technology (IT) system. Its intent is to provide redundancy in the event a security...

Things You Didn’t Know Your Web Browser Could Do

Internet Usage, Netbits

The most-used program on your computer is your Web browser, but there’s a good chance you don’t know much about it besides how to visit your favorite sites. There are a lot of myths about browsers, here are a few simple tricks you really need to know. 1....

Wi-Fi Security

Internet Security, Netbits

Question: I’ve heard public Wi-Fi is insecure. How do I improve my safety when using it? Sophie via email Answer: With the rise of smartphones, tablets and laptops, it has become increasingly common to use public Wi-Fi without thinking about security and privacy. Most...

How Americans Spend Every Minute Of Their Days

Facinating Facts, Netbits

How many Americans are shopping, watching TV or working at any given moment of the day? A new interactive chart, built by e-commerce company Retale using survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, answers that question, depicting what Americans are doing in real...

Coastal Warming ‘Due to Wind Not Humans’

Global Warming, Netbits

The heating up of America’s west coast over the last century has been mostly caused by natural alterations in wind patterns rather than climate change brought about by humans, according to a new study. Between 1900 and 2012 temperatures have increased by about...