A Thanksgiving attack across many Western news and information websites left visitors facing javascript pop-ups telling them they had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, according to CNET.
Gamers have become major targets for hackers – from large-scale attacks against gaming companies, to small-scale scams carried out via game chat channels. But a few easy security steps should help keep your precious rig at full speed – and safe.
To this day, Friends is one of the best sitcoms ever to appear on television screens and many of you will agree with me without a second thought. This NBC show ran for a period of 10 years and each season featured a hilarious Thanksgiving episode. The combination of Joey, Chandler, Monica, Ross, Phoebe, Rachel and […]
OnePlus is distributing special OnePlus One invites for its flagship device OnePlus One focused on India. OnePlus One will be available in India for purchase from December 2. Following the footsteps of other smartphone companies, OnePlus has tied up with one particular online retailer. OnePlus will be making these India specific OnePlus One invites available […]
Facebook has announced a set of new privacy focused terms of service, which aims to let users of the social network ‘control their information’, according to The Independent. The changes, which will be live as of 1 January 2015, introduce ‘Privacy Basics’, a tool that shows users who can see any information they share on
The Australian government is to conduct its first review into the country’s cyber security since 2008, ABC Australia reports.
Technology might evolve, but cyber gangs rely on tried-and-tested tactics. With a bit of care and attention, it’s easy to sort the genuine bargains from the too-good-to-be-true fakes.
Today, I was talking to some friends about the Candy Crush notifications and I found out that everyone is sick of the frequent notifications people send on Facebook. Candy Crush Saga is one of the top games available on Facebook, Android and iPhone. The users of the game are infamous for asking help from Facebook […]
Since the discovery of Stuxnet several years ago, there has been a parade of targeted malware that may have been created or sponsored by nation states. Does an average person or business really need to worry about these things?
The infamous anonymity of Bitcoin as a currency has a weakness built into it, according to a paper published by the University of Luxembourg.
Google has launched a couple of new security feature for user of its apps. Most strikingly, the Devices and Activity dashboard allows users to see all devices that have logged in to the user’s Google account, and from where, in the last 28 days, Mashable reports.
The hacktivist group Anonymous has taken down the official website of City of Cleveland – Ohio, against the shooting and killing of a 12-year-old boy going with the name of Temir Rice. In a YouTube video message, Anonymous had warned the Cleveland police department to conducted an investigation, reveal the identity of officer who shot […]
Hardening your Android Device should be your first priority when purchasing your new device and today i’ll be showing you a few methods on doing so. The reason on securing your device against hackers/stalkers/snoopers is to prevent malicious intent ,whether that be looking at your messages , wanting to install rats/keyloggers or even obtaining confidential […]
Craigslist visitors were left surprised earlier this week, when browsing the popular classifieds website led them to some unexpected places, reports The Register.
At the start of this month, Whatsapp added a new feature of Reading Receipts. One grey tick meant that the message has been sent, two grey ticks meant that the message has been delivered and two blue ticks meant that the message has been read by the recipient. The new Whatsapp feature of reading receipts was […]
NATO is assisting its member nations and partners to fend off cyberthreats. One such effort, NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS), was launched on 1 October 2014 to support Jordan in its war against ISIS or ISIL. The NATO has set up a team of cyber experts to help Jordan defend its key infrastructure points […]
NATO’s cyber security drills are underway in Estonia and are most likely to replicate attacks launched by the cyber wing of Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) and Russia. Around 400 experts from 16 countries are participating in the “Locked Shield” exercise this year. The cyber war drills are organized by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), taking place […]
A new study has revealed that as many as one in six Britains have fallen victim to a cyber attack.
Using password managers is often recommended as good practice in order to prevent overusing the same logins, but a new malware has been uncovered that specifically targets the password managers that hold all the variants.
It’s easy to imagine that ALL connected devices – from fridges to CCTV cameras – are a security nightmare, but there are simple, sensible steps you can take to lock these risks down.
Passwords as a method of authentication may be seeing their end of days. But what’s a realistic alternative to our old, alphanumeric security standby? Biometrics? Or perhaps two-factor authentication can play a role?