FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance and W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) proposed a web authentication standard that aims to replace the traditional password-based authentication with more seamlessly secure and smooth login methods. IT teams behind widely used web browsers Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have now devised methods that will kill off password-based authentication on […]
As we hit the browser day in and day out we have seen how the web security has taken to new heights. Today HTTPS encryption means the website is secure, and any website that runs on HTTP is not secure, and this is gradually marking its signature across the security forums. As reported in 9to5google, […]
Private browsing has become the trend now, and it becomes mandatory in some places. A lot of places don’t require Firefox, Chrome, and Safari etc. There are ways to hit the internet, which aren’t actually safe or secure, even if they claim so. So one needs to understand what it means to be safe. This […]
Exploring the online world has become a nightmare in the course of the most recent cyber-attacks and, taking a gander at how serious and advanced a portion of the current cyber-attacks across the world has been, it appears as though things are bound to just deteriorate. Despite the fact that programmers are showing signs of […]
After the Facebook data scandal, people have turned very cautious as regards protecting their personal data online. Twitter, it should be remembered, was also named as one of the companies that had sold users’ personal data to Cambridge Analytica. Now, Twitter has asked its users to change their passwords. This followed the discovery of a […]
If you are an entrepreneur who runs an online business, your digital properties including your website, social media accounts and emails are the backbones of your business operations. You need to make sure that your data is protected from hackers and your digital properties are running smoothly without any external threats or disturbances. Over the […]
This week, at the RSA 2018 security conference, Microsoft announced a new security-focused product named Azure Sphere. According to Microsoft information security expert and chief financial officer Brad Smith, Microsoft created Azure Sphere for the sole purpose of securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Azure Sphere announcement is full of fluff and a lot of generic […]
[squaread][/squaread] In a security notice, the Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure has revealed that it has suffered a setback after 438 BTC which is over $3 million ($3,542,957) according to current Bitcoin price were stolen from its offline Bitcoin wallets The company maintains that it has never been hacked or compromised and the incident took place when its CSO Dr. […]
The OWASP SecureTea Project is a application designed to help Secure a person’s laptop or computer with IoT (Internet Of Things) for notify users via twitter, whenever anyone accessing his laptop or computer. Description The OWASP SecureTea Project that was developed to be used by anyone who is interested in Security IOT (Internet of Things) […]
The only thing that’s worse than not installing the latest security patch for your insecure computer is installing a fix that ends up opening new loopholes. This might sound like fiction, but it’s reality in case of Meltdown patches released for Windows 7. As per Swedish security researcher Ulf Frisk, Microsoft’s Meltdown patch from January […]
Banks across the world spend a lot of time and money to protect the information of their customers. An irony, the easiest way for hackers to get information is through their card. The cards have magnetic strips that protect the information of the cardholders, which holds the imprinted digits and signature field, but now things have […]
So you’ve got a great idea for an application or software, and you’ve secured all of the startup money that you need to fund. Now you need to find a developer to turn your dream into a reality. Not so fast, though. You don’t want to pick anybody. When you pick the cheapest and fastest […]
Wi-Fi bug in iOS 11.3 beta 1 compelling users to downgrade About a week ago, Apple had released its first beta version for iOS 11.3. However, it appears that users who are testing this beta version experiencing difficulties due to some nasty bugs. For instance, the Skype application crashes every time it is launched making it […]
Granted, not all that glitters is gold, and mobiles also come with some drawbacks in terms of the protection of information. There are a number of risks that users may face when trying to secure their information on mobiles and tablets.
A cybersecurity summit designed to connect leaders in cybersecurity trends, physical security, systems integration industries etc is set to launch this year in June… The summit, named Cyber:Secured Forum, will be launched in Denver, Colorado and will be held from June 4 to 6. The summit has come into existence through a partnership of the […]
Tens of thousands of customers of the credit repair service are believed to be affected. The National Credit Federation (NCF) has become the latest in a long list of companies to leave the sensitive, private data of customers exposed for all to see online. According to Chris Vickery, UpGuard Director of Cyber Risk Research, the Tampa, Florida-based credit repair […]
Millions of people exchange message all over the world every day. But, how many people know what happens to a message once they send it? Is it being intercepted by any third-party users? Well, the truth is, we live in an age of internet surveillance and data logging. Agencies and organizations often want access to […]
Things may be going well for your business and if so great. But there’s always the threat of cybercrime looming over your online ventures. Whether it is to initiate a marketing campaign or to go about day-to-day communications through emails; today every business has an online presence as everything is connected to the internet. We […]
OnionShare lets you securely and anonymously share files of any size. It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor onion service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the files. It doesn’t require setting up a server on the internet somewhere or using a third party file-sharing service. […]
A group of researchers hacked Apple iPhone X Face ID facial recognition technology by using a 3D-Printed Mask that costs less than $150. On November 3, Apple released its new iPhone X and a few days later a group of researchers from Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has claimed to have hacked Apple’s Face ID facial recognition technology by using […]
Ride-hailing apps are currently in vogue now, there are countless small to large startups that are providing apps such as Uber and Lyft that are able to access confidential personal information on a daily basis. Users of these apps are required to provide explicit personal details about their whereabouts and destinations, which is nothing out […]