Editor

Editor


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Less Technical

David Harley: "New scams are difficult to spot even for a trained eye"

David Harley: "New scams are difficult to spot even for a trained eye"

Less Technical

David Harley: "New scams are difficult to spot even for a trained eye"

Harley says that scams and social engineering have been a constant in cybercrime - but in the past few years, some scams have got markedly more sophisticated, and more difficult even for a trained eye to spot.

Editor04 May 20154 min. read


What are the alternatives to passwords?

What are the alternatives to passwords?

What are the alternatives to passwords?

Is it time for big companies - at the very least - to abandon weak password security? If so, what password alternatives are there?

Editor05 Feb 20153 min. read


Social Media

Facebook turns 11 - what you need to know, and what do your likes say about you?

Facebook turns 11 - what you need to know, and what do your likes say about you?

Social Media

Facebook turns 11 - what you need to know, and what do your likes say about you?

Facebook updated its privacy settings at the end of January. As Facebook turns 11 today, here’s what you need to know about the new settings and how they could affect you.

Editor04 Feb 20153 min. read


How To

Are you being tracked? How to spot a tracking app on your phone

Are you being tracked? How to spot a tracking app on your phone

How To

Are you being tracked? How to spot a tracking app on your phone

Tracking apps and spyware are a genuine risk, and an extremely unpleasant invasion of privacy for many. Here are our tips on how to recognize if you have a tracking app on your phone, and what to do about it.

Editor29 Jan 20154 min. read


How To

6 WhatsApp Security Tips

6 WhatsApp Security Tips

How To

6 WhatsApp Security Tips

Even though WhatsApp now encrypts all of its messages and data, it pays to be secure with your chats. Here are our top WhatsApp security tips.

Editor26 Jan 20153 min. read


Scams

Holiday security tips - booking online safely

Holiday security tips - booking online safely

Scams

Holiday security tips - booking online safely

With Christmas fast becoming a distant memory and the January blues setting in, thousands of us are turning our eyes to booking a holiday abroad. But the recent hacks at United and American Airlines show that hackers see the travel industry as fertile territory.

Editor19 Jan 20152 min. read


How can businesses save money on internet security in 2015?

How can businesses save money on internet security in 2015?

How can businesses save money on internet security in 2015?

A recent report from Piper Jaffray found that 75% of companies expected to increase their IT security spending in 2015, following a year of high-profile hacks and data breaches in 2014.

Editor19 Jan 20153 min. read


Privacy

Facebook privacy - why statements about copyright don't do anything

Facebook privacy - why statements about copyright don't do anything

Privacy

Facebook privacy - why statements about copyright don't do anything

Facebook users around the world have reported the return of the network’s longer-lasting hoaxes - a legal disclaimer which allows users to regain copyright over their images and other content. Here's why it doesn't work.

Editor09 Jan 20153 min. read


Scams

Police close in on Bitcoin fraudsters who stole $370m in Mt Gox collapse

Police close in on Bitcoin fraudsters who stole $370m in Mt Gox collapse

Scams

Police close in on Bitcoin fraudsters who stole $370m in Mt Gox collapse

Police are closing in on thieves who stole Bitcoin valued at $370 million during the collapse of popular exchange Mt Gox - and just 1% of the theft is believed to be the work of outside hackers.

Editor02 Jan 20152 min. read