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David Harley: "New scams are difficult to spot even for a trained eye"
What are the alternatives to passwords?
Social Media
Facebook turns 11 - what you need to know, and what do your likes say about you?
How To
Are you being tracked? How to spot a tracking app on your phone
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.
Editor • 04 May 2015 • 4 min. read
Is it time for big companies - at the very least - to abandon weak password security? If so, what password alternatives are there?
Editor • 05 Feb 2015 • 3 min. read
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.
Editor • 04 Feb 2015 • 3 min. read
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.
Editor • 29 Jan 2015 • 4 min. read
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.
Editor • 26 Jan 2015 • 3 min. read
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.
Editor • 19 Jan 2015 • 2 min. read
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.
Editor • 19 Jan 2015 • 3 min. read
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.
Editor • 09 Jan 2015 • 3 min. read
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.
Editor • 02 Jan 2015 • 2 min. read