Rob Waugh

Rob Waugh

Independent Correspondent



736 articles by Rob Waugh

Less Technical

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Less Technical

Criminal hacking continues to cause headaches for Yahoo members

Malicious spam may still be spreading across Yahoo! Mail accounts. We show you how to turn on the added verification process that Yahoo! offers.

Rob Waugh23 Mar 20132 min. read


Scams

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Scams

Spammers leverage news of a new Pope and other world events

Major world events always bring with them an upsurge in related spam and the election and inauguration of a new Pope is no exception.

Rob Waugh22 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

Gartner indicates shift to mobile computing happening faster than expected

Gartner indicates shift to mobile computing happening faster than expected

Less Technical

Gartner indicates shift to mobile computing happening faster than expected

According to a survey by technology industry analysts Gartner, the adoption of mobile devices is happening even faster than expected.

Rob Waugh15 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

UK consumers remain concerned about bank security

UK consumers remain concerned about bank security

Less Technical

UK consumers remain concerned about bank security

A survey of UK consumers, sponsored by telecoms supliers Avaya and Sabio had some worrying results for the financial sector.

Rob Waugh15 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

Criminal hackers increasingly attracted to smaller businesses

Criminal hackers increasingly attracted to smaller businesses

Less Technical

Criminal hackers increasingly attracted to smaller businesses

Even the smallest web based business in the world will attract criminal hackers interested in stealing financially valuable data.

Rob Waugh15 Mar 20133 min. read


ESET research

Adobe and Microsoft release critical patches for March

Adobe and Microsoft release critical patches for March

ESET research

Adobe and Microsoft release critical patches for March

Adobe and Microsoft have both released patches this week to address vulnerabilities in respective software applications and advise all users to apply the patches as soon as possible, if applicable to them.

Rob Waugh14 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

Obama uses TV interview to raise cyber awareness

Obama uses TV interview to raise cyber awareness

Less Technical

Obama uses TV interview to raise cyber awareness

President Obama has used a TV interview to further raise public awareness of the growing cyber security threat against the United States.

Rob Waugh13 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

Top celebrities and government officials financial details leaked online

Top celebrities and government officials financial details leaked online

Less Technical

Top celebrities and government officials financial details leaked online

The Associated Press reports that celebrities, including ashton Kutcher and Kim Kardashian, along with top government officials have had private financial information stolen and posted to a rogue website.

Rob Waugh12 Mar 20131 min. read


Less Technical

Singapore joins fight against digital crime with new Cyber Security Lab

Singapore joins fight against digital crime with new Cyber Security Lab

Less Technical

Singapore joins fight against digital crime with new Cyber Security Lab

Reports from Asia say that Singapore is to open a new Cyber Security Lab in a bid to combat criminal hacking by training law enforcement officers in the latest anti-cyber crime techniques.

Rob Waugh12 Mar 20131 min. read