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Malware, Privacy, Scams, Cybercrime
Cyber Monday - 12 tips to help you shop safely online
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.
Rob Waugh • 27 Nov 2014
How To, Privacy, Scams, Cybercrime
Smart home security - how not to be dumb with your devices
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.
Rob Waugh • 24 Nov 2014
Privacy
Footage from thousands of home webcams found streaming on Russian site
A Russian website is showing off hundreds of feeds of live webcam footage from inside homes and businesses, which have been accessed by hacking into people’s webcams, CCTV systems and monitors.
Rob Waugh • 20 Nov 2014
WhatsApp gets tough on security
But only on Android for now. The popular messaging service has announced a default encryption protocol that surely makes WhatsApp THE most secure consumer messaging system in the world right now.
Editor • 19 Nov 2014
Privacy and security post-Snowden: Pew Research parallels ESET findings
Privacy and security online are hot button topics in America today, as a new survey by the Pew Research Center confirms, mirroring similar results from two different privacy and security surveys conducted by ESET.
Stephen Cobb • 17 Nov 2014
IT Pros also guilty of risqué selfies on mobiles
ESET study reveals many IT professionals are guilty of storing indecent material on their mobile phones, which would leave them embarrassed if lost.
Alan Martin • 14 Nov 2014
Website reveals 73,000 unprotected security cameras with default passwords
As we've reported before, users and businesses leaving their router username and passwords as the manufacturer's default are potentially leaving themselves open to an easy hack, but a new website has sprung up illustrating the point in alarming detail.
Alan Martin • 11 Nov 2014
Google security - how to lock down your Google account
If you use Gmail as your ‘main’ email account - or rely on Google services such as Drive for work - it’s well worth revisiting Google’s Settings menus to give your Google security a boost.
Rob Waugh • 06 Nov 2014
Government requests for private Facebook data up 24%
Government requests for private Facebook data have increased by nearly 25% since the second half of 2013, the social networking giant has reported.
Alan Martin • 06 Nov 2014