Tips & advice

Mark Brooks of OnlinePersonalsWatch works with many online dating sites - and says that all of them are plagued by fake profiles, scammers and criminals looking for money, not love. A few simple steps can help ensure you don't fall for a fake...

Mastercard is piloting a scheme where smartphone GPS systems are used to authenticate purchases for travellers - which could spell an end to the frustrating and common experience where cards are blocked instantly when used abroad.

Pirated versions of popular Mac apps, spread via torrent sites, try to infect your computer with malware... and steal Bitcoins.

Businesses in America have increased security spending after the wave of high-profile cyber attacks late last year, including the Target breach - and most U.S. companies expect such attacks to increase over the next two years.

If you have received an unexpected email, claiming to come from British Airways, about an upcoming flight that you haven’t booked – please be on your guard. Online criminals are attempting to infect innocent users’ computers, by disguising their attack as an e-ticket from the airline.

Trading has been suspended on the Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox and its website has closed, amid rumors that the exchange has lost 744,000 Bitcoins in an online theft - worth around $350 million at Monday’s trading prices, according to Wired

Researchers have demonstrated an attack that completely bypasses the protections offered by EMET - a Microsoft toolkit used to provide safeguards against zero-day attacks, according to Ars Technica.

A large majority of routers used in small offices are plagued with security vulnerabilities - with up to 80% of small office/home office models having critical security weaknesses, according to a survey by Tripwire.