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Amer Owaida • 23 Jun 2021 • 2 min. read
Privacy
Brave launches its own, privacy-focused search engine
How To
How to tell if a website is safe
Ransomware
5 essential things to do before ransomware strikes
Brave's search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace
Amer Owaida • 23 Jun 2021
It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future
Cameron Camp • 18 Jun 2021
Most health apps engage in unhealthy data-harvesting habits
Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent
Amer Owaida • 17 Jun 2021
Digital Security
OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?
OSINT can be used by anyone, both for good and bad ends – here’s how defenders can use it to keep ahead of attackers
Phil Muncaster • 16 Jun 2021
Cybercrime
Microsoft takes down large-scale BEC operation
The fraudsters ran their campaigns from the cloud and used phishing attacks and email forwarding rules to steal financial information
Amer Owaida • 15 Jun 2021
Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?
How do vishing scams work, how do they impact businesses and individuals, and how can you protect yourself, your family and your business?
Phil Muncaster • 14 Jun 2021
Tracking ransomware cryptocurrency payments: What now for Bitcoin?
Should we expect cybercriminals to ditch the pseudonymous cryptocurrency for other forms of payment that may be better at throwing law enforcement off the scent?
Cameron Camp • 11 Jun 2021
Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day
The latest Chrome update patches a bumper crop of security flaws across the browser’s desktop versions
Amer Owaida • 10 Jun 2021