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Mobile Security

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

Mobile Security

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

A Q&A with security researcher Alejandro Hernández, who has unearthed a long list of vulnerabilities in leading trading platforms that may expose their users to a host of security and privacy risks

Editor11 Dec 2020


Digital Security

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Tips for buying gifts and not receiving coal

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Tips for buying gifts and not receiving coal

Digital Security

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Tips for buying gifts and not receiving coal

While shopping for the perfect presents, be on the lookout for naughty cybercriminals trying to ruin your Christmas cheer by tricking you out of both gifts and money

Amer Owaida10 Dec 2020


Digital Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 58 flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 58 flaws

Digital Security

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 58 flaws

The last Patch Tuesday of the year brings another fresh batch of fixes for Microsoft products and while the number may be lower the patches are no less important.

Amer Owaida09 Dec 2020


Digital Security

The Internal Revenue Service expands identity protection to all tax-payers

The Internal Revenue Service expands identity protection to all tax-payers

Digital Security

The Internal Revenue Service expands identity protection to all tax-payers

Starting mid-January, U.S. tax-payers will be able to enroll in the Identity Protection PIN program that was previously available only to certain users.

Amer Owaida08 Dec 2020


Digital Security

Google patches four high-severity flaws in Chrome

Google patches four high-severity flaws in Chrome

Digital Security

Google patches four high-severity flaws in Chrome

The new release patches a total of eight vulnerabilities affecting the desktop versions of the popular browser.

Amer Owaida07 Dec 2020


Digital Security

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Let Santa in, keep hackers out!

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Let Santa in, keep hackers out!

Digital Security

Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Let Santa in, keep hackers out!

Santa will soon come down the chimney, but there are potential entry points into your home and digital life that you should never leave open

Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins04 Dec 2020


Mobile Security

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

Mobile Security

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

Using a zero-click exploit, an attacker could have taken complete control of any iPhone within Wi-Fi range in seconds

Amer Owaida03 Dec 2020


Digital Security

Cyberattackers could trick scientists into producing dangerous substances

Cyberattackers could trick scientists into producing dangerous substances

Digital Security

Cyberattackers could trick scientists into producing dangerous substances

Without ever setting foot in the lab, a threat actor could dupe DNA researchers into creating pathogens, according to a study describing "an end-to-end cyber-biological attack"

Amer Owaida01 Dec 2020


How To

Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone

Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone

How To

Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone

Are mobile payments and digital wallets safe? Are the apps safer than credit cards? What are the main risks? Here’s what to know.

Amer Owaida30 Nov 2020