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Amer Owaida • 22 Apr 2020 • 4 min. read
Digital Security
Buying a secondhand device? Here’s what to keep in mind
ESET Research, Internet of Things
Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?
How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training
If you’re trying to be responsible towards the planet, also be responsible to yourself and take these steps so that the device doesn’t end up costing you more than you’ve saved
Amer Owaida • 22 Apr 2020
In worst-case scenarios, some vulnerabilities could even allow attackers to take control over the central units and all peripheral devices connected to them
Miloš Čermák and Milan Fránik • 22 Apr 2020
Security is not a game, but learning about it could be – here’s why adding the fun factor can help employees become more cyber-aware
Amer Owaida • 21 Apr 2020
COVID-19, Business Security
Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?
Being at your beck and call is central to the "personality" of your digital friend, but there are situations when the device could use some time off
Tony Anscombe • 20 Apr 2020
Social Media
Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable
Can someone take control of your WhatsApp account by just knowing your phone number? We ran a small test to find out.
Jake Moore • 20 Apr 2020
COVID-19
Scams, lies, and coronavirus
Scams demanding bitcoin on pain of infecting you with the coronavirus gain their fair share of shine among schemes with a thin veneer of plausibility
Guest Author • 17 Apr 2020
Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19
The tool, which comes after a similar effort by Google, looks at how people’s traveling behavior has changed since the start of the pandemic
Amer Owaida • 16 Apr 2020
Half a million Zoom accounts for sale on the dark web
Even accounts belonging to banks and educational institutions were found on lists plastered across various hacker forums
Americans report US$13 million in losses from coronavirus scams
The median loss to fraudulent schemes that exploit the global health crisis is almost US$600
Amer Owaida • 14 Apr 2020