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Digital Security

Buying a secondhand device? Here’s what to keep in mind

Buying a secondhand device? Here’s what to keep in mind

Digital Security

Buying a secondhand device? Here’s what to keep in mind

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 Owaida22 Apr 2020


ESET Research, Internet of Things

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

ESET Research, Internet of Things

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

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 Fránik22 Apr 2020


Digital Security

How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training

How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training

Digital Security

How gamification can boost your cybersecurity training

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 Owaida21 Apr 2020


COVID-19, Business Security

Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?

Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?

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 Anscombe20 Apr 2020


Social Media

Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable

Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable

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 Moore20 Apr 2020


COVID-19

Scams, lies, and coronavirus

Scams, lies, and coronavirus

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 Author17 Apr 2020


COVID-19

Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19

Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19

COVID-19

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 Owaida16 Apr 2020


Digital Security

Half a million Zoom accounts for sale on the dark web

Half a million Zoom accounts for sale on the dark web

Digital Security

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

Amer Owaida16 Apr 2020


COVID-19

Americans report US$13 million in losses from coronavirus scams

Americans report US$13 million in losses from coronavirus scams

COVID-19

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 Owaida14 Apr 2020