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Phil Muncaster • 06 Mar 2024 • 5 min. read
Scams
Top 10 scams targeting seniors – and how to keep your money safe
Social Media
10 things to avoid posting on social media – and why
Digital Security
Everything you need to know about IP grabbers
The internet can be a wonderful place. But it’s also awash with fraudsters preying on people who are susceptible to fraud.
Phil Muncaster • 06 Mar 2024
Do you often take to social media to broadcast details from your life? Here’s why this habit may put your privacy and security at risk.
Phil Muncaster • 26 Feb 2024
Unsuspecting users beware, IP grabbers do not ask for your permission.
Márk Szabó • 22 Feb 2024
How To
Watching out for the fakes: How to spot online disinformation
Why and how are we subjected to so much disinformation nowadays, and is there a way to spot the fakes?
Márk Szabó • 20 Feb 2024
Cybercrime
The art of digital sleuthing: How digital forensics unlocks the truth
Learn how the cyber variety of CSI works, from sizing up the crime scene and hunting for clues to piecing together the story that the data has to tell
Lucas Paus and Mario Micucci • 14 Feb 2024
Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?
As fabricated images, videos and audio clips of real people go mainstream, the prospect of a firehose of AI-powered disinformation is a cause for mounting concern
Phil Muncaster • 13 Feb 2024
Video, Ransomware
Ransomware payments hit a record high in 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Called a "watershed year for ransomware", 2023 marked a reversal from the decline in ransomware payments observed in the previous year
Editor • 09 Feb 2024
Could your Valentine be a scammer? How to avoid getting caught in a bad romance
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, here’s some timely advice on how to prevent scammers from stealing more than your heart
Imogen Byers • 05 Feb 2024
Digital Security, Business Security
Cyber: The Swiss army knife of tradecraft
In today’s digitally interconnected world, advanced cyber capabilities have become an exceptionally potent and versatile tool of tradecraft for nation-states and criminals alike
Andy Garth • 29 Jan 2024