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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

Best Software Oct 7, 2025

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

Antivirus Jul 31, 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

Antivirus Jun 25, 2025

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

US Government Hacked With Its Own Spyware?

News February 20, 2017

Former National Security Administration tech expert tells all. Another day, another news headline concerning hacking of US government accounts, this time with software that specifically targeted Macs and Apple devices, long known for their lower susceptibility to viruses and malware. From the Office of Personnel Management hacking in 2015... Read more

Low-Tech Scam Reaching Bizarre Numbers Of Victims

News February 17, 2017

Tactic is particularly successful with older or less tech-savvy victims. When most of us think of identity theft, fraud, or scams that affect millions of people, we probably envision a darkened basement where sits a hacker in a dark hoodie, his gaunt face washed out by the glow of... Read more

University Network Crippled By Its Own Hacked Vending Machines

News February 16, 2017

Hackers flooded the network with a botnet-style attack. In one of the weirder hacking events in recent months, an unnamed university’s network was hobbled to the point of uselessness by hackers. That’s not really all that shocking, but what is humorously surprising is the breach mechanism: vending machines. A... Read more

Popular iPhone Apps May Lead To Data Breach

Mobile News February 15, 2017

Security expert’s report highlights over 70 app vulnerabilities. Apple’s tight control over its products combined with its strict policies regarding the App Store might annoy some consumers, but in the end, they are solid reasons as to why Mac and iOS hardware have been less of a target for... Read more

MacOS Threat Proves You Can Teach An Old Virus New Tricks

News February 14, 2017

New macOS malware exploits old Windows tricks to get into your system. One of the many things that Apple devotees tout about their preferred technology is the perceived lack of malicious software targeting various operating systems in their biosphere. Whether it’s for Mac or the mobile App Store, the... Read more

Elon Musk: PayPal Then SpaceX, Now A Tunnel Under LA

Business News February 9, 2017

Is the tech entrepreneur serious about his solution to traffic congestion? While necessity is the mother of invention, sometimes the greatest inventions are borne out of pure irritation and access to Twitter. Famed game-changer Elon Musk, frustrated at sitting in dead standstill Los Angeles traffic, tweeted an innocuous and humorous... Read more

UK Tries To Stop Piracy By Asking Nicely

News February 8, 2017

Instead of threats and suspended service, ISPs are appealing to peoples’ sense of decency. Internet service providers in the UK are switching gears when it comes to fighting file sharing and piracy, especially of high-dollar entertainment content. Instead of threats and suspended service, ISPs are appealing to the perpetrators’... Read more

Reason Core Security Removes Malware, Adware And Much More

Antivirus News Software Reviews February 8, 2017

Reason Core Security is a Windows-based antivirus that protects and removes malware, adware and much more. Hacking, data breaches, and zero day flaws keep making headlines every day, and new forms of cyberattack are a constant threat to government agencies, businesses, and individual users alike. With the current debate about... Read more

2.5million PlayStation And Xbox Forum Accounts Breached

Gaming News February 7, 2017

Microsoft and Sony gamer accounts hacked via ISO forums. Data breaches and hacking events are a record-setting, multi-billion-dollar annual headache for companies of every size and industry. In fact, the Identity Theft Resource Center has only discovered one year in the past ten or so in which the number of data... Read more

The Damage Of Data Breaches

News Privacy and Security February 6, 2017

Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report shows staggering cost of breaches. Data breaches have been setting new records almost every year for the past decade, and as such, the numbers of compromised consumer records floating around the dark web is astronomical. But while companies of every size and in every industry... Read more

Trump’s Power Trip Spells Trouble For Silicon Valley

News February 3, 2017

Tech and internet giants are hitting back against the latest White House decision. The internet is experiencing a very real phenomenon of fatigue and overload related to political news, and yet somehow, every day seems to bring a fresh new crop of controversy and outcry. The most recent Donald... Read more

Is Your AV Software Doing More Harm Than Good?

News February 1, 2017

Former Mozilla engineer makes controversial antivirus claim. Anyone who’s been around a computer for a while has probably been beaten over the head with the long-standing mantra to install and update their antivirus software regularly. AV software is an industry all on its own, and it’s long been seen... Read more

Software Makes Telemarketers More Human

Business News January 31, 2017

New real-time software based on AI and machine learning data helps customer service and marketers come across as more ‘human’. From telemarketing calls to customer service reps, having to deal with human phone support has become a cultural meme on its own. With the popular ban on telemarketers through... Read more

Trump Threatens Privacy Shield Agreement

News January 30, 2017

Decision will affect personal privacy and risks impacting on Silicon Valley tech giants. There has been a flurry of executive order activity coming from the White House in the few days that the new leader has taken power, and the lightning speed with which these orders are flying off... Read more

Imaging Software Detects Cancer With Human Accuracy

News January 27, 2017

Research by Stanford University could be a game changer in skin cancer detection. The medical industry faces a horrible conundrum. It’s not just the ever-increasing costs, obstacles preventing access to quality care, and lack of patient awareness, either. Too often, issues that could have been treated with a better... Read more

Update Your iOS Device Now

Mobile News January 26, 2017

Latest iPhone Software Update ‘Addresses Some Serious Problems’ Apple released its iOS 10.2.1 recently, and many users probably hit “remind me later” more than a few times. But a new report on the content of the update sheds a little light on it: you should probably update this one... Read more

Create High-Quality PDFs with PDFelement

PDF Software Reviews January 25, 2017

The latest version of PDFelement by Wondershare promises great quality and ease of use. There are a lot of PDF editing apps out there, and they all make big claims about user friendliness and seamless conversion. Unfortunately, a lot of them also fall very short of their claims. PDFelement,... Read more