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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

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

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

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…

Google Faces UK Lawsuit Over Privacy
Action sought over alleged snooping on iPhone users. In the digital age, there are a few universal truths: nothing is ever deleted from the internet, and nothing is truly private. Even with the strictest security settings, every available tech tool, and the best of intentions, someone out there can... Read more
Did They Or Didn’t They? Kaspersky In The Hot Seat
Kaspersky defends its role in NSA breach, as saga continues. Protective software developer Kaspersky Lab has been under fire for allegations that they aided state-sponsored foreign hackers in infiltrating the National Security Administration. Unfortunately, while some of the information coming out seems fairly damning, it’s also far from transparent.... Read more
EV Disrupting The Trucking Industry
Tesla Semi – the electric big rig truck with a 500-mile range. While hybrid, all-electric, and even autonomous vehicles are creeping into the mainstream of the consumer-based automotive industry, there’s another vehicle space that is ready for the technology to catch up with the miles. The shipping industry, specifically... Read more
Canadian Yahoo ‘Hacker For Hire’ Pleads Guilty
Man pleads guilty to charges of data breach which affected some 500 million Yahoo! accounts. A Canadian man, US authorities have labeled a ‘Hacker for Hire,’ has pleaded guilty to charges resulting from a massive 2014 data breach at former web titan, Yahoo!  The breach which affected some 500 million... Read more
Future Of Technology: What Are SMBs Worried About?
From WannaCry to NotPetya and Bad Rabbit, it’s no secret that 2017 has witnessed its fair share of high-profile data breaches. With attacks affecting businesses across the globe, and millions being paid out to recover stolen data records, 2017 really became the year of ransomware. These attacks didn’t just... Read more
Amazon Founder Now Worth $100 Billion
Jeff Bezos’ net worth rises as Amazon share price benefits from huge Black Friday sales surge.  The idea or thought however that Black Friday is somehow alone is responsible for pushing Bezos’ personal wealth to stratospheric levels is only partially true. Shares in Amazon have been climbing steadily for... Read more
Apple Fix MacOS High Sierra OS Bug
Apple has rushed out a patch to fix a major security flaw that allowed anyone to easily gain full admin access. The macOS High Sierra bug allowed anyone with physical access to an installed Mac, to gain full admin control with the username ‘root,’ and no password. While the bug only worked... Read more
Hotspot Shield – The Versatile Internet Security And Privacy Solution
We review Hotspot Shield VPN – a great tool in the battle for online security and anonymity. If you haven’t downloaded and installed a quality virtual private network (VPN), you might want to get started on that today. The internet is all a-buzz (at least on the US side... Read more
‘Manuscript Writer’ AI Uses Machine Learning To Draft Science Papers
Could Manuscript Writer software lead to plagiarism and non-transparency? “Manuscript Writer”, a newly released piece of software released by sciNote claims it can save scientists and researchers time, by eliminating the tedium and boredom and the tedium of pulling together research data, findings and methodologies by using artificial intelligence... Read more
Cisco Issues Vulnerability Warning For Its Voice OS
Issue could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to affected devices. Score one for the good guys: Cisco has caught its own security vulnerability and has already issued a patch to prevent hackers from exploiting a flaw in as many as twelve of its voice-activated OS... Read more
Cyber Week Software Deals

Cyber Week Software Deals

News November 28, 2017

Save money now with these great software deals.     Our fantastic software savings continue with these great Cyber Week deals. Enjoy savings of up to 70% on some of the biggest names in security, antivirus, multi-media, and desktop virtualization software. Our great brands include: Audials, Avast, AVG, BullGuard, ESET and VMware! Check... Read more
Amazon To Fix Dangerous Flaw In Key Service
Researchers claim to have found “simple” way to hack Amazon’s heavily advertised Key service. Researchers at Rhino Security Labs have apparently identified a serious flaw in Amazon’s Key delivery service and the associated Cloud Cam security camera that comes with it. The problem could allow criminals posing as couriers... Read more
Sensational Cyber Monday Deals
Save money now with these great software deals.             Black Friday? That’s so last week! But don’t worry. Today is of course Cyber Monday, and that means more great deals on must-have antivirus, multi-media and desktop virtualization software. Act fast and you can enjoy savings of up to 70% on... Read more
Facial Recognition Payment In Test Runs
Startup, Yoti, has created a smartphone app that lets you use your face to pay. Coming on the unfortunate heels of last week’s security findings about Apple’s Face ID vulnerabilities, a tech firm is testing a new feature in two UK grocery stores. Yoti, a British startup, has a... Read more
Boeing 757 Aircraft Hacked By Expert Team
Department of Homeland Security official admits that a team of experts remotely hacked a Boeing 757. It only took two days for Robert Hickey (aviation program manager within the Cyber Security Division of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate) and a team from the US Department of Homeland... Read more
Check out FileHippo’s exclusive Black Friday deals 2017!
Enjoy huge savings on big name software, now! We’ve got a fantastic range of exclusive Black Friday savings on some of the biggest names in security, antivirus, utilities, audio visual and creative software.  Enjoy amazing deals from: Acronis, Adobe, Audials, BullGuard, Corel, CyberLink, ESET, F-Secure, iolo, MacKeeper, Macphun, Magix,... Read more
Bitcoin Breaks $8,000 And Another New Record
Cryptocurrency keeps going from strength-to-strength. Bitcoin hit another new record over the weekend, and then again on November 20, after rising above the vaunted $8,000 mark. The new price of a single bitcoin has gone through an amazing 50% climb in under 10 days! The question it seems isn’t whether Bitcoin will break the much vaunted $10,000 mark any more,... Read more
Uber Paid Hacker Ransom And Hid Data Breach
Massive breach affected 50 million users of the ride hailing app.  Uber has admitted that it paid hackers $100,000 and then concealed a security breach over stolen data that affected 50 million customers and 7 million drivers. It paid out on the condition that the cybercriminals would delete the... Read more