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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…

Privacy and Security

Is Tech Making Politics More Secure, Or Less?

News Privacy and Security June 11, 2018

Growing global concerns over the security and integrity of elections raises questions about the future of technology in politics. Another day, another headline, another speculation about foreign state-sponsored interference in the last US presidential election. But before the saga can weigh on you any further, take heart in this... Read more

Three Of The Best Business Antivirus Software Applications

Antivirus Best Software Business June 4, 2018

Protect your business from malware and minimise risk with these great business antivirus apps. For businesses in the digital economy, network security is largely about endpoints – the devices, programs, and processes at the enterprise’s perimeter, where the corporate network meets the public internet and the world at large.... Read more

How Secure Is Your Device? Five Most Common Password Fails Revealed

News Privacy and Security May 31, 2018

Think your easy to remember password’s secure enough? Think again! We live in an age where we need to be more careful than ever of people with nefarious intentions accessing our accounts on the various platforms and websites we use. Applications such as free password software can keep you... Read more

Russians May Have Hacked Hundreds Of Thousands of Routers Worldwide

Internet News Privacy and Security May 29, 2018

Reset your router and download updates now, urges FBI. The FBI has warned that Russian computer hackers are responsible for a global malware scheme that may have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could be harvesting massive amounts user information. The malware could also even... Read more

Senators Call For FCC Investigation Of Their Identity Theft

Business News Privacy and Security May 24, 2018

Comments appear to have been made by bot accounts. The Federal Communications Commission has been in the public eye lately–far more than in most previous years, considering what they do–for attacks on the internet as most users know it. At the heart of the issue is net neutrality, which... Read more

Security Flaw Opened Access To Ring Doorbells

News Privacy and Security May 18, 2018

Connected doorbell vulnerability exposed. Internet connected tech has worked its way into a lot of aspects of everyday life. From IoT medical implants to crock pots that you can turn on and off from anywhere with your smartphone to light bulbs that respond to feedback from the connected thermostat... Read more

Employees Banned From Using USB Drives At IBM…

Business News Privacy and Security May 16, 2018

… and all other removable media. IBM has announced to its workers that they are no longer allowed to use USB sticks or any other form of portable data, including DVDs, SD cards, and even data stored on their phones. The ban will affect employees at every IBM facility... Read more

Russian Hackers Target US Military Families

News Privacy and Security May 15, 2018

New finding puts individual families in the cross-hairs in a terrifying way. The Russian hacking scandal is far from being understood or solved, at least as it pertains to the last US presidential election. Further hacking occurs almost daily, with different Russian operations–some the work of rogue groups and... Read more

Cambridge Analytica Closes Doors After Facebook Data Harvesting Scandal

News Privacy and Security Social Media May 3, 2018

The data gathering firm at the epicenter of Facebook privacy row has closed its offices and started insolvency proceedings. Cambridge Analytica, has announced in a statement it is closing its business down after fighting months of accusations that it improperly obtained the personal information of thousands of Facebook users... Read more

Avast SecureLine review: Totally Secure VPN With Total Privacy Powered By AI

Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs May 2, 2018

Stop worrying about hackers on public Wi-Fi, advertisers tracking everything you do online, and content blocks whenever you’re in the ‘wrong country’. Enjoy the internet your way, with Avast SecureLine. In short, Avast SecureLine is one of the best reasonably priced options out there for anyone considering using a VPN... Read more

Humans Are The Weakest Link In Tech

News Privacy and Security May 1, 2018

Curiosity and trust prove to be our downfall online. In an era of record-setting numbers of data breaches, hacking events, and compromised consumer records, it’s easy to blame the technology for letting us down. But a new report sheds a little light on the real problem in cybersecurity: human... Read more

Orangeworm Attacks Vulnerable Medical Industry

Business News Privacy and Security April 30, 2018

Hacker group’s activity first picked up by Symantec cybersecurity. When patients think of cutting edge medical innovation, things like the Leonardo camera-guided robotic surgery come to mind, or the ability to send a capsule-sized camera through the digestive tract to diagnose potentially life-threatening medical conditions. Most people probably aren’t... Read more

CRAs Add New Tools To Fight Identity Theft

News Privacy and Security April 26, 2018

Credit reference agencies respond to data breaches with new software and tech. Last year, one of the three major US credit reporting agencies experienced a data breach that compromised the complete identities of more than 145 million people worldwide. Interestingly, not only were the victims not informed in a... Read more

Password Hashing An Issue For MyFitnessPal Breach

Mobile News Privacy and Security April 24, 2018

Hack exposed 150 million users’ accounts, but could have been much worse. As data breaches go, a company and the victims are lucky if only a couple million accounts were stolen, or if the data was nothing more than passwords and some birth dates. Recent large-scale events have included... Read more

Hackers Hit US With New Tax Scam

News Privacy and Security April 19, 2018

Latest in record-setting number of data breaches and hacking events. The April tax filing deadline is here for US consumers, and that generally means one thing. No, not a panicked, last-minute line at the post office to get that important postmark date (although that certainly happens), but rather an... Read more

EU Knows Facebook Has A Privacy Problem

News Privacy and Security Social Media March 23, 2018

Upcoming GDPR rules mean data compliance will be mandatory. In the digital age, information is the new hot-ticket currency. Often, companies, third-parties, and even cybercriminals would rather get their hands on users’ data than money, since the potential payoff from having access to sensitive information could be exponentially higher... Read more

Scammers Up Their Robocall Game

News Privacy and Security March 15, 2018

Tips published on how to stop annoying robocalls on your iPhone or Android phone. Annoying robocalls are the bane of cellular users’ existence, at least in the US where the Federal Trade Commission receives almost 400,000 complaint reports every month. Despite initiatives like the national Do Not Call list... Read more