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How to Create a Secure Password
How ToPrivacy and Security November 26, 2014
With the phone hacking scandal and this week’s Russian webcam website, the issue of insecure passwords is on everyone’s minds. An astonishing number of people either do not change their password from the original default (often Admin or 1234) or choose something so obvious that their password may as... Read more
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the latest organization to suffer a hacking attack, they reported last week. What they didn’t report, however, was the severity of the attack, or how many people it may ultimately affect. The information they did provide the public about the attack probably... Read more
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Jailed
Internet November 4, 2014
Last week, on 31st Oct, Pirate Bay co-founder, Gottfrid Warg, has been put in prison to start a jail sentence for three and half years for hacking. The prosecutors said that it is the “largest hacking case until today”. It is understood that Mr.Warg had spoken about appealing to a... Read more
It’s not been a good past couple of days for Snapchat or their users. Approximately 200,000 photos which users thought had been deleted have reportedly been put online by hackers, some of them believed to have been of nude underage children, since half of Snapchat’s users are between the... Read more
Is Your Keyboard Secure? Check out Antilogger
Privacy and SecuritySoftware ReviewsWindows September 7, 2014
AntiLogger is an extremely powerful and efficient application that can block numerous attempts by hackers to access your computer. Although the application is very lightweight, it can detect any attempts to modify your computer’s settings and place malicious code onto your system. The crowning jewel in the application’s arsenal... Read more
Target Data Breach Much Worse Than First Thought…
Internet August 28, 2014
Remember the huge data breach that happened at Target late last year? Yes, the one where their POS system was hacked and customer’s names, addresses, credit card numbers, etc. were freely handed over to criminals. Yes, the same one that pretty much made every person who’d physically shopped at... Read more
Blackphone Rooted in Under 5 Minutes
Mobile August 17, 2014
The Blackphone was previously hailed by people as the answer to all of our privacy concerns regarding smartphone use. However, the reality is that although the technology used in the Blackphone was current and the smartphone aimed to provide high-end security at a consumer level, the device is not... Read more
Flaw In Instagram Leaves iPhones Vunerable
Internet August 3, 2014
Instagram is a great social networking tool for keeping in touch with friends and relatives through the media of images. But is you account safe? Not as much as you want it to be, I think.  An Instagram user has recently uncovered a serious flaw in the iOS version... Read more
The Israeli news website Ynet has posted a screen shot of what they say was a tweet that confirms that the Israeli Army Twitter account was hacked. “#WARNING: Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2 rockets hit Dimona nuclear facility” The army told AFP, that “several incorrect tweets were... Read more
The fresh new communication app, Yo has been the victim of hacking. Apparently a Georgia Tech student, along with two of his associates, have made claims they hacked Yo, the Poke-like app, which has lots of people in Silicon Valley talking in the last 48 hours. The student in question had emailed TechCrunch giving them... Read more
US Military Launches $2M Hacking Contest
Internet June 4, 2014
Imagine a computer that has the ability to fix its own problems! What would that mean for this technology driven world? It is a hope, by the Defense Department, that supercomputers will be able to find and fix (or exploit) their own computer flaws in the near future! Defense... Read more
Ebay Advise Users To Change Their Password Due To Hack
InternetNewsPrivacy and Security May 23, 2014
eBay has been compromised! It seems someone has hacked into the system and account users have been asked to change passwords in order to ensure personal accounts remain safe and secure. At the end of February and early part of March, eBay employees were compromised when log-in details were... Read more
Have you been inspired to build your own smartphone or perhaps build your own Iron Man suit? Well if you have, you’ve no doubt been considering whether to buy yourself a Raspberry Pi or Arduino. Although very similar in size and price, there are some pretty fundamental differences, which... Read more
1.3 Million Orange Customers’ Data Hacked
Internet May 11, 2014
It has come to light that hackers have stolen personal data of 1.3 million customers of network operator and ISP Orange. Apparently the hackers have accessed names, email addresses and telephone numbers.  What is a concern is that Orange France has been aware of the attack since 18 April... Read more
We all know kids are smart. Just how smart? Well, many are smart enough to figure out how to get into cookie jars, behind locked doors, and they always figure out where you’re hiding the candy. I’m never very amazed when I hear that a young child figured out... Read more
Do you listen to sound advice? Is there too much vulnerability on the Internet? What happens when you get a potentially dangerous issue and don’t listen to what people say? Let me just say that there will be consequences for sticking your head in the sand, so to speak.... Read more
New NSA Leaks Reveal Sysadmins Hack Info
News March 28, 2014
Some more Edward Snowden document leaks have shed further light on the United States National Security Agency‘s initiative to compromise system administrators. The NSA is allegedly using these techniques to further their quest to gather intelligence on American citizens and the potential enemies of the US, both foreign and... Read more
Pwn2Own 2014 Hacks Top Software
Internet March 24, 2014
Last week, on the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Pwn2Own event, security researchers had continued to expose zero-day flaws in all major web browsers and software, including Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Adobe Flash. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser was successfully exploited once... Read more