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Germany Says Nein To WhatsApp Data Collection By Facebook
NewsPrivacy and Security September 28, 2016
The National Data Protection Authority in Germany has moved to block the recent privacy changes made by Facebook regarding the collection of data from the recently acquired WhatsApp messenger. German authorities have also ordered Facebook to delete any of the data it has already collected for an estimated 35... Read more
Yahoo Hack Proves Passwords Aren’t The Only Target
NewsPrivacy and Security September 28, 2016
When large-scale data breaches and hacking events first became headline news, thieves were after credit card information, debit card accounts, and other payment details. But the problem with that type of low-hanging fruit is it’s all too easily changed. Within moments of the first fraudulent transaction–if it even goes... Read more
2014 Cyber Attack On Yahoo Hit 500 Million Users
NewsPrivacy and Security September 23, 2016
Yahoo has admitted that a cyber-attack that took place in 2014 stole data from around 500 million user accounts, 300 million more than it originally admitted to in August. The news broke a new record for what may be the largest publicly disclosed hack in history. Information accessed and... Read more
Google’s New Chat App Allo Is Here…But With Less Privacy Than Previously Advertised
NewsSocial Media September 20, 2016
Say Hello to Allo, Google’s answer to WhatsApp, Viber and a host of other similar apps. It was only four months ago that Google announced two new communication apps; Duo for video calling, which launched last month, and Allo which is fresh on the market this week. And... Read more
Seagate Sued By Staff After Phishing Data Leak
NewsPrivacy and Security September 13, 2016
Seagate the hardware manufacturer most well-known for making hard drives for computers is this week facing down a lawsuit launched by some of its own employees after their personal information was handed over in a sophisticated phishing scam. Information about staff was apparently willingly attached to an email and... Read more
Concerns Over Medical Software Security
NewsPrivacy and Security September 9, 2016
With record numbers of hacking events and data breaches exposing hundreds of millions of individuals’ personal identifiable information every year, you’d think by now there’d be no one left to have an unblemished, untarnished, “unpublished” security record. In fact, experts like the ITRC have begun warning consumers about data... Read more
The popular cloud storage firm DropBox has been hacked and the details of 68 million of its users’ emails and login passwords have been dumped onto the internet for the whole world to see. The hack, which took place in 2012…wait a minute, 2012? Let me just check that.... Read more
Asia Business Worst For Cybersecurity Globally
News August 29, 2016
According to a report by US security company Mandiant, Asian businesses are the most poorly defended in the world against cybersecurity attacks. The yearlong study identified the fact that cybersecurity breaches, on average took almost three times as long to be discovered compared to the global average. While businesses... Read more
A US appeals court hearing has ruled that password sharing is actually illegal. So could Netflix users find themselves up in court now? Probably not. Probably…. The verdict was handed down in a case involving a former employee of a business who had used a former colleague’s login details... Read more
If even the Facebook CEO covers his webcam with tapes, shouldn’t we all be doing it? When Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo earlier this week to mark Instagram’s 500th million user milestone, he probably didn’t imagine that what was going on in the background would garner more... Read more
Does your vehicle need antivirus software? It will soon. It’s hard enough to convince consumers to invest in (and update) antivirus software for their computers, but a hard look by TechCrunch at the potential for harm when it comes to malware infecting your car might make drivers think twice.... Read more
The Worst Passwords Of 2015 Revealed: People Still Using 123456!
NewsPrivacy and Security January 21, 2016
And so here we are fresh into 2016, almost a fifth of the way into the 21st Century. The internet and the world wide web are a part of everyday life. We can land a robot on a comet, and we can talk on Skype with someone speaking a... Read more
2015 has been the year that the phrase “Cyber Crime” went mainstream, became cool, and also the year that saw next to exponential growth with everything and anything to do with cybersecurity. That is at least according to Kaspersky in their overall summary for the last 12 months.  The... Read more
WP Engine, the WordPress managed hosting solution setup by WordPress itself to help WordPress users, has had its security breached in a cyber-attack that has exposed customer credentials. WP Engine became aware of the breach on the 9th December, and quickly moved to contact all of its customers directly,... Read more
EU Agrees New Cyber Rules For All Europe
News December 10, 2015
Technology firms and those in charge of critical IT services will in future be legally mandated to report successful cyber-attacks under new rules being put forward by the European Parliament. The new rules are also set to establish effective minimum standards of cyber security for utility firms and financial... Read more
It’s The Weekend…Update Your Antivirus Software
News September 18, 2015
For some reason, very few people count installing an update as one of the highlights of their day, despite the rush this week to load iOS 9 on Apple mobile devices. It’s mildly time consuming, at worst, but it interferes with the stuff we want to do at that... Read more
GCHQ Password Guidance: Can You Trust It?
NewsPrivacy and Security September 18, 2015
GCHQ, the UK government spy agency have recommended that people use simpler, easy to remember passwords, suggest banning password strength meters and regular password changes. But can you trust security advice that comes from the same people who were found to be unlawfully conducting mass surveillance against its own... Read more
With all the news of recent hackings, data breaches, and other identity losses, one of the biggest threats to consumers is through phishing emails. After garnering millions of email addresses, scammers can flood your inbox with email offers that contain links to viruses, malware, and other malicious software. It’s... Read more