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Event Log Explorer Updated
News July 12, 2014
Event Log Explorer is an efficient solution for viewing, monitoring and analyzing the events, which are recorded in the Security, System, Application and other logs of Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 operating systems. The standard Windows Event Viewer is a great tool for viewing and monitoring events, which occur on your... Read more
It is very important to keep your anti-virus software up to date. There are many types of anti-virus software suites available today, but one that gives a first class service is AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a worldwide trusted anti-virus and anti-spyware protection suite for... 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
Who is Tracking You Online?
Internet June 20, 2014
Whether you like it or not, every time you use the internet your activities are being tracked but who is watching you and what can you do about it? Check out this infographic from HotSpot Shield that not only warns you who the bad guys are but also what you... Read more
Super Secure Blackphone Arrives in 3 Weeks
Mobile June 18, 2014
We live in a world where security breaches happen on a regular basis. From data theft at chain stores to Pizza companies being blackmailed to release customer data that was hacked from their servers. Security is on everyone’s mind. To help us in this ever-changing battle against data theft,... Read more
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As internet companies try to get the balance between privacy and freedom of information, Google has set up an online form for European citizens to request that links to obsolete information be removed. This is the first step in upholding an EU privacy ruling that gives people “the right... 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
iPhone Door Security With Kwikset Kevo
Mobile May 7, 2014
If you own an iPhone and are a even a little security conscious then listen up. The Kwikset’s Kevo Bluetooth Electronic Deadbolt is a very cool piece of home security tech. It wasn’t going to be long before someone invented an intelligent Bluetooth-enabled lock and to be fair, it is... Read more
Last week on TechBeat we reported on the lethal Heartbleed bug, which has allowed hackers to steal user names, passwords, emails, credit card information and more, all without detection for the past two years. Hopefully by now you have followed the advice to change all of your passwords as... 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
US President Calls For End To NSA Bulk Data
Internet March 29, 2014
The Obama administration is all set to prepare to unveil a law-making proposal that would see a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency’s ‘not so secret’ bulk phone records program. The change would, if approved by Congress, end the main aspect that has caused the most alarm amongst privacy... Read more
The NSA’s Biggest Secret; Water Usage?!
News March 25, 2014
The National Security Agency has fought long and hard to keep its secrets under wraps. Thanks to Edward Snowden, some of them are now no longer a secret but perhaps one of the more strange enigmas surrounding the agency is how much water its brand new data centre uses.... Read more
Operation Windigo Botnet Compromised 25,000 Unix Servers
News March 21, 2014
The Operation Windigo botnet has compromised 25,000 Unix servers. This, in turn has churned out 35 million spam emails on a daily basis. A campaign organised by cybercriminals called Operation Windigo, has seized control of 25,000 Unix servers, which attacks a staggering half a million computers daily. 60% of... Read more
Android Security Flaw Over WhatsApp ‘Overstated’
Mobile March 18, 2014
Popular messaging service, WhatsApp, has said that their security is just fine and that rumours about their Android security vulnerability, has been ‘overstated’. Android’s mobile operating system has an apparent flaw that researchers claim, allows cyber criminals to steal peoples’ conversations from Whatsapp. Although Whatsapp has been updated to... Read more
Get Ultimate Secure Passwords With Winfrasoft PinGrid
News March 16, 2014
Everyone has lots of passwords to remember these days. The advent of the Internet brought with it all sorts of security problems for its users. Not to worry though, as soon we may have a secure solution to our password problems in the form of Winfrasoft’s PinGrid. Why is... Read more
Snowden Urges A Technical Response Against NSA At SXSW
Internet March 13, 2014
Speaking at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Edward Snowden has urged the technology community to devise solutions that will protect online communications from snoopers like the NSA. “he people who are in the room at Austin right now, they’re the folks who can really fix things, who... Read more
CUPID Drone Delivers 80,000 Volts To Stun Victims
News March 12, 2014
Chaotic Moon, the company behind SharkPunch and the Pizza Hut touch table has modified a Tarot Hexacopter so that it can shoot an unsuspecting victim with an 80,000 volt taser. This drone was developed as a tech demo but the Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone (CUPID) could soon be... Read more
Europe’s top cybercrime police officer has warned that sensitive information should not be sent over public wi-fi hotspots because there is a risk that hackers can steal it. Troels Oerting, who is head of Europol‘s cybercrime centre, says that rather, personal data should be sent over a known and... Read more