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When it comes to internet security, there is a plethora of choice from various providers. McAfee is a well known name in antivirus and its Stinger product promises to detect and remove malware threats. Although its not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software, McAfee Stinger is a quick... Read more
Apple Fingerprint Scanner Update On The Horizon
Mobile March 4, 2014
Those guys over at AppleInsider have learned that the Cupertino collective is preparing to release a software update that is designed to develop the fingerprint recognition of their Touch ID. This fix will potentially solve a “fade” issue, which has been experienced by a number of iPhone 5âs users.... Read more
Following the release of the Blackphone, the most secure handset currently on offer, Boeing has announced that it has developed an uber secure smartphone designed for handling top secret communications, named simply Black. Boeing is better known for producing aeroplanes but has created a smartphone that if tampered with,... Read more
SGP Technologies Offer Secure Blackphone For $629
Mobile February 28, 2014
Approximately a month ago, I wrote an article covering the issue of privacy and the use of mobile devices. We live in a world where people trust the governments who preside over them less and less. A world where whistleblowers like Edward Snowden bring new, albeit, controversial light on... Read more
Something new has come up at the Microsoft Store, and it might catch the interest of people who are in the market for a new tablet. The ASUS VivoTab Note 8, which have been talked about with interest, is now available in the Microsoft Store. The ASUS VivoTab Note... Read more
Technological innovation happens at the speed of light these days. That means it can be very difficult to keep up with the newest gadgets on the market, and confusing to figure out which are the âmust-havesâ among the thousands available. This list of 6 must have gadgets for 2014... Read more
Microsoft is about to make a support change to Windows XP. Unfortunately this means that ATMs all over the world will need to be upgraded and changed. The scary thing is that, according to the largest ATM supplier in the U.S., NCR, 95-percent of the world’s ATMs are powered... Read more
Super Secure Blackphone Announced
Mobile January 17, 2014
Over the last few years the news and subsequent scandal regarding our private phone conversations and how they werenât as private as we thought, has defined the way we view our security. To assist us in this ever changing battle, a new smart phone company is planning to launch a security... Read more
Microsoftâs authorised blog and some of its Twitter accounts were hacked over the weekend.  Microsoft‘s blog and a couple of its Twitter accounts were breached by a group called the Syrian Electronic Army this past weekend. This hacking came after the New Yearâs hack of Microsoftâs Skype blogging site... Read more
Over New Years, 4.6 million users were affected by a âleakâ in Snapchatâs database. As a result, Snapchat has announced that their Android application will have a new and exciting update which includes changes to the âFind my Friendsâ app. There will be a functional change to the application... Read more
4.6 million North American Snapchat users have had their phone numbers and usernames leaked online. The revelation came from the unofficial site SnapchapDB, which allows open access to two files: an SQL dump and CSV text. These show details of the photo-sharing app’s users and their location. SnapchatDB has... Read more
NSA Was Able To Hack Your iPhone
Mobile January 3, 2014
It sounds as if The National Security Agency (NSA) has been able to hack the iPhone for the last 5 years, since 2008 in fact. According to a Der Spiegel interactive report that looks at the agencyâs numerous tools used for intelligence work. One exceptionally interesting tool, codenamed âDROPOUTJEEP,â is an implant that was... Read more
RSA Denies NSA Back Door
Internet December 25, 2013
Security software provider RSA has “categorically” denied that it knowingly and wilfully included a flawed formula for generating random numbers in its BSAFE product as part of a agreement to provide a “back door” for the National Security Agency (NSA) to access data sheltered by the encryption software. RSA... Read more
According to a team from the University of Cambridge, a PIN for a smartphone can be discovered through the camera and microphone. The programme, called PIN Skimmer, can identify the codes that have been entered on a number-only soft keypad. It works by observing your face via the smartphone... Read more
Xunlei is a BitTorrent service primarily used in China and backed by Google. The service was recently caught spreading malware to thousands of both Windows PCs and Android devices. An investigation was undertaken by security company Eset and has revealed that Xunlei has been spreading malware named âWin32/Kankanâ to... Read more
Microsoft have at last, issued a permanent patch for a known exploit that was perhaps used by cybercriminals and hackers over the last few months. In its standard security update for this month of October, Microsoft has patched a critical Internet Explorer vulnerability that possibly exposed users to malware and hacks for, believe... Read more
Australia’s Fastmail Claims To Be Outside US Law
Internet October 14, 2013
Everybody and everyone is worried about how safe their data is these days and Fastmail is joining an increasing number of communications companies that claim to be out of reach of US intelligence agencies. The Australian technology firm is claiming to be beyond the reach of US intelligence agencies,... Read more
A huge portion of Chinese-based Internet was disrupted on Sunday courtesy of  a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The government has said it was the biggest it had ever experienced, as the attack was designed to flood networking infrastructure at the China Internet Network Information Center, which manages the Chinese domain... Read more