Source: This article was Published independent.ie By Sarah Knapton - Contributed by Member: Alex Grey The internet is fuelling a range of mental health disorders including "cyberchondria", online hoarding and shopping addictions, an influential group of experts are warning as they call for urgent ac...
- Friday, 19 October 2018 02:57
- By Sarah Knapton
Source: This article was Published staysafe.org - Contributed by Member: Grace Irwin The online world offers a wealth of resources for education, entertainment, and connection with other people. Unfortunately, the internet also poses new dangers, and those dangers threaten teens especially. The f...
- Monday, 15 October 2018 02:57
- By staysafe.org
Source: This article was Published technologyreview.com By Martin Giles - Contributed by Member: Juan Kyser That’s the view of security expert Bruce Schneier, who fears lives will be lost in a cyber disaster unless governments act swiftly. Smart gadgets are everywhere. The chances are you have ...
- Thursday, 13 September 2018 02:45
- By Martin Giles
Source: This article was Published eurekalert.org - Contributed by Member: Eric Beaudoin A new study, recently funded by the National Science Foundation, will examine data privacy styles with an eye toward understanding how to design human-centered technology to support various user approaches to...
- Thursday, 13 September 2018 01:31
- By eurekalert.org
Source: This article was Publishedfastcompany.com By Steven Melendez - Contributed by Member: Martin Grossner VirusTotal, which is a product of Chronicle, a company created within Alphabet’s fabled “moonshot factory,” has been described as “Google for malware.” Earlier this year, Google...
- Monday, 10 September 2018 04:49
- By Steven Melendez
Source: This article was Published forbes.com By Lee Mathews - Contributed by Member: James Gill The Internet is a very leaky place. Security researchers find new servers spilling private data with alarming regularity. Some incidents have involved well-known, reputable companies. This one does not....
- Tuesday, 04 September 2018 03:29
- By Lee Mathews
Source: This article was Published ifsecglobal.com By John Mason - Contributed by Member: Grace Irwin Google voice search makes finding what you need even easier. Just say “OK Google,” tell your phone or tablet what you want to find, and you’ll get results. Or use the microphone icon in you...
- Friday, 24 August 2018 03:42
- By John Mason
Source: This article was Published wired.com By IE LAPOWSKY - Contributed by Member: Bridget Miller IN LATE JULY, a group of high-ranking Facebook executives organized an emergency conference call with reporters across the country. That morning, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandb...
- Thursday, 16 August 2018 02:34
- By IE LAPOWSKY
Source: This article was Published securityintelligence.com By Jasmine Henry - Contributed by Member: Deborah Tannen The dark component of the deep web is the primary highway for the exchange and commerce among cybercriminal groups. In fact, very few cybercriminals work alone. Eighty percent of ...
- Friday, 10 August 2018 03:19
- By Jasmine Henry
I don’t think I’m blowing your mind when I say most sites are trying to collect your data. If you don’t have to pay for the product, you are the product — it’s the reason Movie Pass doesn’t mind taking a loss if you see more than one movie a month, though who knows how long that experi...
- Thursday, 09 August 2018 08:24
- By Kevin Meyer
You sign up with one of the best email service providers and you get ready to launch the campaign you’ve been working on. You believe that this undertaking will generate good revenue for your business, and you expect to have it done as soon as possible. But then…you are taken by surprise. When y...
- Monday, 06 August 2018 03:35
- By [Source: This article was Published techworm.net By Payel Dutta]
Source: This article was Published theverge.com By Dami Lee - Contributed by Member: Olivia Russell There’s no mention of ‘fake news,’ though There are more young people online than ever in our current age of misinformation, and Facebook is developing resources to help youths better naviga...
- Friday, 03 August 2018 06:27
- By Dami Lee
Source: This article was published icij.org By Spencer Woodman - Contributed by Member: Dorothy Allen Reporters are navigating a more treacherous environment than at any time in recent memory, and despite a plethora of digital tools to keep them safe – many are failing to adopt new strategies. ...
- Friday, 03 August 2018 02:48
- By Spencer Woodman
Source: This article was published forbes.com By John F. Wasik - Contributed by Member: Corey Parker Some people collect baseball cards or ceramic figurines. I collect scams, which come in all varieties. These days, I don't have to go far to see how thieves all over the world are operating. I just ...
- Monday, 30 July 2018 03:24
- By John F. Wasik
Source: This article was published entrepreneur.com By Brian Byer - Contributed by Member: Clara Johnson Consumers do enjoy the convenience of the apps they use but are individually overwhelmed when it comes to defending their privacy. When it comes to our collective sense of internet privacy, 2018...
- Thursday, 21 June 2018 05:16
- By Brian Byer
Source: This article was published itweb.co.za - Contributed by Member: Anthony Frank The kids of today are comfortable in the digital space. They use digital diaries and textbooks at school, communicate via instant messaging, and play games on mobile devices. However, as much as the Internet ...
- Tuesday, 19 June 2018 01:45
- By itweb.co.za
Source: This article was published winnipegfreepress.com By Lee Berthiaume - Contributed by Member: Anna K. Sasaki OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled its plan to bolster Canada's defences against nefarious online attacks and crime Tuesday, even as it acknowledged a shortage of skilled cyber-w...
- Wednesday, 13 June 2018 04:58
- By Lee Berthiaume
Source: This article was usa.kaspersky.com - Contributed by Member: Barbara Larson Even though computers have become a constant feature of modern life, many people still don't realize the enormous risks that come from constant interaction with technology. Computer viruses are one of the oldest form...
- Thursday, 07 June 2018 03:27
- By usa.kaspersky.com
Source: This article was published home.bt.com By Laura Stevens - Contributed by Member: Dorothy Allen Widespread access to Photoshop and a guaranteed boost to social media standings means that fake image and viral videos can circulate around the internet so quickly that they can go around the gl...
- Wednesday, 23 May 2018 04:42
- By Laura Stevens
Source: This article was published insights.speakwithageek.com - Contributed by Member: Deborah Tannen What Is Micro-VPN? Micro-VPNs are the smaller quantum of VPNs, at the level of an application or collection of applications. These are known as trusted applications; each of these trusted applica...
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018 04:20
- By Insights.speakwithageek.com
Source: This article was published forbes.com By Michael Durkheimer - Contributed by Member: Alex Grey According to a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center, “bots” account for more activity on Twitter than humans: 66% of all tweets that share links to popular websites and articles ar...
- Saturday, 19 May 2018 04:10
- By Michael Durkheimer
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is one of the most effective and cheapest ways of protecting communications, as well as the identity, on the internet. A VPN will effectively hide all the details of communications from being visible to anyone. After connecting to the VPN, the only information visible...
- Monday, 23 April 2018 08:23
- By Source: This article was published globalsign.com By Anas Baig
At this year’s RSA Conference, Tripwire conducted a survey where it asked 200 security professionals to weigh in on the state of phishing attacks. More than half (58 percent) of respondents stated their organizations had seen an increase in phishing attacks in the past year. Despite that increas...
- Friday, 20 April 2018 06:26
- By Dorothy Allen
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines security as measures taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack, or escape. Those descriptive words also apply to the protections you must take when you're online to safeguard your security and privacy. We all realize by now that the Internet ...
- Friday, 30 March 2018 03:47
- By [Source: This article was Written By Alex Grant]
Written By Bram Jansen A lot more people are concerned about privacy today than used to be the case a few years ago. The efforts of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden have a lot to do with this. Things have changed now that people realize just how vulnerable they are when browsing the web. When we ...
- Wednesday, 28 March 2018 03:10
- By Bram Jansen
