In our ongoing coverage of security topics for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s important to recognize that all parties play an important role in security infrastructure. Businesses need to provide adequate solutions and people need to utilize the solutions provided. Unfortunately, according to a recent infographic, user confidence in the security…
As scammers continue the use of social media platforms to defraud, blackmail and even lure unsuspecting members of the public to their untimely deaths, experts have warned parents on the dangers of allowing their children and wards unfettered access to networking sites. They made this known in Lagos State, during…
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Those worried about their personal information leaking over the internet may already fear keystroke logging software, but a new study cautions against typing while Skyping. By analyzing the acoustic signals of key presses, hackers may be able to untangle typed text through the clickety-clack of a keyboard itself, with an…
THE inner circle of Malcolm Turnbull’s government has been grilled on its use of messaging service WhatsApp to communicate and share potentially sensitive information. Despite the intense scrutiny of the practice during a Senate estimates hearing Monday the prime minister’s department has not taken any action over reports Malcolm Turnbull…
The Internet is often associated with freedom and adventure — a cyber space where we can be anyone or anything. We’ve been under the impressionable influence of 90’s optimism for far too long. It was the general belief of coders, hackers, and philosophers in the late twentieth century that the…
In a post yesterday, Facebook revealed that Indian cyber security pros are at the top of the list for rewards distributed under the company’s bug bounty program. Launched in 2011, the program was created to report security flaws and bugs in Facebook. Later, it’s ambit was extended to cover other…
In an era where digital technologies have been so influential, parents and experts can’t deny the fact how social media greatly affects children and teens as they become more active online. Children can do a lot of activities online such as updating statuses in Facebook, sharing new photos in Instagram…
Using social networks and sharing personal information online can dramatically increase your risk for fraud, a new study has found. It makes sense that consumers who disclose the most about themselves online are at greater risk of becoming fraud victims. But the study claims their increased risk is probably more…
Phishing scams are an effective tool for cybercriminals. They trick their victims into clicking on a malicious link, which allows them to steal credentials, personal information and even money. When I think about phishing attacks, official-looking fake emails usually come to mind. Take our phishing IQ test to see if…
A new report from the California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has found that police departments are increasingly using social media surveillance tactics in order to specifically target online activists. After obtaining thousands of pages of public records, the ACLU discovered that 40 percent of the police agencies…
“Hey, it’s OurMine Team, we are just testing your security, please send us a message.” Earlier this summer, that message was blasted out to my followers on Twitter… only I didn’t send it. I had been hacked. It was embarrassing. I run Hootsuite, a social media management company that prides…
Calls of clown sightings continue to tie up law enforcement in Andrews, Midland and Odessa. Wednesday night an Instagram post was made with a non-local photo of a clown where a user made threats towards schools in Andrews. Patrols were increased around the schools, and elementary students weren’t allowed to…
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram — Ridgefield Public Schools is having a more difficult time combating bullying on these social media platforms than in school hallways. That was the main takeaway from the district’s Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) survey that was taken by students, parents and faculty members last spring. “It’s…
Russian cybersecurity companies have a greenlight to decrypt traffic of such popular communication tools as Viber, WhatsApp, Skype and Facebook Messenger, a popular business daily reports. The measure is connected to a recently-adopted anti-terrorism law. “We are going to look into the main messengers — WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Telegram,…
Phishing emails are dangerous and annoying. Cybercriminals flood our inboxes with them, hoping to catch us off guard so that we’ll click on their malicious links. Take our phishing IQ test to see if you can spot a fake email. However, phishing attacks are not limited to email. Scammers have…
The Chairman and Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Company (NATCOM) Momoh Konteh during a stakeholders engagement on the use of social media has disclosed that the Commission does not intend to block or ban social media but that they want to manage it. Held at Bintumani conference hall on Tuesday,…
Facebook users beware: Brad Pitt isn’t dead, and clicking on that post could give a hacker control of your account. Westwood One Correspondent Bill Michaels reports a fake article that appeared to come from Fox News was floating around Facebook on Tuesday, touting the headline “R.I.P Brad Pitt.” A spokesperson…
The US security agency will request tourists provide social media handles when filling in immigration forms Digital privacy advocates in the US are taking a stand against a new proposal by the Department of Homeland Security that would ask foreign visitors arriving in US airports to provide their Twitter and…
The current threat landscape is evolving day-to-day, and with businesses operating within increasingly complex and heterogeneous networks, it has never been more critical for IT teams to protect their organisations from malicious cyber-attacks. Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated in their attempts to exploit vulnerabilities, which suggests that organisations need to…
