VPN’s, or virtual private networks, have nearly become a household term in recent times. Once being used almost exclusively by businesses, VPNs found favor with journalists and freelancers who needed anonymity for one reason or another, and eventually became popular in countries where Internet censorship and restrictions began to take place. Fast forward to the […]
Read MoreContents Global Privacy Control Implementation of GPC by DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo as a rival to Google DuckDuckGo has seen an exponential increase in traffic as it continues to stand up for privacy by implementing Global Privacy Control The decisions and choices we make now on how we operate online will decide the outlook of the digital […]
Read MoreAn international effort by law enforcement agencies lead to the take of the notorious malware strain. In 2014, Emotet (Also known as Heodo) was first detected. For the last 7 years it has been one of the most infamous pieces of malware infecting businesses and individuals a like. At it’s Genesis in 2014, Emotet operated […]
Read MoreUnlike traditional computer security, internet security is often an afterthought for many users, but it is the first-line defense against malware. Computer security is an area some of us have a little knowledge in – We get it bundled in when buying a device, we may be using a free trial we’ve found online, or […]
Read MoreToday, Tuesday the 9th of February, marks global Safer Internet Day 2021! Safer Internet Day has been a yearly event since 2004; Internet Safety is highlighted by several companies, spearheaded each year by Google. Safer Internet Day is targeted towards children and adults. For children, it’s about teaching them about safe internet usage. Though their […]
Read MoreSpyware is somewhat more offensive than other forms of malware in that the attack itself can feel somewhat more personal. Many Malware categories can lock machines or steal credit card numbers but Spyware can take over a person’s life, harvesting every detail and even giving hackers insight into their private lives. Spyware, as the name […]
Read MorePhishing, in one way or another, has been around longer than the internet or computers have. Phishing is an act in which an individual presents a fraudulent persona to gain trust and obtain something that doesn’t belong to them. This fraudulent persona could really be a persona, or it could be a website, or an […]
Read MoremHealth (meaning ‘mobile health’) applications once had a niche place in the app ecosystem. mHealth first appeared to control chronic diseases, from diabetes to thyroid issues, maternal care, asthma, and more. mHealth evolved and expanded to include mental health and even holistic approaches like meditation. Pre-2020, perhaps the most significant surge for the mHealth market […]
Read MorePhishing attacks have long been the bane of consumer households, and in recent years have switched their target to Small and Medium Businesses (SMB). The number of Phishing attacks rose notably at the start of the pandemic when many workers began working-from-home. That increase has been somehow overshadowed by recent developments, as a new report […]
Read MoreRansomware is a lucrative business. While once a type of malware targeted mostly consumers, in the last decade, Ransomware has turned its sights on the business, financial, and government sectors. Though ever-evolving to new stages of complexity, the idea behind it is fairly simple. A computer, or phone, gets infected with Ransomware, and all the […]
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