Every form of crime seems to invade the world of cybersecurity. Sooner or later that had to include the age-old childhood bullying trauma of school lunch theft. Except in this case the pilfered prize was data, not baloney.
On Saturday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed a building in the Gaza Strip that they say housed Hamas hackers attacking Israel. The airstrike decimated the alleged hacker headquarters, marking the first time military force has been used as a direct r…
The need for greater oversight and accountability in our rapidly expanding digital world has acquired a relatively new angle thanks to globalization and geopolitics. In the rush to create market efficiencies, we usually don’t know or care where our oil…
In this post we’re sharing information on why you need to protect your personal data online, how that data is collected, and what you can do to minimize its collection. We’re not talking about intimate photos — if you put those online, you’re just bein…
You get a call from a number you seem to recognize. The caller says they work for a big company you do business with. They seem to know things about you. Then they ask for more information – your birthdate, Social Security number, or credit card n…
Android users – and I’m one – are well-advised to be constantly vigilant about the types of cyberthreats directed, at any given time, at the world’s most popular mobile device operating system.
Imagine that the very security tool you put in place to keep intruders out of your home is suddenly being used as a doorway in. This nightmare is a reality for an increasing number of victims.As reported by The Washington Post, the California mom of a …
A mysterious entry jumps out from the US Department of Energy report covering emergencies and disturbances for Q1 2019. Without going into any detail, it simply notes that between 9:12 AM and 6:57 PM on March 5 the power grid suffered a “cyber event th…
Many of us have our smartphones on us almost all the time. Like wallets, they have become ubiquitous and essential to daily life. (For many, smartphones now even double as wallets.) Along with holding so much of our sensitive info, these devices also s…
New Avast research* shows that 25% of connected users worldwide have never changed their passwords. Are you one of them? Our research also reveals that 83% of Americans use weak passwords that are easy to crack.