6 ways to protect your credit cards this holiday shopping season

Protect your credit cards from theft and fraud with these simple tips. At this time of the year, your credit cards see a lot of action – online and at the stores. Credit card fraud takes place every day, but in the holiday shopping season you need to be extra diligent to keep cybercooks from getting […]

How many people connect to unknown Wi-Fi hotspots without even knowing?

An Avast team calling themselves the Security Warriors, comprised of intra-departmental specialists, are running experiments in the streets of San Francisco. They spent a few days setting up the first of them and have already gathered some interesting statistics. In Filip‘s words, here is what they have done so far and what they want to […]

3119884 – Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (November 30, 2015): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is aware of unconstrained digital certificates from Dell Inc. for which the private keys were inadvertently disclosed. One of these unconstrained certificates could be used …

Is Facebook‘s “Most used words” quiz a privacy thief?

The “Most used words” app became a Facebook hit within days of its launch. At the moment of writing this article, it has been used by nearly 18 million users globally. There are many controversies about user privacy in relation to data that is collected by the app. Earlier this week, the British company Comparitech […]

Can shopping extensions help you find the best prices?

Protect your privacy while finding the best online prices. The holiday shopping season is upon us and shoppers are flocking to the Web to find online deals and coupons. Shopping extensions for your web browser can help you find the best prices, but how do you know you are finding a great deal from a SAFE […]

‘Tis the Season to Shop Online

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The holiday season is coming up and we expect that many will opt to shop online to avoid the big crowds in city centers, malls and stores.  In America, Cyber Monday, the cyber version of shopping day Black Friday, was born in the mid 2000s. Cyber Monday sales have steadily increased since its inception and […]