Ransomware: it’s a particularly nasty form of malware that can keep your entire machine under locks. It seems as though each week, a disturbing new variant emerges that’s more powerful (and more contagious) than the last.
With ransomware now able to be run directly from your browser, is there anything you can do to reduce your risk? Read on to find out.
While you might think your mobile device needs air-tight security, your laptop is likely to contain even more sensitive information than your phone.
Yet, many users are a little too relaxed when it comes to protecting their laptops, perhaps setting a (weak) login password as a token security effort. Are you guilty? Read on.
Are you clicking what you think you’re clicking? A little-known type of security exploit should make you think twice.
Clickjacking, also called UI redressing or IFrame Overlay, is a type of attack in which a button or field is overlaid by invisible malicious scripts or links.
For example, a popup ad might leave you desperate to click the “X” without pause – but this innocuous “X” button could be overlaid with a script to download a Trojan.
Love them or loathe them, ridesharing apps like Lyft and Uber have rapidly transformed the way we get around.
In busy cities and towns, getting a lift anytime, anywhere has proven an irresistible premise to the devotees of these services, despite many controversies over privacy and real-time location data collection.
This week, we’ll look at what kind of privacy concerns affect ridesharing apps, and what ridesharing converts can do to reduce their risk.
If you’ve gone shopping with a credit card, you’ve used a Point of Sale (POS) System. While we might only associate online shopping with potential risks to our bank account, in-person shopping with a credit card can also put you at risk.
This is because POS systems are common targets for data breaches, resulting many millions of credit card details becoming compromised each year. Even the largest and most trusted retailers, for example Target, Home Depot, McDonalds and countless others, have fallen prey to these attacks. So, how does a POS breach take place? Read on to find out.
