Following a spree of lynchings across India spurred on by misinformation spread through messaging services like WhatsApp, the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the company to figure out a way to trace these misleading messages back to the original sender earlier this week. But it looks like the Facebook-owned firm won’t play ball.…
Every minute, there are also 5,518 records leaked from publicly disclosed incidents.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
No ratings yet. There are many things to consider when launching a new website. One has to take into consideration what content the site will contain, the layout and design have to be visually appealing, and the site should be easy to use and compatible with social media networks and easy purchase (if you’re selling…
Let’s talk a bit about security. Most internet users around the world are pretty crap at it, but there are basic tools that companies have, and users can enable, to make their accounts, and lives, a little bit more hacker-proof. One of these — two-factor authentication — just got a big boost from Epic Games,…
We think it’s astounding that no one has ever attempted to win a NASCAR or Formula One race by dropping a banana peel from the back of their car on the next-to-last lap. Don’t judge us, you don’t know — it could work. Actually, it probably wouldn’t. But it might. Hoonigan did an experiment, but…
Restaurants in 23 states were compromised for two months.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
No ratings yet. Is it worth a reminder that today the construction of online projects is in high demand? Each successful entrepreneur, as well as a beginning businessman, puts the creation of a web site at the very start of his business plan. Why is this necessary? Everything is extremely simple: nowadays, running a website…
Historically, we haven’t been great about digital security. In 2016 (not long enough ago to feel ok about it), the top passwords were “123456” and “password.” Awareness has certainly grown, but some folks could still use a nudge in the right direction. Luckily, Fortnite Battle Royale maker Epic Games has a solution. The company has…
Recently, Google, Apple and IBM became the latest companies to join a trend of no longer requiring a university degree from prospective candidates. This is pretty huge. After all we’re talking companies that receive thousands of CVs every day, and they can afford to be very picky. So it’s not a matter of cutting corners…
Security researchers have uncovered a new, powerful Android malware framework that is being used by cybercriminals to turn legitimate apps into spyware with extensive surveillance capabilities—as part of what seems to be a targeted espionage campaign. Legitimate Android applications when bundled with the malware framework, dubbed Triout, gain capabilities to spy on infected devices by…
