Showing posts with label privacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label privacy. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Cybersecurity Implications Of 5G Technology: What You Need To Know

5G is being touted as revolutionary due to the massive download speeds that consumers can expect when it is rolled out at full strength. Samsung is calling it “wireless fiber” and in addition to providing smartphone users with better networking, it will permit for improvements in IoT devices like connected cars and other futuristic smart city developments. 

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

WhatsApp Encryption Helps Terrorists Hide, Says UK Home Secretary

The United Kingdom Home Secretary, speaking on the Andrew Marr show, said that encrypted platforms give terrorists “a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other.”

Saturday, 22 August 2015

Cybersecurity Lesson: Deleted Online Information Never Actually Goes Away - Experts

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ashley Madison hack is a big reminder to all Web users: If you submit private data online, chances are it will never fully be deleted.

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Facebook Employees Can Access Your Account Without Password

Do you know that your Facebook account can be accessed by Facebook engineers and that too without entering your account credentials? Recent details provided by the social network giant show who can access your Facebook account and when.

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Internet of Things (IoT) Security And Privacy Best Practices

Internet of Things
In a report on the Internet of Things (IoT), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission recommend a series of concrete steps that businesses can take to enhance and protect consumers’ privacy and security, as Americans start to reap the benefits from a growing world of Internet-connected devices.

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Communication With Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Chat, SnapChat, Yahoo Messenger etc Are Disappointingly Insecure - EFF

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Secure communication is something we all crave online, particularly after Edward Snowden's NSA revelations increased public interest in privacy and security.

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Facebook Sets Up 'Dark Web' Link To Access Network Via Tor

Facebook has created the ability for users to connect directly to the social network via anonymising "dark web" service Tor.

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Data Breaches: Think Before You Share That File

It’s hard to read through the news nowadays without stumbling upon some type of data breach or leak. Recently, Apple’s iCloud service has been in the limelight, following the theft and distribution of celebrities’ private photos.