It’s no secret that viruses of all kinds make their way into laptops and desktop PCs. If you think it’s impossible, just ask Apple about the Trojan virus that infected over 600,000 Macs worldwide just a few years ago. While viruses and malware often prove to be over-hyped events for many individuals who never experience … Read more
Talk Talk. Ashley Madison. EBay. JD Wetherspoon. Sony. What do all these companies have in common? They have become cyber attack victims in 2015. In the aftermath of these cyber attacks, cyber security has become an IT field in high demand – with cyber security expert positions climbing at the beginning of 2016 (at least). … Read more
On January 1st, American citizens will celebrate the New Year in style, with dancing, parties, concerts, and the rest of American celebratory life. Americans will also celebrate another year of freedom and democracy in a country that, for many, has been, since its inception, a social and political experiment. As the first US President George … Read more
Please make a payment of [ ] to the details below. I will send you the expenditure details for proper coding when I am done with my meetings today. Please arrange the payment for value today and let me know when it is done. Regards. This letter to a financial officer of a tech company … Read more
You know you’re a threat to “the enemy” when the enemy starts to openly target you. That seems to be the case for not only former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, but also for up-and-coming end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Telegram. In the wake of the Paris bombing, it appears as though Telegram was one of the messaging … Read more
Edward Snowden has sacrificed his freedom to shed light on the problems NSA programs bring to human rights, privacy, and even public security, the exact opposite of what it is designed to do. The leaked NSA documents he collected as contractor with them, exposed cloud storage providers (such as Dropbox) and other apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp being privacy … Read more
It is common for Netflix users in Canada to rely on a VPN service to access U.S Netflix and other services that are not available in their country. A VPN service enables them to change their IP address in order to bypass geo-location restrictions and enjoy a wider variety of content. This practice has affected … Read more
These days it is possible to find free Wi-Fi practically anywhere and while being able to connect to internet on the go is very convenient, it can also be insecure. Still, there are many times in which we need to search for something online, or send an urgent email and using Wi-Fi hotspots in places … Read more
Earlier this year, the Chinese government took steps to extend even further its control over internet and to ensure that it can monitor effectively the online activities of its citizens. One of the measures dictates that users need to register their real names for certain services, which will reduce the chance of being anonymous online. … Read more
In December 2012, India and the world were shocked by the rape of Jyoti Singh, a medical student from Delhi who was attacked by five men while travelling on a bus. Such was the brutality of the assault, that the 23-year old woman died from her injuries only a few days later. The case highlighted … Read more