Cryptography has been around since the times of the Roman Empire and has been protecting secret information through the ages. From simple mono alphabetic substitution cipher to some of the most advanced…
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Beware: Ebola-themed mail could get your PC infected
Cybercriminals are exploiting public’s fear of Ebola through malware-laden mails themed around the deadly virus in a bid to infect their systems. Cyber criminals are sending out email masquerading as being sent…
Google rolls out support for USB Security Key
Google on Tuesday rolled out support for Security Key, an open-source platform, enabling users to log in to an account using a physical USB device. The new feature can be used in…
Mastercard’s new card with built-in fingerprint sensor to arrive in UK next year
Mastercard in collaboration with Zwipe has come up with the world’s first contactless payment card with a built-in fingerprint biometric sensor. The new card, dubbed the Zwipe MasterCard, records user’s fingerprint data…
9 Steps to securing your smartphone
Do you secure your phone and protect it from thieves? Did you know that every day in the UK, more than 300 mobile phones are stolen? Chances are that if you have…
Facebook doubles reward to $1,000 under its “bounty program”
Facebook has recently concluded a comprehensive security run on its ad code and with a view to strengthening its security features and has also announced its decision to double the reward for…
Dropbox denies hack: says user data is safe
Cloud storage service Dropbox has scoffed recent security breach reports, which claim its accounts have been hacked and hackers have passwords and usernames in their possession. The reaction from Dropbox comes after…
Snapchat not to be blamed for ‘the Snappening’ event: Snapsaved
More than 100,000 Snapchat photos and videos were leaked online on 4chan forum last week after a third-party Snapchat client was hit by a major privacy breach. On Sunday around 13 gigabytes…
UK Gov announces free online cyber-security training course for legal and accountancy professionals
The UK government, on Tuesday, announced a new online IT security training course for lawyers and accountants to train them on how to protect themselves and their clients against cyber attacks. The…
Google raises bug bounty program reward to $15,000
Google: As a special treat, we’re going to back-pay valid submissions from July 1, 2014 at the increased reward levels we’re announcing today.
The Pirate Bay is serving malicious ads
Malwarebytes, through a new report, reveals how hackers have again managed to distribute exploit kit through The Pirate Bay.
Apple ignored a security flaw in iCloud service, an expert says
Ibrahim Balic: If Apple had taken this issue more seriously, perhaps such a problem [the celebrity nude photos leak scandal] would not have arisen.
Shellshock Bash bug pegged as ‘worse than Heartbleed’
The biggest security threat – ‘bigger than Heartbleed’ – as numerous researchers are touting it, is looming large over every computer-user. Reportedly concealed in one of the most fundamental interfaces powering the…
Microsoft announces ‘Online Services Bug Bounty Program’
Outlook, Office365, Yammer, SharePoint and Lync are some of the participating online services included in the Bug Bounty Program.
Viator security breach compromises over 1.4M customers’ personal information
User’s credit- and debit-card numbers along with other personal information such as email addresses, names, and postal addresses may have been compromised in the breach.