Q-Day Is Coming: The Quantum Computer That Will Break All The World’s Secrets Wide Open
One day, in a secretive lab, the world’s digital walls could crumble. Emails, bank accounts, military secrets – all laid bare. The question isn’t if it will happen, but when, and who will control the fallout.
“Hacked NASA Again”: Hacker Gets Friendly Letter From Space Agency After Exposing Major Loopholes
The Space Agency commended the hacker for spotting the flaw while also recognising his contributions as an “independent security researcher.”
80% Of South Africans Fall For These Scams
Nobody on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok has an investment opportunity that quadruples your money in a week.
There’s An Easy Way To Hide Your Phone’s Sensitive Photos
Sure a lock screen is somewhat good enough, but setting up another barrier to thwart access to your precious information is critical.
Tesla Has A Hacking Problem
A hacker was able to remotely open the doors and windows of Tesla cars around the world, as well as turn on music, flash the headlights, and even start the engines.
UK ‘Fatima’s Next Job’ Recruitment Ad Condemned
Advertisers might want to take into consideration that tensions are high at the moment, especially in industries that have been hit hard by lockdowns.
Programmatic Advertising Is Freaking Everyone Out – Do This To Stop Ads Following You Around The Internet
If advertisers’ cookies are bothering you, and you can’t get away from that product you looked at once months ago, here’s a list of some handy tools you might need.
How Your Love Of Game Of Thrones Will Get You Hacked
If you let your curiosity get the best of you from time to time, clicking on random links in a strange email might get you into some cybercrime trouble.
Everything We Know About HBO’s Brutal Month Of Hacks
August has been a pretty awful month for HBO, the television network being the victim of several security breaches in the past two weeks. It’s all unravelling at some speed.
How ‘The Internet Of Evil Things’ Is Threatening Your Company’s Cybersecurity
If your employees are using various devices within the office, they might be the security threat that you never thought of. Here’s what to do about that situation.
Phishing, Trojan Horses, Ransomware And Other Hacks That Could Cripple Your Business
You might have protected yourself against certain attacks, but there are so many ways hackers can choose to take down your company. Scary stuff.
Why Robbing Banks No Longer Pays The Bills
In days of old robbing a bank was a quickfire way to line your pockets, but these days it turns out it’s not such a lucrative practice.
You Could Easily Be Part Of The Massive Dropbox Security Breach
Unsure if you are a part of a security breach? Well, there’s an easy way to check and it could save you a whole bunch of trouble.
Pokemon Go Is A Dream Come True For Hackers
There’s no doubt that 2016 is the year of Pokemon revival, but just what does that mean for all your data? It isn’t pretty.
Controversial Online Forum Encourages Users To Post ‘Hottest Pics’ Of Facebook Friends
Welcome to yet another lecture on why posting pictures of yourself on social media sites may come back to haunt you. In this week’s lesson we shall be looking at yet another rascally thing Reddit users are up to. The subreddit called Facebook Cleavage, is making quite a stir.
Meet CISPA, The Latest Bill To Try And Destroy The Internet
A new bill is making its way through congress – CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is pretty much SOPA in different shoes. It’s another attempt to give copyright enforces carte blanche to spy on internet users and censor online content without just cause. Which is sort of bad.
Eric Schmidt: UN Treaty A “Disaster” For The Internet
The internet’s under attack again! This time by a United Nations treaty aimed at online regulation. Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned strongly against the suggested measures: “Do not give that up easily. You will regret it. You will hate it, because all that freedom, all that flexibility, you’ll find it shipped away.”