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Falling Victim to Credit Card Fraud
Buying things online has never been easier. Paying for things online has never been easier. Chances are your full credit card details are already stored on more than one e-commerce website, right? Well let us help you avoid falling victim to credit card fraud. Click...
Access Control in the digital world
We all want to feel safe. We all want to feel secure. We all want to know that the things we value are safe and secure. Safety and Security. On December 10th 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of...
Facebook and fencing yours in
With so many leaks in privacy and security by the world’s biggest social media site it’s safe to say your private information and data in general is not safe on Facebook.
Cryptojacking – the rising crime of mining digital currency
To jack somebody (for something) is to steal something from somebody, especially something small or of low value. Being jacked isn’t going to ruin your life necessarily - it’s not like having your bank account details stolen or having your private credentials hacked,...
Blockchain Security Benefits
In building, a wall made of 500 connected, overlapping small concrete blocks with steel is stronger than a wall made of one, large concrete “block” without steel. If you wanted to keep a single letter, one “block” of information or an individual document of private...
Watering hole attacks – what are they and how to prevent them?
The concept behind the watering hole attack is that in order to insert malware (malicious software) into a company, you must stalk an individual or group and place malware on a site that they use and trust. Here’s what you need to know.
Online Sextortion – the blackmailer in your inbox!
Blackmail has been around for as long as shame – since the very moment criminals first discovered the value we hold in keeping that shame hidden. The FBI defines sextortion as “a serious crime that occurs when someone threatens to distribute your private and sensitive...
A brief history of computer viruses
We all know the feeling; a sore throat, sneezing, congestion, a cough, a runny nose…oh no, the dreaded cold virus! No human is immune. Likewise, no computer is immune. How it happens, how it works and how we treat it remain mostly the same for human and computer....
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