THERE ARE TWO big reasons why people get hacked. Flaws in software and flaws in human behavior. While there’s not much you can do about coding vulnerabilities, you can change your own behavior and bad habits.Just ask former US president Donald Trump, whose Twitter password was “maga2020!”...
By Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, July 8, 2021| When a security vulnerability at IT software-maker Kaseya led to a ransomware attack that affected 800 to 1,500 businesses, it wasn’t one employee’s fault.But that’s not always the case.Ransomware, which locks down a target’s computers and data, can infect a...
You would be forgiven for thinking that your private conversations were just that, but two leading voice assistants are listening to everything you say, a new report claims.Patent applications from Amazon and Google revealed how their Alexa and Voice Assistant powered smart speakers are ‘spying’...
Whether it’s listening to a podcast on our way to work, doing quick calculations as our mental math skills have almost completely deteriorated, or putting everything from movies to doctor's appointments in our calendar, there’s hardly ever a moment when we don’t have our smartphone...
By Sara Morrison Jan 28, 2021, 1:10pm ESTWhen I tell people I write about data privacy, I usually get something along the lines of these two responses:“Is Facebook listening to me? I got an ad for parrot food, and the only possible explanation is that Facebook heard...