Heartbleed Bug – What You Should And Shouldn't Do
If you are looking for information about the Heartbleed bug and what you, or your business, should do next then the good news is that there is already a huge amount of information on the net and in mainstream media. The bad news, however, is that some of the advice on offer isn’t the greatest. […]
Passwords – 10 Tips
If you use a computer, tablet, smartphone (or even a fridge it seems these days!) and want to keep your data safe.. use a password. If you surf the web and want to keep your identity secure.. use a password. If you want that password to be effective.. you better make sure its a good […]
Trustmark Pulls out Of Class-Action Suit Against Target And Trustwave
Last week I wrote about how two banks – Trustmark National Bank of New York and Green Bank of Houston – had come together to file a class action lawsuit against Target, Inc. in the wake of a data breach at the US retailer which saw 40 million credit cards details, and 70 million other personal […]
Google To Security Experts – Can You Help Us Teach Online Safety?
Search giant Google is looking for IT security experts to help make the internet safer for everyone. The company recently posted a “Security Advice Survey” online, asking security professionals to submit their best tips and tricks for staying safe on the web. Rob Reeder of Google’s User Experience Research Team, wrote on the company’s online security […]
Clinton Wants US To Keep Control Of The Internet
Former US President Bill Clinton believes that the Obama administration’s decision to relinquish control over online domain names and addresses may be a poor one. He said that many of the governments hoping to step in just wanted to use the position in order to stifle debate and to silent dissent. During a weekend debate […]
Researchers Develop App That Can Spy On Glassholes
Despite being anything other than mainstream, Google Glass has already become controversial and divisive. Non-wearers have expressed concerns over privacy and early adopters have already experienced legal issues. One early wearer even claims to have been attacked after donning the device in a San Francisco bar. More concerning though is the possibility that the device […]
One Fifth Of All Malware Ever Created Appeared In 2013
The first self-replicating program, Creeper, was created back in 1971 and was the forerunner of millions of strains of malware that were to appear in the years ahead. You may be forgiven for thinking that viruses, worms, Trojans, et al then came into being at a steady rate in the next 43 years as that […]
Thinking Beyond The Password When Protecting Your Online Accounts
As time goes by it is a near certainty that you will find yourself signing up for more and more websites and associated web-based services. Each of these will want varying amounts of data from you but, as a minimum, they’ll require a username and password. There isn’t anything suspicious about that – its just […]
Two Thirds Of The UK's Top e-Commerce Sites Allow Weak Passwords
A new report from Dashlane, known for its password manager software, highlights the password security at many of the UK’s leading e-commerce websites and it doesn’t make pretty reading. The study revealed several concerns, the worst of which is the fact that 66% of the websites examined allowed the weakest of the weak passwords, such […]
Neelie Kroes: Future Of The Internet Depends on Trust
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes claims that billions of people across the globe have lost faith in the internet in the aftermath of revelations about mass GCHQ and NSA surveillance: “Snowden gave us a wake-up call. Let’s not snooze through it. Let’s not just act shocked. Let’s not turn our back on technology.” Speaking at CeBIT […]