Modern homes can protect their light bulbs, baby monitor, refrigerators and connected television from the activities of hackers. According to available research at our disposal,
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5 Ways Hackers Expose the Pitfalls of Information Security
The economic loss caused by network intrusions, data breaches, and cyber-crime, in general, cannot be underestimated. According to research conducted by information security firm McAfee,
The Quest Diagnostics Hack: Why Hackers Target Healthcare Data
Why is healthcare information so attractive to hackers?
Profile of a Not-so-Hollywood Hacker
Hackers aren’t always cracking into mainframes and stealing passwords to gain access to highly confidential data. In fact, the typical Hollywood behavior of a so-called
Business Tips To Smoothly Recover From A Hacker Attack
Many companies will be hacked at some point and even though a hacker attack can potentially ruin a good business, there are many ways to
Companies Battle Data Breaches
Businesses are still coping with cyber-related data theft. The breaches at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus and discount retailer Target Corp. are now chapters in modern
Protect Your Small Business With Practical Online Security Tips
In the early days of the internet, only the biggest corporations would go online and meet any sort of success. Since those early days, it
5 Instant Measures To Take When Your Website Gets Hacked
Cybercrime has been growing like never before. Instagram users were recently hit by a smoothie hack; millions of other websites went down when GoDaddy was hacked.
5 Important Ways To Protect Your Facebook Account From Hacking
Believe it or not but there are thousands of Facebook accounts being hacked on a daily basis. Most of the cases are due to the use of
You’ve Been Hacked, Now What?
You’ve been hacked–join the club. Lately it seems that no matter what precautions you take, your business may get hacked eventually. So what immediate actions
Apple Macs Now Targeted By Viruses
To this day, Apple Mac owners have always boasted that it was more secured than Windows run computers especially as Apple computers don’t use anti-virus
Sony PlayStation Network Hacked
Sony has confirmed that its popular gaming hub, the PlayStation Network, has been brought down by a hacking attack. According to the organisation, the Network
Twitter Introduces HTTPS Security
Twitter has introduced the option for users to log on to the site via a secure connection. Users who select the “always use HTTPS” under Twitter’s
How To Create A Password That Cannot Be Hacked
Is there anything like a password that cannot be broken or hacked? Well, it depends on where you stand but there are potentially a lot
How To Conduct A Simple Password Test
Following a recent study by Bloomberg Businessweek, the importance of creating strong and memorable passwords for online accounts has again been brought to attention. With more