10 tips to protect yourself from ID theft
ID theft is a serious crime. By stealing your identity, someone can access your bank account, apply for credit cards or loans in your name, change a home addre...
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Don’t fall prey to the Cyber Grinch this holiday season
The Cyber Grinch is out there preying on unsuspecting holiday season online shoppers wanting to snap up a bargain.
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GreyEnergy – ESET finds latest Malware threat
ESET, a computer security firm in the Slovak Republic, has uncovered a new secret malware infection. It has dubbed this GreyEnergy, after the December 2015 Bla...
Don’t give away too much by oversharing on social media
Oversharing on social media can create huge security issues. It does not matter if you think you are safe – social media has ‘ways of making you talk’.
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Security holes in so many new smart devices
Security company Kaspersky has found that the tsunami of new smart devices - coffee machines, fridges, cars, speakers, vacuums, speakers and even security camer...
Android store plays host to fake apps, what to look for
Malware is on the rise and Android is the target. Do you know what to look for?...
Android banking apps under attack in Australia
It isn’t easy being an Android owner down here in Australia, or even in New Zealand, as customers of the major banks become threatened by a nasty piece of malware....
Study shows disconnect between kids and parents online
According to a new study, only one in five parents are concerned about what their kids are getting up to online, and most aren’t talking about cyber safety. When education is one of the key solutions, this might be a troubling fact....
New security scare hits online card gamers where it hurts
Malware and virus makers tend to be going after your wallet, and if you’re an online gamer with aspirations at winning on the poker tournaments and you don’t have internet security, the cybercriminals might just be the real winners....
Android apps posing problems, here’s what to avoid
Just because something exists on the app store doesn’t mean you should download it, and two apps are evident of that, with vulnerabilities popping up that might do you some harm....
New “British” scam picked up by the government, how not to get caught
There may well be a sucker born every minute, but you don’t actually have to be that person, with the government and an internet security group chiming in to talk about a new scam and what you can do to avoid it....
Security group ESET reveals malware on Google’s app store
Android owners should try to have a bit of security software running on their phones and tablets, but news today from a security group makes that even more important....