How can businesses save money on internet security in 2015?
A recent report from Piper Jaffray found that 75% of companies expected to increase their IT security spending in 2015,…
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Facebook will highlight hoaxes in users’ newsfeeds
Facebook has announced plans to crack down on spam and hoaxes in the newsfeed, with a note highlighting ‘false information’…
1800 Minecraft logins leak online
More than 1,800 Minecraft login details have been leaked online, German news site Heise.de has revealed.
Cybercrime deterrence: 6 important steps
Cybercrime: there’s too much of it, and we need to do more to deter it. With the President of the…
Lizard Squad DDoS-for-hire service hacked – users’ details revealed
Lizard Squad failed to encrypt its database of LizardStresser’s registered users – storing details of their usernames and passwords in…
White House seeks 10% increase in cybersecurity spend
President Obama’s budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year includes a projected 10 percent increase in cybersecurity spend, reports Reuters.
Facebook porn scam infects 110k users in 48 hours
A new porn scam is spreading startlingly quickly through Facebook – one that has managed to spread malware to over…
The New Hacker’s List and an Old Debate: Would you Hire a Hacker?
The recent opening of the Hacker List portal brings to mind the age-old question: Would you hire a hacker?
6 WhatsApp Security Tips
Even though WhatsApp now encrypts all of its messages and data, it pays to be secure with your chats. Here…
Blackhat: Lessons from the Michael Mann, Chris Hemsworth movie?
Blackhat, the hacker movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Chris Hemsworth, could spread awareness of digital threats. If it…