Alphanumeric passwords have been seen as a poor security option for almost as long as they’ve been in widespread use. Furthermore, as technology has advanced, what started as a poor option has become legitimately dangerous. Now, the tech industry’s biggest players have come together to finally disrupt the market and try to kill off passwords…
There is no practicable way of using the internet without leaving some kind of digital footprint. However, there are ways to minimise the amount of data you leave behind – to maintain some privacy but also protect yourself from scammers. Here are five quick and easy solutions. Use a separate password manager The password managers…
A “major online marketplace for hackers” has been shut down, following an international police operation. RaidForums hosted personal data typically stolen during hacks or data breaches. At the point where it was closed down, the forum was thought to have 10 billion unique records in total, including credit card details, usernames and passwords for UK…
A teenager from Oxford has been accused of being the head of Lapsus$, a cybercrime organisation that has taken some huge scalps in recent months – not least Microsoft and Samsung. The 16 year old, who has autism, is one of seven teenagers arrested by City of London Police in connection with the Lapsus$ organisation…
Apple devices designed to locate lost keys or personal items could let hackers track your every move – with cases having already been reported in the USA. AirTags are small, electronic fobs created by Apple that affix to items such as keys or luggage so they can be tracked down if ever they get lost.…
A ‘horrifying’ vulnerability in Apache logging library Log4j has been patched, but the threat to business is far from over. The so-called Log4Shell vulnerability emerged at the beginning of December, when Cisco and Cloudflare identified a huge security flaw in the open source software, built to allow users to keep track of what happens within…
The UK government is considering new legislation that would force technology companies to keep users of their platforms safe from abuse. The Online Safety Bill would force companies such as Facebook and Twitter to regulate the content shared on their platforms. It would also provide Ofcom with new powers of regulation, in a bid to…
Ransomware presents the most immediate danger to UK businesses, according to the head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre. In a speech given earlier this month, Lindy Cameron warned that ransomware poses the most immediate danger – not just to businesses but also schools, local councils and national governments. In fact, recent attacks that hit…
A hacker thought to be behind one of the largest cryptocurrency heists ever recorded has gone on record to explain why they did it – saying simply it was for fun. Some $600 million was stolen from Poly Network – an American decentralised finance (DeFi) platform offering peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading without the need for middlemen…
A new government-backed scheme has been launched to help businesses keep their data safe from hackers and demonstrate a commitment to cybersecurity. Cyber Essentials offers two levels of certification, so businesses can learn all about the most common attacks and ways of protecting themselves from becoming the next victims. The courses have been designed to…