Performing a “cyber spring clean” can be time-consuming - but many of us have a few weaknesses we can tighten up in two minutes or less. Here are a few "instant fixes" for problems you might have overlooked...
Phishing emails are a sad fact of life, and most of us are used to dealing with them - but cybercriminals are increasingly turning to SMS to reel in their victims. Our tips should help you avoid clicking something you'll regret.
Most of us have faced cyber attacks sent by our best friends - Facebook "offers" they've clicked by accident, spamming everyone on their friends list, or Twitter stories they've shared without checking.
Don't let your PC end up in someone's zombie army. Gamers are prime targets for cybercriminals - our tips should help you avoid ending up an infected victim...
Many of us have got wiser to email spams and scams - but cybercriminals are in the perfect position to “fine tune” their attacks. Our tips might help you avoid the "click of death"...
Beat the heat, find somewhere cool to compute! But first check our tips on how to more safely navigate the mall, lobby, library, coffee shop or wherever you go to chill out with your digital devices.
Many people leave phones and tablets “open” to criminals - both the cyber variety, and the ordinary, non-cyber kind. Our tips should help your handset safe.
Spotting “bad” apps on Android is not always easy - with cybercriminals finding new tricks every month to fool phone and tablet users into downloading malware.
Summer is here and school is out, what better time to take a look at improving the cyber protection on all of your household's many digital devices?
Basic advice on cyber security survival for businesses is presented as a 6-step roadmap, along with links to free resources that can be useful in your efforts to defend your business.
Correct identification of an individual using a computer or service is important because it represents the accountability of the person identified. If you know my username on a computer system, you can check on what I do on that system through an audit trail, and I can therefore be held accountable for those actions. However,
As we read earlier this week, the chances that one or more of your digital devices may get stolen are uncomfortably high. So what would happen if your mobile device falls into the wrong hands? Here are a few tips that will help minimize the damage if it happens to you.
Your email account can be used by cyber criminals to spread malware or attempt to steal personal details from you. Follow our tips for a safer email experience. Create and use secure passwords As with all your online activity, you should always choose passwords that are hard to guess and to crack. This means long
Want to be safer online using your laptop or tablet when using public Wi-Fi? You can. Here are our five essential tips. 1 First, if you are not going to use the Internet it’s a good idea to turn off Wi-Fi connectivity completely on your laptop, smartphone or tablet. You are then guaranteed that your
Online gaming is great fun but it does bring together large numbers of online strangers, most of whom want just to play but some can pose a threat. Here’s our 10 top tips for staying safe when playing on consoles and PCs.
Do you know what your kids get up to online? They probably know more about technology than you do but they are still children and need protecting. Here are our top tips to ensure they remain safer. 1 Educate your children Children and young people spend huge amounts of time online and may not be
Most people now use a wi-fi network to access the internet around the home. However an unsecured network could let your neighbor’s piggyback on your broadband or worse, let hackers snoop on your activities. Luckily it’s not that difficult to harden the security of your home network. Here’s a quick step-by-step. 1 Check the router
Cyber criminals undoubtedly attack big businesses but smaller businesses are vulnerable too and often fail to take basic steps to protect themselves. Here’s our top tips to help keep your small business secure.
Amazingly one seventh of the world’s population is now on Facebook. That’s a lot of people. Sadly, some of those are out to steal your data from your profile if they can. Here’s how to adjust your Facebook settings to help protect your data on Facebook and stay safe. 1 Don’t give too much away… Be
Now that Facebook’s timeline feature is in the final stages of being rolled out to all users (including, finally, to my account), it is important that everyone understands how to use the feature and, most importantly, how to secure your identity and privacy in its new context. Timeline is quite a simple feature, introduced by
