Worrying about data privacy isn’t enough: Here’s how to own your online presence
As Data Privacy Day is upon us, we thought it apt to put together some top tips on how to manage and secure your online information.
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Amazon Echo and the Alexa dollhouses: Security tips and takeaways
Tips on securing the Alexa service on Amazon Echo devices, notably voice purchasing, a topic brought into focus by the recent "San Diego dollhouse TV story".
FTC IoT privacy and security push points out D‑Link router and webcam flaws
The US Federal Trade Commission has again acted on its serious concerns about data privacy and security in the Internet of Things (IoT). This time D-Link webcams and routers are the focus. Stephen Cobb puts this latest FTC move in context.
Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user’s email
Malicious code could have been used to compromise an account, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.
Dailymotion hacked, millions of user accounts exposed
Users are warned to be on the look out for spam emails and reminded to never re-use passwords, as popular video-watching site suffers a data breach.
Facebook Messenger’s creepy test of Conversation Topics
Need some more help choosing an inane conversation topic with your online friends? Don't panic! Facebook appears keen to help you. But is its behaviour bordering on creepy?
What Pippa Middleton can teach us about iCloud security
Pippa Middleton is the latest in a long line of celebrities to have her online accounts broken into by criminals, and private photographs stolen. Have you properly secured your iCloud account?
Internet of targets: Webcams and routers in the crosshairs of bad guys
Video rules the internet today and webcams are built into practically every new laptop, smartphone and tablet. It's important to keep them secure.
EU‑US Privacy Shield launches: Key points to this agreement
There are three key principles to be aware of when it comes to the EU-US Privacy Shield and we’ve digested all of the key points in this feature.
Afraid someone is misusing your webcam?
If you want to know which programs are actively using your webcam, here is a short guide from ESET's Ondrej Kubovič to help you out.
Types of VPN networks and how they work: do you know which kind to use?
WeLiveSecurity delves deeper into VPN networks, asking how do they work? And what are the most common types of VPN that can be implemented?
Please stop spreading the Facebook privacy notice hoax
A widespread hoax is being circulated between Facebook users, in the mistaken belief that posting the message will will give them more control over their privacy.
Windows 10 security and privacy: An in‑depth review and analysis
As Windows 10 nears its one year anniversary, WeLiveSecurity gives an in-depth review of the operating system from a security and privacy perspective.
32 million Twitter account credentials up for grabs – but site says it wasn’t hacked
Over 30 million Twitter account details are put up for sale on the computer underground.
Mandatory password reset for some Facebook and Netflix users in wake of mega‑breaches
Don't panic. Facebook and Netflix have not suffered a data breach. But it's quite possible that they are asking you to change your password.
65 million Tumblr users should probably be careful…
65 million Tumblr users have had their details compromised as a result of a recently-discovered breach dating back to 2013. But it's not just their passwords that they should be concerned about.
GDPR Day: countdown to a global privacy and security regimen?
This thing called GDPR will impact data security and privacy policy at many US firms when it takes effect two years from today. Start learning what the EU General Data Protection Regulation means to your business.
Data privacy and data protection: US law and legislation white paper
This white paper on data privacy and data protection law and legislation in the US should prove to be a handy reference during ongoing privacy debates.
And how do you protect your webcam?
Recently, FBI director James Comey revealed that he covers his webcam with tape to protect his privacy. It begs the question: How do you protect your webcam?
Facebook fights back against creepy impersonating profiles
It's one of the creepiest things you can experience on Facebook. You stumble across the profile of "another" user who appears to have stolen the details of your life - lock, stock and barrel. And they are spreading slurs about your character, and befriending your contacts...