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Kids Online

Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

Kids Online

Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

As schools and students continue to contend with the very real cyber-risks of virtual classrooms, we share some advice for protecting children’s data and privacy

Amer Owaida28 Jan 2021


Mobile Security

Apple patches three iOS zero-days under attack

Apple patches three iOS zero-days under attack

Mobile Security

Apple patches three iOS zero-days under attack

The company emits emergency updates to fix bugs affecting devices ranging from iPhones to Apple Watches

Amer Owaida27 Jan 2021


Mobile Security

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

Mobile Security

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

“Download This application and Win Mobile Phone”, reads the message attempting to trick users into downloading a fake Huawei app

Amer Owaida26 Jan 2021


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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research analyzes the Vadokrist banking trojan – Beware smishing scams – WhatsApp postpones privacy policy changes

Editor22 Jan 2021


Scams

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Scams

Smishing: What it is and why we fall for these scams so easily

Here’s how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks

Jake Moore22 Jan 2021


ESET Research

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

ESET Research

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research21 Jan 2021


Digital Security

DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning

DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning

Digital Security

DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning

Security flaws in a widely used DNS software package could allow attackers to send users to malicious websites or to remotely hijack their devices

Amer Owaida20 Jan 2021


Digital Security

FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials

FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials

Digital Security

FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials

Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks

Amer Owaida19 Jan 2021


Social Media

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash

Social Media

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash

Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users' concerns

Amer Owaida18 Jan 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research dissects targeted malware attacks in Colombia – What parents hope to get out of parental controls – Privacy risks of new mesh Wi-Fi routers

Editor15 Jan 2021


Kids Online

What’s your attitude to parental controls?

What’s your attitude to parental controls?

Kids Online

What’s your attitude to parental controls?

Nobody said parenting was easy, but in the digital age it comes with a whole slew of new challenges. How do parents view the role of parental monitoring in children's online safety?

Tony Anscombe15 Jan 2021


Privacy

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

Privacy

CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you

Your ‘networked computer on wheels’ has a privacy problem – when it comes to your data, you may not really be in the driver’s seat

Cameron Camp14 Jan 2021


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