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Graham Cluley • 13 Nov 2015 • 2 min. read
Cybercrime
Jail for British DDoS attacker, who said too much on Twitter
Privacy
Reclaim privacy with operational security says Snowden
7 things you need to know about car hacking
Although it's far from always possible to determine the perpetrators of a denial-of-service attack and bring them to justice, there are plenty of people who have been put behind bars because of this modern-day crime.
Graham Cluley • 13 Nov 2015
Edward Snowden has been offering advice on operational security to ordinary people, advocating, among other things, two-factor authentication and encryption.
Narinder Purba • 13 Nov 2015
Car hacking may sound like something out of the latest Die Hard or James Bond film, but it’s newsworthy, real and likely to happen much more regularly in the future. We look at the top facts you need to know about this emerging trend.
Editor • 13 Nov 2015
Digital Security
Why continuous vulnerability assessments are necessary
The search for an ideal state of security should be a constant pursuit. Continuous vulnerability assessments are therefore a highly recommended practice.
Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 12 Nov 2015
Kids Online
Video
Child safety in a digital age
Editor • 12 Nov 2015
FastMail the latest victim of a sustained DDoS offensive
The premium email provider FastMail has revealed that a cybercriminal has launched multiple DDoS attacks on its systems and made a ransom demand.
Narinder Purba • 12 Nov 2015
5 things you can monitor with your parental control tool
One of the biggest concerns parents have about the internet is the sites their children are browsing. Parental control tools can help allay this worry.
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 10 Nov 2015
Social media savvy students 'better at avoiding cybercrime'
A new study finds that current university students have a mature approach to social media that helps keep them safe from cybercrime.
Editor • 10 Nov 2015
Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked
TalkTalk talks numbers - revealing that "only 4%" of its users were affected by the hacking attack on its systems.
Graham Cluley • 06 Nov 2015