Not a big fan of Google’s geolocation service? You’re in for some good news then. Following a decision by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) that the process is in violation of laws in the Netherlands, Google is letting network owners from around the world opt out of its geolocation mapping service, meaning you can…

Remembering all your passwords can be a tough job. We don’t blame you; there are so many password protected sites and PIN-protected accounts these days that anyone who can remember all their passwords should be awarded, honestly! And this difficulty is exactly what leads many people to use the same password for multiple accounts or…

You never know when you might receive malware via mail and that’s why we’re here to alert you. From what we’ve heard, there’s a malicious email doing the rounds that comes from a payroll software company named Intuit Supplies Group (the name of the innocent company has been misused, of course!). The email has “Your [...]

You think Bluetooth car-kits (that allow you to talk hands-free while you drive) are safe? Don’t be so sure! According to Finnish data security firm Codenomicon, there are some major security holes in the otherwise considered secure Bluetooth radio technology which is widely used to link cellphones to their accessories. According to a research paper [...]

Easily guessable internet passwords don’t just let you in, they let hackers in too! That’s why it’s time you knew the worst passwords you can possibly choose (and avoided them!). To make it easier for you, here’s a list of the worst passwords of 2011 (Go through it, and while you are at it, don’t [...]

Tired of myths that surround Wi-Fi? Here are some do’s and don’ts of Wi-Fi security (and some serious myth busting, too!): The Don’ts: Don’t use WEP: Do not use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security …at all. Its underlying encryption can be broken so quickly and so easily that even the most inexperienced of hackers can [...]

Veterans Day means many things to many Americans. For most of us, it is a time to think way back in history to World War I. It’s a time to reflect Veterans Day is known by many different names, depending on what country you hail from. In the British Commonwealth of Nations, you might hear [...]

What, according to you, is a company’s biggest security risk? Holes in the corporate network? Think again! It’s you! With hacking attacks against companies getting bigger and high profile by the day (remember the breaches at Sony and Citigroup this year?), companies have learned to secure and strengthen their networks the hard way, which shifts [...]

Attacking a country without physically crossing its borders, conflicts between countries being fought in cyberspace; sounds like a sci-fi drama, doesn’t it? Well, it’s time to wake up because security experts believe that this is going to happen for real. (And we can’t say this is going to be out of the blue because over [...]

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you probably know that there is a war raging among browsers for the top spot with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox as the key players. And according to data from one Web metrics firm, Chrome will surpass Firefox and become [...]