Tag: data

Gmail gets blue verification checks to protect against spoofing and phishing

May 5, 2023

According to ZDNet*, Google will give blue checkmarks to some verified senders to ensure trust and confidence with Gmail users. Google announced that these companies will also receive a blue checkmark next to their email names to increase users’ confidence. Google says this feature is essential because increased authentication stops spam emails and betters the … More Gmail gets blue verification checks to protect against spoofing and phishing

Media expresses fears hackers could take British Coronation broadcast offline

May 5, 2023

Daily Telegraph* claims International cyber-terrorists could target live broadcasts during the Coronation in order to take the ceremony off the air and score a propaganda coup. British newspaper suggests foreign hackers* are the most capable and likely of launching a cyber attack and report that broadcasters say they are taking preventative measures to protect their … More Media expresses fears hackers could take British Coronation broadcast offline

Creating strong, yet user‑friendly passwords: Tips for your business password policy

May 4, 2023

Don’t torture people with exceedingly complex password composition rules but do blacklist commonly used passwords, plus other ways to help people help themselves – and your entire organization. When engineer Bill Burr from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wrote in 2003 what would soon become the world’s gold standard for password security, … More Creating strong, yet user‑friendly passwords: Tips for your business password policy

Using Discord? Don’t play down its privacy and security risks

May 3, 2023

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked – here’s what to know about, and how to avoid, threats lurking on the social media juggernaut. There are several tools or software applications that enable us to stay connected with our fellow teammates even during gameplay, with the best of them having a low impact on … More Using Discord? Don’t play down its privacy and security risks

AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google

May 2, 2023

Geoffrey Hinton, aged 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regretted his work. He told the BBC* some of the dangers of AI chatbots were “quite scary”. “Right now, they’re not more intelligent than us, as far as I can tell. But I think they … More AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google