Tag: safety

Cybercrime weighs most heavily on financial service firms

February 22, 2018

While not the most frequent victims of cybercrime, firms in financial services are facing higher costs relating to such incidents when compared to businesses in any other sector, a study by Accenture and the Ponemon Institute has found. The financial services industry was found to incur cyberattack-induced cost of nearly $18.3 million per firm in 2017 … More Cybercrime weighs most heavily on financial service firms

Are selfies dangerous? Teach your kids about this

February 21, 2018

Think that selfies are something new? Think again. Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh are just some of the renowned painters who ’took’ their self-portraits hundreds of years ago. They didn’t even need the technology of smart devices and social networks. But there was one other difference, which is more important today than … More Are selfies dangerous? Teach your kids about this

Worried about your kids’ webcam use? You have every right to be

February 19, 2018

Laptops, smartphones and tablets – you can hardly find a connected device without a camera these days. Thanks to technological advances, it now doesn’t matter if your friend lives down the street or on the other side of the world, a webcam lets you have an (almost) face-to-face chat anytime. Video calls, selfies, vlogging, and … More Worried about your kids’ webcam use? You have every right to be

How safe are you around your smart TV?

February 14, 2018

The times when all that our TV sets could do was show us ‘regular’ TV stations are now over. These days, such ‘old-school’ television sets are increasingly being replaced with their ‘smart’ successors, which we can use for streaming video and audio, playing games, browsing the internet, downloading and using apps – all of that … More How safe are you around your smart TV?

Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?

May 2, 2017

Background: What is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work? The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work. It is held on April 28th and has been observed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) since 2003. How does cybersecurity factor into it? It doesn’t, … More Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?