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Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

February 16, 2023

Small and medium-sized businesses have good reason to be concerned about the loss of data and financial impacts. While tech advancements have enabled small and medium businesses (SMBs) to grow their business and allowed them to evolve their operational models, cybersecurity risks and threats can cancel any progress that has been made so far. Underlying … More Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

10 signs that scammers have you in their sights

February 15, 2023

Don’t be their next victim – here’s a handy round-up of some the most common signs that should set your alarm bells ringing. We all spend so much of our time online these days. It’s estimated that the average adult spends the best part of seven hours per day glued to their screens. When we’re finished with … More 10 signs that scammers have you in their sights

ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

February 14, 2023

Spoiler alert: it turned me down. But that’s far from the only thing I learned while playing around with the bot that the world has fallen in love with so badly. When it was unleashed into an astonished world on November 30th 2022, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing web app ever, reaching a million users in the first five … More ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?

Alexa, who else is listening?

February 13, 2023

Your smart speaker is designed to listen, but could it be eavesdropping too? Ever since Amazon came under fire for being able to potentially listen in on people through its Echo smart speakers, and even transcribe what they were saying, I have been intrigued by the idea of how IoT could be used to snoop … More Alexa, who else is listening?

PayPal and Twitter abused in Turkey relief donation scams and hackers breach Reddit

February 10, 2023

Cybercriminals have once again abused a crisis to profit from in appalling techniques that are worryingly successful. Relief donation scams rely on targeting people’s emotions and luring them into donating their money before or without any prior due diligence. According to Bleeping Computer, multiple scams are running on Twitter and abusing legitimate platforms like PayPal’s … More PayPal and Twitter abused in Turkey relief donation scams and hackers breach Reddit

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