Social media has become an important part of modern life for most people – one that can cause serious headaches if you’re sharing with a wider audience than you intend. Because functionality and settings change with surprising frequency, it’s a good idea to assess your account preferences regularly. But if you are not particularly security-savvy, … More How to give your social media security a boost
Courtesy of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat – to name but a few – we are increasingly living digital lives, where we interact and engage with our friends and family online. Social media has, without a shadow of a doubt, become central to our way of life. And yet, while millions use these platforms on a … More How to bulletproof your social media accounts
While most children will soon enjoy the summer holidays, some of them, will enjoy being away from school for altogether less pleasant reasons – to get away from bullies, who bother them offline or online over social networks. Unfortunately, not every parent can distinguish common teenage difficulties from the red flags raised by insidious peers. … More Do you know if your child is being cyberbullied? ESET points out some red flags
It’s one of the creepiest things you can experience on Facebook. You stumble across the profile of “another” user who appears to have stolen the details of your life – lock, stock and barrel. They use one of your photographs as a profile picture, have stolen your name, your place of work and where you … More Facebook fights back against creepy impersonating profiles
Social engineering plays an important part in a significant number of cyberattacks, however big, small or sophisticated the crime is. In fact, as ESET’s senior researcher David Harley has previously observed, it has “been a constant all through the life of internet security”. But what is it exactly? In its broadest sense, social engineering is … More 5 things you need to know about social engineering
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