Is the Cloud a Safe Place for my Sensitive Data?
Cloud computing has been an extremely disruptive industry since its inception. Beginning in the form of shared mainframe resources back…
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IBM Helps Banks Provide Real-time Payments for their Customers
A few minutes ago IBM reported that they have been working on a system to help commercial banks offer real-time payments…
Switch from Mac OS X to Windows 10 Painlessly
Mac OS X is possibly one of the most popular desktop operating systems to come out of Apple’s OS development team,…
iTunes Backup Security Flaw Could Put iOS 10 Users at “Severe” Risk
Elcomsoft, a company that makes password recovery software among other things, has found a flaw in iOS 10 that allows…
Yahoo Hack Advice: BBC Expert on How to Make your Account Safer
A few hours ago BBC News published a video of in-house tech expert reporter Chris Bailey Foxx telling viewers how to protect themselves…
Yahoo Security Hack 2014 that Affected 500 Million Users Disclosed Now
A security hack of this magnitude? In what could be the largest publicly declared security hack in history, Yahoo recently…
Tesla Pushes Over-the-Air Software Update after Security Hack
Moving quickly after a security hack allowed ethical hackers to “get into” a Tesla Model S 75D electric vehicle and control various components, Tesla…
The USB Stick that Instantly Kills your PC, TV or Laptop
“Put that thing down, son, you don’t know where it’s been”, my Mom used to say. But she wasn’t talking about…
How Private and Secure Are Your Emails? Ask Hillary Clinton!
You’re probably familiar with the whole fiasco going on around Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s indiscreet use of her private…
Is Your Data Safe on iCloud Despite Multiple Hacker Attacks Over the Years?
Almost two years ago today, on August 31, 2014, the world was shocked by celebrity photos that were allegedly hacked…
Who Can Access My Information Online, and How Do I Protect Myself?
In an earlier article I wrote about online security and privacy, I gave an overview of the types of tracking on…
Top 5 Self-Defense iPhone Apps for Personal Security
Personal security is a massive market opportunity. The fact that our modern societies are “relatively safe” does nothing to assure…
Who is Watching Me on the Internet and How Can I Browse the Web Anonymously?
One of the best gifts the Internet has given us is the ability and the freedom to connect to anyone in…
How to Block Annoying Ads on iOS 10 and iOS 9
Ads can be very annoying, especially when they pop up unexpectedly when you’re busy reading something important. There are several…
7 Ways to Secure your iPhone from Hackers
After the debacle between Apple and the FBI, people are getting very concerned about iPhone security and mobile security in…