FindFace, a newly released smartphone app, has taken Russia by storm and is potentially putting public anonymity in danger due to facial recognition. The app, developed by Artem Kukharenko and Alexander Kabakov, allows users to photograph people and work out their identities, with reliability sitting around 70%. It works by comparing photographs with the social media
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The National Cyber Security Alliance’s World Password Day could not have fallen on a more appropriate time than right now. Not even a week after one of the biggest stolen data credentials hack affected more than 272 million users, now has never been a better time to stay safe online with World Password Day. The breach
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A Russian hacker collects over 272 million email addresses and passwords that he has been collecting over a period of time. As the unnamed hacker collected so many email addresses and passwords, security firm Hold Security, managed to obtain the database. The extent of the data which was collected included email addresses from Yahoo, Gmail and
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According to figures released by Apple, the government asked to receive more information in the second half of 2015 than the first. As Apple reveal over 1000 user requests from US government, the figures shot up from previous years. The requests contained information from iMessages, emails, photos, device backups and other forms of information. This
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With almost 1.6billion users of Facebook, it isn’t surprising to learn that the social media website attracts the most attempted online scams. How to stay safe from Facebook scammers is very important as in a report conducted this year from technology firm Cisco showed that Facebook scams are the most common form of attack method online, second to malware
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In a move that many agree should never have happened in the first place, Amazon reverses decision to remove encryption from their Fire tablets. When it was announced that Amazon were going to disable default encryption on their latest operating system update, it was met with outrage from security experts to the casual user of the
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In the six months its been since adultery dating website Ashley Madison was hacked and the details of more than 33million users were released online, blackmail threats are still ongoing. Spouses of Ashley Madison users targeted for blackmail, as well as the users themselves. The threats vary in amounts demanded ranging in excess of $2500
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In the latest battle between privacy and security, the ongoing dispute over unlocking the San Bernardino shooters phone has finally stepped up a gear and entered Congress to settle the dispute. As the Apple vs FBI battle is taken to Congress during a five hour ordeal ended in a somewhat victory for Apple and privacy.
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In a startling revelation, the US government admitted to using smart home devices to spy, by a admission by the director of baton intelligence, James Clapper. It comes at a time when encryption is the main topic in an ongoing argument about online security and privacy, essentially privacy against security, with law enforcements wanting backdoor access
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How can you Stay Safe When Using Public Wifi? With so many people that use public wifi zones everyday, whether it is at a coffee shop, an airport lounge, the school library or at a hotel, wifi zones are everywhere. But what most people don’t realise, is how unsafe they can really be. Wifi zones
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