Tag: Cybersecurity

March 14, 2023

With TikTok facing a potential ban in the US, the company is already working on contingency plans, which, in a worst-case scenario, may see parent company ByteDance sell off TikTok in order to maintain its operations and revenue potential. As […]

May 6, 2022

Mobile apps may not be as secure as we think they are, turning into a blindspot when it comes to cybersecurity efforts. With over 60 billion messages and 3.2 billion images shared on social networks every day, phones have transformed […]

October 28, 2021

The phrase “winter is coming” is so over-used, but Canadians really, really like it. Especially while reviewing ever-growing lists of Digital Nomad Resident visas on offer to “location independent” workers and entrepreneurs. The plans often come from Caribbean and South […]

August 25, 2021

In October 2020 I wrote an article on the risks and rewards of the citizen developer approach, urging proponents to put good governance practices in place. Almost one year later, cybersecurity firm UpGuard found an issue with default permissions in […]

February 11, 2021

You might want to change your Slack password if you used the app on Android. According to an email sent out by the company and published by Android Police, the Android version of the Slack app stored users’ credentials in […]

February 8, 2019

Microsoft killed off the Internet Explorer brand nearly four years ago, choosing Edge as its modern browser for Windows 10. Internet Explorer lived on as plumbing for Windows and for business compatibility, but Microsoft isn’t supporting it with new web […]

November 15, 2017

Rock breaks scissors. Paper covers rock. Scissors cut paper. Those are the rules of Rock-Paper-Scissors, the ancient game people play with their hands. But wouldn’t it be better if those tools could join forces for the common good? The question […]

April 11, 2017

Many discussions about the cloud center around the direct benefits businesses gain by using it, elements that are mostly hidden from consumers. There’s a good reason for that – the cloud offers a number of improvements when compared to local […]

March 9, 2017

The Online Trust Alliance on Tuesday released a report calling for businesses, consumers and government to share responsibility for ensuring that Internet of Things devices are not weaponized. Issued in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, the report outlines actions […]

January 27, 2017

A program in the United Kingdom to allow members of the armed forces to discuss military secrets using a smartphone will now involve a modified iPhone 7 with hardened security, replacing insecure Android devices. BT, the telecommunications company working on […]

January 25, 2017

While we love everything that technology does for us, including making work and life easier, especially now that there are so many available apps on our mobile devices, we don’t love it when it doesn’t work. Often, the issue with […]

January 23, 2017

For the vast majority of people in 2017, creating a website is simply a matter of combining a number of off-the-shelf components until they end up with something that does what they want it to. Anyone wanting to create an […]

March 11, 2016

Marketing collects tons of Big Data and – in the simplest terms – if malicious actors get to your data, your brand can be tarnished. “CMOs are tasked with brand management, and a brand’s reputation is likely to be the […]

February 12, 2016

SuperCom, a global provider of secured solutions for e-Government, Public Safety, HealthCare, and Finance sectors, announced this week that it will introduce its SafeMobile Cybersecurity Suite at the Mobile World Congress on February 22nd – 25th in Barcelona. If you’re […]

July 20, 2015

WASHINGTON — In the month since a devastating computer systems breach at the Office of Personnel Management, digital Swat teams have been racing to plug the most glaring security holes in government computer networks and prevent another embarrassing theft of […]

June 30, 2015

Recently, cybersecurity company FireEye announced a partnership with Visa to develop products and services for merchants, as well as card issuers, to detect and respond to attacks. The announcement underscores how cybersecurity affects online commerce at all levels, small businesses […]

February 13, 2015

Apple has added two-factor authentication to iMessage and FaceTime, adding an extra dose of password security to two important iPhone and Mac features. Two-factor authentication sounds simple enough, but it actually adds a good deal more protection to an account. […]

February 13, 2015

Many of us have dozens, hundreds or even thousands of photos logged on Facebook. A nefarious bug on the website — that has since been mended — would have allowed hackers to arbitrarily delete them. A blogger named Laxman Muthiyah […]