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Something is terribly wrong: 66% of organizations hit by ransomware in 2021

Posted on 2022-06-162022-06-13 by Sam JJ

Ransomware attacks into organizations’ IT systems have been around in their current form for about 10 years, but it looks like the problem is still getting worse. Cybercriminals made a new record in successful ransomware attacks in 2021 when they managed Read >

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Advertisers secretly collect email addresses from web page login forms

Posted on 2022-05-182022-05-16 by Sommet

When you fill in a form or login to a web page, you probably expect that only the web service where you want to sign in gets your email address and password. Unfortunately, ad tech businesses that track people on the Read >

yahoo screen shot, gdpr window
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What, GDPR is a success? And everyone should install a private browser?

Posted on 2022-05-092022-05-01 by Ari

We have been clicking on cookie approval and rejection buttons for four years now. Unbelievable, but I’m getting used to it. Whereas many internet users regard the popup windows enforced by GDPR annoying, the result is that people have a way Read >

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Many videoconferencing apps are listening and recording even when audio is muted

Posted on 2022-04-132022-04-13 by Sam JJ

If someone didn’t have an opportunity to attend a videoconference earlier, during the pandemic most people joined a lecture, meeting, or family reunion online. An essential feature of a videoconferencing application is the ability for participants to mute their microphones to Read >

Posted in Security

Study: Mobile apps can snatch your data before asking for permission

Posted on 2022-04-102022-04-06 by Sommet

Researchers at Oxford University have analyzed a large number of applications developed for Android and iPhone mobile phones. There are many studies that have examined what the mobile operating systems (Android or Apple iOS) do with user data, but apps are Read >

privacytests browser test results
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The best browsers for protecting your private data and preventing tracking

Posted on 2022-02-092022-02-03 by Ari

Browser is one of the most used applications on computers, and frequently accessed app on tablets and phones. It has become a universal tool for everything from banking to social media and other cloud services. Browsers provide plenty of information to Read >

phishing email messages
Posted in Security

Here is why cyber criminals favor phishing: it can catch up to 30% of people

Posted on 2021-12-262021-12-22 by Sommet

When a clever phishing message or phone call happens to be delivered to a person at the right moment, it is possible that the target follows the instructions given by cyber criminals. A recent research discovered that up to 30 percent Read >

login window
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Popular passwords stay the same, but there are surprising differences between countries

Posted on 2021-11-262021-11-23 by Sommet

In 2021, the most common password in the world still is 123456. The fourth most used password is qwerty and the fifth – what else – password. Not much has changed with the most used passwords during years, but there are Read >

graph shows amount of data android phones leak
Posted in Security

Android phone comparison: the best and worst products for privacy

Posted on 2021-10-252021-10-21 by Ari

When the first smartphones were introduced about 20 years ago by a number of telecommunication equipment vendors, the mobile device was expected to become the primary communication tool for the majority of human kind. It did. But there was something else Read >

vivaldi browser, screen capture
Posted in Security

Improve your PC security with task-specific browsers

Posted on 2021-08-252021-08-26 by Sam JJ

When we are using a PC – a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer – web browsers tend to be one of the most accessed applications. Unfortunately, web browsers are frequent attack targets because they can run Javascript programs on a PC, Read >

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