Browsing anonymity may seem appealing for various reasons. Regardless of whether they have something worth hiding/protecting or not, those who know better appreciate the value of online privacy protection. But is VPN-supported anonymity all it is rumored to be, or not? A study coming from a joint
The idea that smartphone cameras may represent cybersecurity risks is not new. Smartphone-induced risks have plagued researchers from the beginning of this trendy devices’ rise. In time, specialists analyzed various scenarios. More recently, an official incident determined a new wave of smartphone c
Cyber security automation may represent a relief for specialists. With its unmatched potential of big data processing, automation in this field is the only foreseeable counteraction once the global-scale Internet of Everything provides a new playing field for hackers everywhere. However, besides
Unfortunately, often in the digital environment what makes things faster and easier is riddled with cyber security risks. This time, it is about the autofill feature. Finish specialist Viljami Kuosmanen illustrated how easy it is for third parties to get private user data via autofill storage. The
As it turns out, Google wants to employ Artificial Intelligence in moderating online communications. This activity implies a fine balance between the freedom of expression and various preset policies. These may involve anti-harassment measures or even cyber-security guidelines that moderate what
Yahoo breaches have become similar to Adobe Flash patches – one seems to hear about them endlessly. The company strives to explain and investigate. Yet there is even more to add to the damage report as time goes by. On top of this, cyber scammers and cyber-attackers may well take advantage of the u
Trying to decrypt the way Tesco Bank hackers operated, researchers unveiled a surprisingly fast and efficient method of hacking VISA cards. Successful in just 6 seconds, this technique, dubbed distributed guessing attack, allows cyber-attackers to access all necessary data and pose as credit card
In what anonymity networks are concerned, all discussions revolved so far around Tor, its characteristics, its Dark Web gateway providing quality and its crucial role in tracking criminals in a few famous cases. Now that MIT researchers developed the Riffle network, dedicated to a similar type of
Smartphones and phone-connected wearables are increasingly capable of collecting data on individuals and their environment via high-tech sensors. From heart rate, pulse, and body temperature to location, air quality, humidity and other relevant characteristics, the tiny elements embedded in our
Metadata represents the context generated by and/or surrounding all digital communications, or the traces left by digital data during its processing and digital existence. Since it may be construed as a digital halo that reflects the characteristics of the user data, metadata can be used for
