This week the Five Eyes alliance — an intelligence alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States — announced its investigation into a China-backed threat targeting U.S. infrastructure. Using stealth techniques, the attacker — referred to as “Volt Typhoon” — exploited existing resources in compromised networks in a technique called ...
Smartphones have become our diaries, wallets, entertainment, and personal safes. People use them for work, play, business, and everything in between. But is your smartphone data safe? And can hackers access your private information? Unfortunately, smartphones are seen as an easy target because they are mostly unprotected and provide a way into your private data. ...
Nuctech is a Chinese company that is now facing flak. It is among the world’s leading companies for vehicle and cargo scanners. There is hardly anything new about Chinese-origin companies being accused of resorting to covert surveillance on their customers. This is the reason the U.S. and several other nations have banned Huawei from selling and ...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most disruptive technological advances in the modern world. By 2019, there were roughly 8 billion IoT devices, and experts expect that figure to pass 41 billion by 2027. As this astronomical growth continues, the world needs to adopt a new emphasis on how we improve IoT ...
As the world shifts to a more data-oriented society, securing data and protecting it from outside parties is of paramount importance to both individuals and corporations. Strong passwords are an important component of data security. According to one estimate, the first six months of 2019 witnessed over 3,800 breaches worldwide that exposed more than 4.1 ...
Anyone who uses the Internet must have a minimum knowledge of how to protect their data online. Internet security is critical; otherwise, hackers can get hold of personal data like images, bank information, credit card details, etc., and wreak havoc on your life. 6 must-know Internet security tips you should always keep in mind while ...
In May 2018, the European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law. All companies that sell products or services in the EU are required to comply with GDPR whether the firm is located in the region or not. As far as U.S. companies are concerned, a few have been fined and several firms ...
Social media is today an unavoidable necessity for most people. Almost a decade back, it was just making its mark in people’s lives. The fact that it has become such an important part of daily life in such a short time is an incredible achievement. It also makes us wonder how social media is going ...
In an increasingly data-driven world, are we just walking data sources for the benefit of giant multinational corporations? Every single minute, there are 3.8 million search queries on Google, 4.5 million videos watched on YouTube, almost $1 million spent online, and 41.6 million messages sent via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger — and these are a ...
The Chinese government places some strict regulations on foreign firms operating in the country. Last year, the administration passed a new set of laws that further breached the rights of foreign companies by allowing law enforcement agencies to snoop on their networks and even censor them, if required. Inspecting networks In November 2018, the Chinese ...
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