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Safeguarding Your Digital Life: How to Prevent Hacker Intrusions

Cyber threats loom more significant than ever in an era where our personal and professional lives are increasingly intertwined with digital technology. Millennials, in particular, are a target for cybercriminal hackers due to their high engagement with technology. Understanding how to protect yourself from hacker attacks is not just advisable; it’s essential. Let’s dive into ...

Max Lu

Cybersecurity.

How to Secure Your Smartphone and Increase Privacy

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. ...

Nathan Machoka

Smartphone security.

All You Need to Know About Apple’s New Privacy Feature Added to iOS 14.5

These days, smartphone and web users are quite concerned about data privacy. Of course, they have reasons to feel worried. The revelation that apps have been tracking users and sharing their information through various loopholes has made headlines several times. Now, with the release of iOS 14.5, Apple’s new privacy feature will allow users to ...

Jack Roberts

iPhone 12 Pro Max Gold with home screen IOS 14 on the screen on a table next to a purple orchid.

Accused of Harvesting Personal Data of Children: May Cost TikTok Billions

With over 2 billion downloads and over 680 million users per month, TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly, is one of the best-known video sharing and content creating platforms. The security of our online data has come very much to the fore. Children may not be fully aware of all the security and safety implications surrounding ...

Jack Roberts

Snapchat and TicTok apps on a mobile phone.

Apple’s Privacy ‘Nutrition Label’ Introduced

In the world of conflicting information, and with news credibility on the wane, who can you trust anymore? In the cybersecurity world, Apple has taken a bold step in the right direction by introducing the “nutrition label” concept that now requires app developers to disclose the privacy data they collect from their app users. “Inspired ...

Jack Roberts

A hand reaching to undue a security lock.

Zoom Privacy Flaw Exposes the Risk of Overreliance on Big Tech

A recent report by cybersecurity group Citizen Lab revealed that the video conferencing app Zoom is not as secure as the company claimed. The app’s popularity has jumped from 10 million users a day to 200 million daily in just a few months, largely thanks to the CCP coronavirus lockdown that has forced people to ...

Armin Auctor

A Zoom meeting over the Internet.

Internet Security: 6 Must-Know Tips for Keeping Your Data Safe Online

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 ...

Armin Auctor

A man using the Internet on a tablet.

Social Media: What to Fear and How to Deal With It

Of the 3.43 billion Internet users globally, about 2.28 billion of them use social media in some capacity on a regular basis. While social media has acted as a tool that connects people across the world by blurring the lines of race, religion, and culture, it has also introduced a new set of problems and ...

Armin Auctor

A silhouette in front of a screen with Facebook.

Facebook Again in Deep Trouble as Partnership With Huawei Revealed

With Huawei on the radar for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, it is facing an international boycott and its 5G equipment has been banned in several nations. In the U.S., a more serious security breach occurred when Facebook entered into an agreement with Huawei that gave the Chinese company access to user data. ...

Jack Roberts

Facebook logo.

WhatsApp Founder Gives Dire Warning to Facebook Users

The co-founder of WhatsApp, Brian Acton, has asked people to delete their Facebook accounts since the company follows a policy of trading user information for revenue through ads. Acton’s statements come on the back of a federal investigation against the company’s data deals. Avoiding Facebook In 2014, Acton sold WhatsApp to Facebook for US$19 billion. ...

Nspirement Staff

WhatsApp on a mobile phone.