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It’s Been a Wild Year in the Cyberworld! From Brexit to Donald Trump, 2016 as a year that felt… well, hacked. With a cacophony of current events that shook the global community to the core, cybersecurity found itself increasingly at the centre of the largest conversations. These stats will bear that out. Cybersecurity 2016: TheRead more

For most Millennials, the notion of a holiday hack evokes images of the Christmas classic “Home Alone”. In the film, hijinks hero Kevin McCallister (played famously by Macaulay Culkin) uses clever tricks to booby trap his would-be robbers. From the iconic “Get out of here, you filthy animal!” TV scene to turning Christmas lights intoRead more

The smiling face of the Freddie the chimpanzee dropping in newsletters in your mailbox got bigger when it rose to popularity. But hackers have sneaked in Freddie’s mailbag and have made their way into the customers’ inbox as malicious emails. MailChimp is an email marketing solution that helps businesses grow by helping them manage theirRead more

Locking your computer with passwords will not really serve the intended purpose – which is your computer’s safety – if your USB ports are exposed. The malicious Raspberry Pi Zero device called PoisonTap can easily access the its way into your system through the exposed USB ports. Invasion has become ten steps easier and cheaperRead more

Fishing is something your dad does; ‘phishing’ is when a hacker baits and hooks you with deceptive messaging. Getting ‘whaled’ sounds like something undergrads do on the weekend — not CEO fraud. Trying to keep up with pop cultural terms like the nuances between eyebrows that are “on fleek”, sneakers that are “fire” and whatRead more