In May this year, we reported about a Trojan ransomware dubbed Koler that targets Android devices by pretending to be a legit app but actually manipulates the devices’ screen to cash in on fake alerts alleged to be coming from law enforcers worldwide, such as the FBI in the United States.
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Would you stick with Gmail or move on to Inbox?
Already, there are many rave impressions on Google’s Inbox after its debut this week. It seems also that engineers at Google have finally realized that Gmail is gradually losing the luster it once possessed in the early days since it was launched in 2004, a time when email services were in high demand due to […]
Beware of new attacks from malvertising groups, security firm warns
While there’s nothing new in malicious advertisers being used as vectors of online attacks and fraud, cyber criminals are paying more attention on malvertising as a means to perpetrate advanced persistent threats.
Biometric security: an alternative security measure vs bank fraud
There is more to your biometric data than its use in verifying your identity. Financial institutions are looking to biometric systems to protect their valued clients from the growing landscape of cyber attacks.
Despite many data breach reports, some people still don’t care about privacy
There seems to be no end to my encounter with people who dismiss the importance of online privacy as trivial and unnecessary.
How Intel plans to secure your credit card data with new technology
With the recent hacking of credit card data, particularly in large retailers such as Target, and the growing surge of compromises on financial data of consumers, questions began to emerge as to the level of security that industries are implementing to protect its valued customers.
