“Technology is very hard to predict.” So said Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, during his keynote at this year’s Mobile World Congress when asked what his forecast was for future technologies over the next five to twenty years. This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) was full of tech that gets us excited about the future though. […]

Cyber-attackers are always finding new ways of bypassing the protection systems installed on computers in order to avoid detection and steal user data. In that respect, Black Hat hackers have always turned to malware-based attacks (phishing, network worms, or the dreaded Trojans with ransomware as the most dangerous example) to reach their goals: break into […]

It’s pervasive; it’s everywhere. It can even rig national elections according to some well-known experts and academics. No, we’re not talking about Vladimir Putin’s team of world-class cyber spies. We’re talking about the medium of social media. Hate it or love it, social media is here to stay. It’s bringing us closer to one another, […]

6 steps to protect yourself from being fleeced The following could be the story plot of the next Hollywood horror blockbuster. Average Paul works hard all year to put food on the table like millions of Americans. And being the good guy that he is, Average Paul understands that paying taxes is part of the […]

It’s true that it’s easiest and most convenient to start using new devices or software with their default settings. But it’s not the most secure, not by a long shot. Accepting the default configuration without reviewing what it actually is could be dangerous to your company’s confidential information. The default settings are predetermined by the […]

8 empowered woman in the computing world to celebrate International Women’s Day Often seen as a male-dominated industry, women have played an important part in driving developments in the computer industry. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, these eight women have blazed a trail in IT, setting an example to us all. Ada Lovelace Despite […]

Once upon a time… many, years ago, telephones were meant to call people up, and watches were made to tell the time. Life was simple then. Well, kind of. That all changed when things got smaller, and once they got smaller they got smarter: the phones got smarter, and so did the wristwatches. Don’t get […]

http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/src/uploads/2017/03/IMG-MC-galardon-300×225.jpg The International Selection Committee of the Worldwide Marketing Organization (WMKTO) in Mexico has named advanced cybersecurity vendor Panda Security as winner of its prestigious “21st Century Global Quality Award” 2017. This award is granted annually in recognition of those companies, products or professionals that stand out in the business world for their quality and […]

‘No evidence’ that attackers exploited the vulnerability, says Cloudflare CEO Source: Sophos

Generic robot tools mean robots pose some of the same risks as poorly secured IoT devices – but those fears could be overstated Source: Sophos