With everything that’s gone down in 2016 it’s easy to forget Tim Cook’s and Apple’s battle with the FBI over data encryption laws. Apple took a strong stance though, and other tech giants followed suite leading to a victory of sorts for (the little guy in) online privacy. In this era of web exposure, it […]

Could Iceland’s Hacker-founded Pirate Party be the Future of Politics? So, Donald Trump is president of the leading world power. Yes, that really happened. While the jury is still out on the reasons behind the new president’s rise to power, many believe it’s down to a sense of apathy towards left wing politicians, in this […]

In 2017, it’s not easy to find a company that doesn’t have any sort of presence on social networks. A Twitter account, a Facebook page, and a lot of Instagram photos come standard in any business’s digital communications pack. Added to this are all of the employees who access their own accounts during work hours. […]

A link shows up in your inbox from a colleague that you never really hit it off with, or a cousin you’re on the outs with. You open it, and the cat’s out of the bag: you’ve been infected with a ransomware that has abducted all of the files on your computer. This new malicious […]

Defending your devices in our hyperconnected world is no simple task. Your protection should include a wide range of defense mechanisms, a necessary deployment that, until now, has forced IT organizations to purchase and maintain a variety of products from different providers. In December, AV-Comparatives gave their stamp of approval to the three principles of […]

Data theft and ransomware attacks with a direct financial impact on their victims are some of the primary threats that the health care industry is facing. Healthcare was the most affected sector in terms of cyberattacks in 2015, accumulating a total of 253 security holes and 112 million stolen records. Despite its long history of […]