It’s a good idea to set up multi-factor authentication (2FA) on all your social accounts, so here we explain how to do that for Instagram.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
How to secure your Twitter account
There’s no need to make it easier for someone who wants to hijack your Twitter account. Here’s how to lock it down in just a few minutes.
How to protect your Facebook account: a walkthrough
We walk you through the important settings you can change and behaviors you can implement to lock down your privacy on Facebook.
Ep. 013 – Breaches, Facebook and ransomware reinvented [PODCAST]
We ring out 2018 with a look at the big issues of the past year. Listen and enjoy!
More phishing attacks on Yahoo and Gmail SMS 2FA authentication
The second report in a week has analysed phishing attacks that are attempting – and probably succeeding – in bypassing older forms of two-factor authentication (2FA).
Microsoft gets users test driving Patch Tuesday’s non-security updates
Are Microsoft’s new C and D updates a good idea or a beta by another name?
Fortnite hackers making a fortune from reselling stolen accounts
Teenage hackers have been making thousands of pounds selling stolen accounts for popular online game Fortnite, it emerged this week.
Nagging text messages can help you to quit smoking
Does nicotine have you in its addictive grip? Chinese researchers have found that you might be helped with an SMS-based intervention.
Apple spams users with unwanted ‘Carpool Karaoke’ push notifications
It’s U2 déjà vu: Apple’s yet again shoving stuff at users without their say-so. This time, it’s via the TV app, to some iOS users.
Update now! Microsoft patches another zero-day flaw
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a remote code execution (RCE) zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer’s Jscript scripting engine affecting all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.