The Government has recently announced it is cracking down on weak default passwords, such as 1,2,3,4. Most IoT devices (Internet of Things) devices come with a default password to help make the setting up of such gadgets quick and simple. This could be 1,2,3,4 or 0,0,0,0,- weak passwords. These devices generally have an option to change the password, but how many of us do? In a world where we have so much to remember, we forget to change it, or we choose just to leave it as it is- nice and...
There is more than one way to protect your smartphone and many more reasons why. You can protect it by using technology to fitting a physical exterior. For now, we will concentrate on protecting it by using technology. Our smartphones are part of the fabric of our everyday life: We store our personal data on them We use them for social media We check our emails Our banking is done online We store others’ names and numbers We have photos and videos on them We watch films and TV programs You...
McAfee is one of the more well-known providers of internet security, dedicating themselves to keeping us and our equipment safe from cyberthreats. For over 30 years, McAfee has been building a ‘premium global threat intelligence network’ whilst securing your devices against viruses, malware, fileless attacks and other threats, both at home and away. McAfee’s award-winning virus protection can prevent viruses, malware and ransomware from infecting your PC, Mac and mobile devices. McAfee Total...
Virgin Media announced on March 6th 2020 that up to 900,000 customers personal details have been compromised due to a Virgin Media data breach. The marketing database in question had been left accessible since April 2019 until now March 2020, when the error was noticed by a researcher from security firm TurgenSec. Virgin Media have issued an email to any affected customers of the data breach in which they confirm that no passwords or financial details were on the database. Unfortunately, email...
