With over 50 million US users, Venmo is one of the most widely used mobile payment apps. Bills, rent, and cheques can all be split more easily this way. It’s also a lot quicker than sending money via wire transfer. Scammers, of course, are always lurking around any transaction involving money. What is Venmo, and… Continue reading Be careful! Types of Venmo scams you should know
Category: Cybersecurity
What is AI Tech and how does it learn about you
Companies all over the world are using artificial intelligence to learn about their users. Some regions like the European Union do have laws in place to stop this from happening without your consent. There are still a lot of other regions that simply do not care about privacy. But whether you like it or not,… Continue reading What is AI Tech and how does it learn about you
How to ensure security when using a public wi-fi
Picture this. It’s Saturday morning and you’re hanging out at your native cafe using the free Wi-Fi to catch up on some tasks you couldn’t quite get to during your busy week. Sound familiar? This can be a typical situation for several people. However, did you recognize you may be unaware of some threats lurking… Continue reading How to ensure security when using a public wi-fi
What are third-party apps and why they are harmful
We all use apps on our devices. Sometimes, we download them from the official app store of our device manufacturers, such as Google Play or Apple App Store. Other times, we get apps from unofficial or unauthorized app stores. These are known as third-party apps stores. You may have heard of some of these popular… Continue reading What are third-party apps and why they are harmful
Top 5 mobile security threats: how to prevent them?
Over 4 billion people use mobile phone devices for communication, entertainment, and business round the clock. Now, being productive is not possible without a smartphone. But some of these abundant mobile users create security threats for everyone that can hurt you financially, socially, and personally. Imagine someone steals your banking information from your cellphone and… Continue reading Top 5 mobile security threats: how to prevent them?
9 online safety tips for back-to-school students
Since the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, online learning has become Theo order of the day. For most schools and students, online learning became a substitution of learning at school. Nevertheless, remote learning seems to end soon enough as the pandemic comes to an end. Now, parents are busy preparing their children for back to… Continue reading 9 online safety tips for back-to-school students
Hacking vs. Ethical hacking: what’s the difference?
Hacking has a bad image, yet some hackers render the internet a better and safer place. Whether they employ their capabilities for good or evil, hackers possess a wide range of abilities. Indeed, most people held negative attitude toward hacking. But can hacking be beneficial? The answer is suprisingly YES. That is, hacking can be… Continue reading Hacking vs. Ethical hacking: what’s the difference?
Ransomware: what is it and how does it work
Consider the following scenario: you have employee salary information stored on your computer. Right before the monthly payment, you turn on your device and are greeted with a flashing red screen alerting you that your data have been encrypted and that you must pay $ 700 to get them decrypted. It seems that you have… Continue reading Ransomware: what is it and how does it work
How to identify and defeat mobile scams 2022
Today, almost everybody has a smartphone. These smartphones assist us in connecting to friends through calls and social media, carrying out transactions through our banks, keeping medical records, education, etc. Smartphones have enabled us to store our information and files in the cloud for easy access and retrieved from anywhere. It’s thus no doubt that… Continue reading How to identify and defeat mobile scams 2022
Call or text from an unknown number? What should you do?
Every so often we start getting calls from unknown number that we do not recognize. More often than not, these are completely random numbers that we do not even have saved in our contacts list. While a lot of people would simply pick it up, there are still quite a few who would not. Your… Continue reading Call or text from an unknown number? What should you do?