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Your roast turkey might be stealing your data
By George Phillips published
Is your turkey stealing your data? The rise of smart home devices is leading to a huge data privacy concern.
Raw turkey, massive arguments, and data leaks – how to avoid the biggest holiday mistakes
By George Phillips published
It's Christmas, and as much as we try to avoid them, mistakes happen. I'll give you tips on how to avoid data leaks this festive period – and maybe some family and cooking tips too
Google Chrome just rolled out a huge AI upgrade to help protect you from scams
By Amber Bouman published
Google's newest AI features in Chrome could make your online browsing even safer.
Merry Phishmas? How to avoid scams this holiday season
By Olivia Powell published
The top scams to look out for this holiday season – and how to avoid getting caught out
Nearly 6 million people exposed by massive healthcare breach — including credit cards, SSNs and more
By Amber Bouman published
A ransomware attack of Ascension hospital systems exposed the data of 5.6 million people.
Hackers are using the Amazon Appstore to spread malware — delete this malicious app now
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Hackers have turned to the Amazon Appstore as a way to distribute their malicious apps after the Google Play Store has tightened its security.
Google Gmail warning issued for billions of users — watch out for these holiday scams
By Amber Bouman published
Google released a warning about the most common scams it is seeing this year and you should be prepared.
Nord Security brings VPN-style security to the world of eSIMs
By George Phillips published
Holiday travellers take note, Nord has introduced new features to Saily. The VPN-style features allow you to stay protected while using an eSIM abroad.
5 million Americans just had their credit card details leaked online — what to do now
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Terabytes of sensitive personal and financial data was left unprotected without a password online and anyone including hackers could have accessed this information.
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