Cyberattacks predicted through COVID-19 vaccination data

Cyberattackers breaking in through COVID-19 vaccination data

Cybercriminals infiltrate through the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States’ premier intelligence agency, put out a warning about frauds related to COVID-19 vaccines. “The FBI, HHS-OIG, and CMS have received complaints of scammers using the public’s interest in COVID-19 vaccines to obtain personally identifiable information (PII) and […]

CoWIN App may emerge as the new front for cyberattacks

You might get hacked before getting vaccinated

COVID-19 is a stark reminder of longstanding inequities in our societies, and how policies need to pay specific attention to protect and lift the less advantaged in society. It also applies to the privacy policy, device protection and general awareness before installing any application. Such awareness is crucial because miserable people out there are still […]

Regulate ‘Screen-Time’ of your kids with Parental Control.

Leverage Parental Control to regulate the online activity of your kids

“What are my kids doing online?” It’s a question that can give parents sleepless nights. With every generation, the devices become smarter and the kids even more so. Your teenage son or daughter probably knows far more about different social media platforms and how to use them than you. But you’re scared as well. As […]

Practice vigilance when transacting through QR codes

Protect yourself from Fraudulent QR codes

A software engineer wanted to sell his washing machine. He placed an advertisement on an e-commerce website and was approached by an interested buyer who offered to buy it for INR 16,000. The buyer who had called the software engineer told him that he would transfer the money online. This buyer sent an engineer a […]

Protect your children from financial frauds when gaming

Staying safe while gaming: how to ensure your children don’t become victims of financial fraud

If you’re a parent and haven’t been in touch with gaming for a while, you’d be surprised at how much it has changed. Gaming is no longer the single-user experience that you may remember from the 1990s or the early 2000s. Today’s games are full-blown experiences centred around communities that see players participating in the […]