On January 8th, 2021, internet users woke up to an update to popular messaging service WhatsApp’s privacy policy. While an update by itself isn’t big news, this one got a lot of eyeballs because one clause in particular in the new privacy policy was causing a lot of consternation. The big change that had got […]
The end of a year is a time for celebration and hope. As 2020 draws to a close, the world will hope to ring in the New Year with a prayer that 2021 will provide a break from the chaos of the current year and provide the normality that we all deeply crave. And so, […]
“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 […]
The Internet is full of the dangers irresponsible social media usage can cause. Here, at Quick Heal, we have written at length about how social media is used to commit financial frauds and how you can check that your social media accounts are safe by answering a few questions. For all the fear around social […]
If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used to identify, contact, or locate […]
One company with a turnover of $2.44bn 330 million users 500 million tweets per day What does it take to bring an upheaval in such a magnanimous company? A bug and . . . . well, that’s all it needs! Twitter Inc. reported a bug encounter a few weeks ago. It had to request its […]
It’s easier for predatory animals (lions, wolves, bears, hawks, etc.) to hunt their preys on open grounds with fewer or no places to hide. And this scenario is no different for us when we are online. The moment we get on the Internet, we place ourselves on a hunting patch where cybercriminals lay hidden in […]
Information Security’s Worth in India will be 25 crore this year In the wake of rising cyber threats, information security in the country will be fueled by an average of 25 crore in 2013. This is according to a State of Information Security Survey 2014, conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), a global consulting firm. This […]
IT Returns of SRK, Salman Khan, and Sachin Tendulkar Hacked Looks like cyber criminals have their eyes on Bollywood as well. Reportedly, a Chartered Accountancy (CA) student has been charged with hacking into the income tax returns of Bollywood stars Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan. Industrialist Anil Ambani and sport stars Sachin Tendulkar and MS […]
Guess what’s the utopia for cyber crooks? Social networking sites; to be more specific, Facebook. Incidences of Facebook accounts being hacked is not anymore an uncommon scenario. According to a report by The New York Times, nearly 600,000 attempts are made every day to hack into FB user accounts. So how can you keep hackers […]