Security

Companies spy on your email with invisible images – here’s how to stop them

Chris Smith, www.msn.com   If you’re getting marketing emails in your inbox, you should know that the companies are likely using the messages to spy on you. They’re using a technology developed for email called tracking pixels (invisible images) which lets companies analyze how and when you’ve interacted with their emails. They can then use […]

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Do proper screening before recruitment private security men

Mr Kan Dapaah said, in order not to recruit criminals and miscreants into the private security firm, there was the need to institute proper wages and conditions of service to boost the morale of personnel to prevent them from indulging in criminal acts. Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, the Minister for National Security, has called on […]

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Apple introduces ‘Lockdown Mode’ iPhone feature to block elite spyware

Apple introduced a new security option Wednesday that limits some features on its devices, a move meant to lessen the chances that users can be hacked by sophisticated spyware. The new feature aims to counter the rise of advanced hacking software that governments sometimes use to spy on people’s devices. Apple introduced a new security […]

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Italy’s watchdog warns TikTok about alleged breach of E.U. privacy rules

Italy’s data protection authority has formally warned Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok about an alleged breach of existing EU rules to safeguard users’ privacy, the watchdog said on Monday. The Italian authorities said they were also concerned that inappropriate advertising could be directed at minors. Italy’s data protection authority has formally warned Chinese-owned short video-sharing […]

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Taiwanese websites hit with DDoS attacks as Pelosi begins visit

The attacks hit at least four websites — those of President Tsai Ing-wen, the National Defence Ministry, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the country’s largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International. It wasn’t clear where the cyber-attacks came from. Their timing added to concerns over China’s vehement opposition to Pelosi’s visit. Key Taiwanese websites experienced intermittent outages […]

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