Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 64 starts soon…. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 63 spelt V-I-A-G-A-T-E-N (NAVIGATE) Series 62 spelt A-I-M-X-O (AXIOM) Series 61 spelt D-I-N-E-X-J (JINXED) Series 60 spelt T-R-I-C-K-Y-A-D-S (YARDSTICK) Series 59 …
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Nuisance Getting lots of nuisance calls? Don’t switch off your mobile phone! Scammers are targeting phones to steal money from bank accounts. They persuade your service provider to transfer your number to a new Sim, so your bank’s passcode for withdrawals goes to their phone, not yours. If your mobile suddenly has no service, ask…
Extract Investors now favour Tech Giant services based on data extracted from users. But Silicon Valley’s original focus was on products to empower customers. Now we need Governments to strictly regulate firms with extraction business models – to protect our privacy, public health, innovation, the economy & democracy. This won’t hurt a bit Guessed the…
Threat We guard against cybercrime but what about the threat from the Tech Giants? They extract our data by stealth – not “to improve your experience on the device” but to create new sales routes for themselves. Meanwhile, we are harmed by “influence”, manipulation and fake news. Today’s model of consent is far too loose. …
Alter It’s harder to alter hardware than software, but much more rewarding for hackers & spies. 2 ways of executing such attacks: Manipulate devices in transit from factory to customer. Or seed in changes from the start of manufacture. China makes 75% of the world’s mobile phones & 90% of personal computers. Content is king…
Gullible Cybercrime: why are remote workers more gullible? Because they’re alone (can’t discuss with others) & need information (to do their tasks). Hackers create elaborate scams & send emails posing as co-workers. During lockdown, such attacks have tripled. Under pressure to work quickly, home workers are more likely to click on links to malware &…
Attack Criminals are leveraging the pandemic to turbocharge cyber-attacks. New targets are bio-tech firms developing Covid-19 vaccines & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers. 5-fold increase in hack attempts against the World Health Organisation. In 2017, NATO put cyber on the same footing as land, air & sea defences, but we’re more vulnerable than ever. Mission…
Infrasound New, mysterious high-tech weapon: infrasound equipment emits inaudible, powerful waves of energy to disrupt & destabilise through serious but non-lethal harm. Victims experience vague, abnormal sensations of sound & pressure, causing headaches, loss of balance, sleep dysfunction. Cybersecurity fact following fiction? Sonic the hedgehog had to stop an evil genius from experimenting. Break the…
Victim Covid-19 victims include those succumbing to current online scams. Why do we fall for the con? Because we want it to work. Wishful thinking & greed lure us into trying to get rich by making a small advance payment. Fear of missing out bounces us into accepting offers which are too good to be…