Research Reveals Many Fortune 500 Companies Use Extremely Weak Passwords, Can Be Hacked Instantly

It is now common knowledge that if you want to stay safe online, you need to come up with a strong password that no one would be able to guess. Companies like password and Google have started offering their customers random password generation services so that highly unique and impossible to crack...

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Surge in Streaming Platform Usage Unlikely to Subside Post-Pandemic, Survey Reveals

By this point it has become clear that the pandemic has completely changed the face of the global economy, though some industries actually ended up benefiting from it in some way, shape or form. Streaming platforms in particular have seen a massive surge in usage, and many big corporations have...

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As more consumers are adopting online banking services, the rate of frauds has increased up to 150 percent across the world

People are now using digital methods for financial services because these are easy, and a faster way to transfer money from one place to another. Especially, during the pandemic situation, more people are using the online method for their transactions such as online payments for shopping, fee...

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla are collaboratively deciding to work on consistent model for browser plugins

It is quite challenging to create and manage browser add-ons that is supposed to support several. Although other browsers namely Firefox, Edge, and Opera have already introduce browser extension on Chrome’s API. Besides this, every bowser individually incorporates new functionalities and not...

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Facebook under scrutiny again as EU and UK launch investigations on its Marketplace

Facebook has been walking on thin ice ever since it was revealed that the tech giant allegedly uses unfair means to gain user data. Its schemes to access user data are to ‘provide better service’ however not notifying the users makes us question their intentions. This Friday, Facebook took another...

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Google has revealed the latest grant program for researchers that will help in avoiding risks and vulnerable issues in the product design stage

Google launched the vulnerability search incentive program for the first time during the year 2015 intending to give money prizes to researchers and investigators to check the security of the company’s services and different products such as issues and misuse, even in the case when no defect is...

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Apple brings new update to its AirTags after critics pointed out that it can be used by a stalker

The tech giant Apple is one of the best companies when it comes to technology, the company has been producing excellent quality products that never fails to satisfy their users. Apart from making excellent quality products, Apple is also an excellent problem solver. On the 20th of April this year...

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