Cyber criminals use a wide variety of scam tactics to gain access to a device or network, to ask for ransom or to steal valuable information.   Understanding today’s threats, how to protect and secure your company against those threats, to know the various techniques in which social engineering can be very beneficial. People can minimize the impact of cyber scams by knowing the most common methods...

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FaceApp is one of the funniest apps that recently became popular on every mobile device. It ages anyone who lends his face. However, just like any other app, this one has advantages and disadvantages; some of the latter are privacy and security.     Western media sounded the alarm about the risks and dangers of using this Russian app after the boom FaceApp had in several countries, including Latin...

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Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats for companies right now. They affect States, societies, companies, and people the same. Because of this, cyber security measures are now a priority, mainly in those companies or businesses which fully rely on the Internet to run their operations.   – Malware: The fact that malware, which comes from malicious software, is first in the cyber attack ranking should not...

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Reports of cyber attacks to companies continue to rise. Now, it seems that no month passes without the news of new huge cybernetic attacks that cause commotions among companies. 2018 was a year with notable attacks, and as it well-known they did not stop, and continue to early 2019.   Some of these cyber attacks are:   – The systems of the city of Alaska were blocked for more than a week....

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WhatsApp offers an encryption end-to-end, which means when you send a message to a contact in your agenda, only you and the receiver can access this conversation. It also includes images, videos, voice notes, and documents. Not even the developer of WhatsApp could access the content.   Your messages are secured by a lock and only you and the receiver have the special codes/keys to open and read the...

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The messaging app with the most users worldwide, WhatsApp, once again was down the morning of July 3rd. According to reports from users it had issues with the audios, videos, or photos received.   Not only WhatsApp had issues with its platforms. Facebook and Instagram also had problems around the globe. This prevented users from these social networks to use them as they normally would, since neither images...

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NASA, the biggest and most popular space agency in the world is not free from cyber attacks.   An audit published on June 18th by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) revealed evidence of hackers breaching the agency’s networks and stealing more than 500 megabytes of information.   The General Inspector Office (GIO) from NASA presented evidence of hacking, in which 23 archives were stolen, among those files there...

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Raspberry PI is a low cost small-board computer, an only-board computer, or a simple-board computer (SBC) developed in the UK by the Raspberry PI Foundation with the purpose of promoting computer science in schools. [caption id="attachment_10589" align="alignleft" width="300"] Raspberry PI is a small-board computer[/caption] They can be used as content servers, linked to a TV, and, of course, as a computer. Raspberry PI is one of the most popular products...

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