With everyone doing everything online last year thanks to Covid-19, there was an understandable increase in cyber criminal activity. In…
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One of my most important apps – and one that I recommend everybody should use – is that excellent password…
There is an awful irony in the hack of US agencies as part of some 250 networks compromised by Russian…
We go back and forth on whether we actually like the idea of instant messaging apps. See, it’s really nice…
A German ransomware attack may have resulted in the death of a woman, perhaps the first officially documented death as…
The stunning successes of artificial intelligence would not have happened without the availability of massive amounts of data, whether its…
Research has shown that when computers were fitted with proximity sensors (which facilitate online security by automatically logging users out when they move away from the machine) users began placing cups over the sensors to disable them.
We educational technologists often have cybersecurity discussions with students, parents and teachers with digital fluency levels ranging from expert to little-to-no knowledge.
As parents and teachers we can understandably be fearful of the role of technology in kids’ lives, however this can sometimes be a barrier to student learning.
Now that school is back in session, many high schoolers have new phones, new computers and new privileges for using…
Cyber criminals are extremely active across the globe – and, unfortunately, also very successful. In Africa, too, businesses are losing billions to cybercrime.…