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How to work from home securely, the NSA way
People working remotely is no longer unusual, so the National Security Agency (NSA) has produced a short Best Practices PDF document…
Mega Facebook data breach sees Meta fined $277m
There’s some bad news for Meta, in the form of a $277 million fine related to a data breach which impacted…
Gas, a positive social network for teens (no, really)
A new social network is currently in the news, billed as a positive space for teens to enjoy themselves. I’m all…
5 years for swatter who caused a man’s death for a Twitter handle
Doxing (or doxxing) is in the news again, for an absolutely shocking story that ended with a man’s death caused by…
A week in security (September 9 – 15)
Last week on the Labs blog, we looked at free VPN offerings, how malware can hinder vital emergency services, and explored…
Instagram story spam claims free Apple Watch
I have to admit, I’m not 100 percent sure who Elton Castee is. “Who’s that?” you ask? Digging around revealed that…
Mastodon: different social network, additional risks
Mastodon is a social network that’s a few months old and it’s been mentioned on news sites quite a lot recently,…
Selfie safety: keeping your security picture perfect
Ignore the banner image of the man taking a likely ill-advised selfie in the front of his car for now, because…