Basic Computer Security Tips

People often think of computer security as something technical and complicated. And when you get into the nitty-gritty, it can be—but the most important stuff is actually very simple. Here are the basic, important things you should do to make yourself safer online.

New MysteryBot Android Malware Packs a Banking Trojan, Keylogger, and Ransomware

New MysteryBot Android Malware Packs a Banking Trojan, Keylogger, and Ransomware

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Its Really Easy To Hack Linux Say Researchers

Security researchers have discovered a ludicrously simple way to hack into a number of Linux distributions: Just tap

University Network Janet Under Cyber Attack

University students across the UK have been unable to submit work, after the academic computer network known as Janet came under cyber-attack.

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks began on Monday and are continuing, according to the network's operator, Jisc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35043243

A Font That Can Fool Optical Character Recognition Systems

See how to Keep your data private with this new Font created by a former NSA Contractor that can fool character recognition systems.

Smart Bot Reads Your Facebook, Mimics You in Spear Phishing Messages

"Spear phishing is increasingly getting easier for criminals trying to put together social engineering attacks, and it's all thanks to to the data you yourself post online, researchers said at a session at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas."

Hackers Still spy on webcams

Hackers are using a security flaw found more than three years ago to hack and spy on your webcam with ease. This hack is scary, but you can avoid it.