3 Ways to Protect Your Online Accounts Against Hacking
Infratactix Online security is a big deal, but few people take an active approach to minimizing their risks online. In 2016, millions of user accounts were hacked and instances […]
Archive for April, 2017
Watch Your Blog Comments, Or Risk Getting Flagged
If you participate in blog conversations, then you’ve probably heard of Disqus. It’s the largest and most well-known blog commenting software on the web today, used by a variety of […]
Telephone Scammers Get Tricky By Recording “Yes,” Using It Against You
What’s old is new again. In the days before the internet, scammers frequently weaponized the telephone, but now, that’s considered old school. While telephone scams still exist, they’re not nearly […]
Privacy Concerns Over Microsoft Data Sharing
Microsoft hasn’t been making many friends, thanks to its rather invasive data collection policies. In fact, the sheer amount of data the company collects on you via Windows 10 is […]
In-App Purchases By Kids May Get Refunded By Amazon
Amazon has been in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission since 2014 for not warning parents that the free apps they let their kids play with can be used […]
Health Care Employees Have Big Problems With Data Security
Over the past two years, the hackers of the world have begun to shift focus. Previously, their preferred targets had been big credit card companies, and all over the dark […]
Hacking Over WiFi Threat Prompts iOS And Android Updates
If you use either an Android or Apple smartphone, which describes approximately 100% of the world’s smartphone-using population, then you’ll want to pay close attention to the security updates that […]
Facial Recognition Has Major Flaw On New Samsung Phone
Samsung, the world’s largest cellphone manufacturer, has a problem with their flagship offerings, the new S8 and S8+ devices. Both were released with a new facial recognition software the company […]
Will Your Laptop Battery Last As Long As They Say?
If you have a laptop, you’ve probably noticed that your laptop’s battery doesn’t seem to last as long as the manufacturer says it will. Maybe you just figured you were […]
Surveillance Spyware Originally Found On iOS Now Targeting Android
In 2016, security firms Lookout and Citizen Lab identified a dangerous new type of malware, dubbed Pegasus, that surfaced in the iOS ecosystem. The software was developed and sold by […]
