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How often do you go somewhere without your phone? And how do you feel when you go somewhere with no signal? Let’s be honest, the majority of us would admit that going without our beloved devices close at hand causes a lot of stress. And the stats show it: studies show that nomophobia, the fear of being without our digital devices, impacts over 90% of us! But why have our smartphones become our constant companions?…

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Video As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year 01 Mar 2024 As a record number of people across the world will go to the polls this year, concerns rise about the use of AI-generated deceptive content to sway voters and undermine election integrity. This puts the spotlight on the world’s tech…

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Do you ever play computer games such as Halo or Gears of War? If so, you’ve definitely noticed a game mode called Capture the Flag that pits two teams against each other – one that is in charge of protecting the flag from adversaries who attempt to steal it. This type of exercise is also used by organizations to gauge their ability to detect, respond to, and mitigate a cyberattack. Indeed, these simulations are key for…

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Virtual Private Network (VPN) services have emerged as essential tools for modern businesses in recent years, doubly so since helping save the day for many of them amid the pandemic-fueled, pell-mell rush to remote work in 2020. By creating an encrypted tunnel for corporate data traveling between company networks and employee devices, VPNs help secure sensitive information without compromising employee productivity or crippling companies’ mission-critical operations. As many organizations have since settled into a hybrid…

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Social Media Do you often take to social media to broadcast details from your life? Here’s why this habit may put your privacy and security at risk. Phil Muncaster 26 Feb 2024  •  , 5 min. read Hundreds of millions of us log on to our favorite social media sites every day. We shop, share photos and news, like posts and comments, send private messages, and much more. In fact, Northern and Western Europe are…

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Video Coming in two waves, the campaign sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian speakers abroad with disinformation messages about war-related subjects 23 Feb 2024 This week, ESET researchers revealed their findings about Operation Texonto, a disinformation/psychological (PSYOP) campaign where Russia-aligned threat actors sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian speakers abroad with disinformation messages about war-related topics. Coming in two waves (in November 2023 and in late December 2023, respectively), the two campaigns spread false information…

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