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Free Wi-Fi and the dangers of mobile Man-in-the-Middle attacks

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 1:28pm CEST par Michael Covington

We’ve known for a long time that public Wi-Fi is one of the weakest links in mobile security. But what is proving even weaker is public awareness of just how vulnerable that connection technology can be. According to iPass, which tracks the global growth of Wi-Fi, there are now 54 million Wi-Fi hotspots in the US, representing a 4,414 percent increase since 2013. Many of these Wi-Fi hotspots are insecure, leaving users open to cyber attack and at risk of significant financial loss. In our recent study Uncovering the True Costs of Enterprise Mobility, 28 percent of US companies report… [Continue Reading]
Google ditches Hangouts in favour of Duo as a required Android app

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 12:05pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Starting in December, smartphone manufacturers will no longer be required to install Hangouts on their handsets. Instead, phone makers will need to provide users with the recently-launched Duo. This is not to say that Hangouts is being killed off -- not yet, at least. But Duo, complete with end-to-end encryption, will replace the app as part of the core Google Mobile Services package. The announcement came in an email from Google to developers which says: "Today, we are announcing that Google Duo will replace Hangouts within the suite of core GMS apps, and Hangouts will become GMS Optional for telephony… [Continue Reading]
Discover what malware is doing online with FakeNet

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 10:49am CEST par Mike Williams

FakeNet is a clever Windows tool which tries to detect and display common web access attempts on your PC. The program isn’t just another packet capture tool. Instead FakeNet redirects internet traffic and handles it locally, so you’ll see any attempts to download "www.server.com/trojan.exe" but they won’t succeed. There’s no installation required. Just unzip the download, launch FakeNet from an elevated command window and it changes your DNS settings to point at localhost. Collect email, open a browser or do anything else web-related and FakeNet displays the DNS, URL and other details in its console window. FakeNet responds to some… [Continue Reading]
Facebook's new Events app helps you discover what's going on near you

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 10:43am CEST par Mark Wilson

If you're a keen Facebook user, you may well have accepted invites to events advertised on the social network. To help make your life a little easier, Facebook has now launched a new, dedicated app called simply Events from Facebook to more easily find out what's going on nearby. More than this, the app can pull in information from your existing calendar so you can see all of your events and appointments in one place to avoid double-booking yourself. It's iOS-only for the time being, but an Android version of the app is in the pipeline. The idea is a… [Continue Reading]
Russia accused of hacking US voting system and interfering with the 2016 election

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 10:34am CEST par Mark Wilson

There is only a month to go until the election showdown between Trump and Clinton finally comes to an end. There is a great deal riding on the result of this particular election and we have already seen DNC servers hacked. There has been speculation about who may have been responsible for this security breach, but now the US has pointed the finger firmly at Putin's Russia. Russian hackers are accused of hacking into the Democratic National Committee's servers and trying "to interfere with the US election process". This is not the first time blame has been placed at Russia's door;… [Continue Reading]
Watch the Presidential Town Hall Debate live on YouTube here (Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump)

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 2:08am CEST par Brian Fagioli

Despite today's bombshell Washington Post video leak of Donald Trump saying horrifically vulgar things about women, the second presidential debate is apparently still happening this Sunday, October 9th, at 9pm ET. This Town Hall debate may break records once again, as people tune in to see how Trump explains his lewd and sexist language while standing on stage next to Hillary Clinton. After all, she is the first-ever woman to represent a major political party in the presidential election. The second presidential debate will be streamed live on YouTube, just like both the first presidential debate and the VP debate. For cord-cutters… [Continue Reading]
Watch tonight's Presidential Town Hall Debate live here (Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump)

Publié: octobre 8, 2016, 2:08am CEST par Brian Fagioli

Despite the bombshell Washington Post video leak of Donald Trump saying horrifically vulgar things about women, the second presidential debate is apparently still happening tonight, October 9th, at 9pm ET. This Town Hall debate may break records once again, as people tune in to see how Trump explains his lewd and sexist language while standing on stage next to Hillary Clinton. After all, she is the first-ever woman to represent a major political party in the presidential election. The second presidential debate will be streamed live on YouTube, just like both the first presidential debate and the VP debate. For cord-cutters without… [Continue Reading]