Vulnerability scanners can help you automate security auditing and can play a crucial part in your IT security. They can scan your network and websites for up to thousands of different security risks, producing a prioritised list of those you should patch, describe the vulnerabilities, and give steps...

Home Office → IT Security Most people understand their department and know how to use their tools to get their tasks done, but are isolated and unaware of security issues all around them. The weakest link in most security programs is people. To be part of the process...

Have you ever been a victim of cyber espionage? Can you vouch for inbuilt security features or measures?  It is a fact that governments, the NSA, private organizations and individuals hack smartphones using malicious backdoors, phone apps, ATM skimming type software and wireless radio wave technology to gain...

When it comes to smart-phone security and privacy, people are usually divided into two major camps. On one side, there are the ones who don’t even care about this issue. They aren’t aware of the potential vulnerabilities they expose themselves to. They can’t imagine why would anyone want...

The Trump administration has barred the sale of a US technology firm to a Chinese-backed company, citing national security risks. Since November, Chinese-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners has been seeking approval for a $1.3bn (£984m) deal to buy Lattice Semiconductor. The firms said they were "disappointed" by the decision. The...

High speed internet is far more affordable today than it ever was, but it’s not always accessible. You could be at a bar, attempting to access the internet through a hotspot, on a flight or in a hotel, it’s during these circumstances when you may struggle to get a...

Nigerian Cyber-Security Experts Association(CSEAN) is hosting a nationwide conference on the 16th of next month at the CBN International training institute, 2, Lasale street. Off Shehu-Shagari Way, Maitama Abuja. The conference is aimed at "Building a Resilient Cyber Defence" Cyber threats and attacks are becoming commonplace, sophisticated and...

A new Android-rooting malware with an ability to disable device’ security settings in an effort to perform malicious tasks in the background has been detected on the official Play Store.What's interesting? The app was smart enough to fool Google security mechanism by first pretending itself to be a clean...