In the last decade, not only big companies but also individual users have suffered countless data breaches, information leaks, phishing attacks, and other online hazards. In our everyday lives, we routinely check for traffic before crossing a street: we should practice everyday safety awareness in...
During the last few decades, digital security and protection have become more and more crucial. Our households and families too need protection, especially nowadays as we work remotely and connect more from home. It is important to be vigilant about cyber risks in general, and...
As the world becomes increasingly connected each day, we have entered in a new phase of the relationship between not only people-people, but also people-things and things-things. Since we have billions of devices being connected, what can we do to stay safe online and keep our...
Nowadays we spend much more time online. This circumstance might represent new windows of opportunities and challenges that, for example, could lead companies to foster initiatives such as the improvement of their telematic infrastructures (i.e. promoting online meeting tools) or the flexibility in their online...
The global pandemic has brought substantial changes in the way we communicate among ourselves, fostering (even more) our daily interaction with mobile phones. Actions such as making payments or purchase of all kinds of products and services, among others, are nowadays getting very common. Due to...
Spyware is a type of malware difficult to detect. It collects information about your habits and your browsing history or personal information (such as credit card numbers) and often uses the Internet to send this information to third parties without your knowledge. In the context...
Did you know that phishing is one of the most used attacks by cybercriminals to steal your personal data? In the context of the European Cyber Security Month, APWG.eu, with the support of ENISA, the European Commission and STOP.THINK.CONNECT created an infographic that explains in a very...