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Guarding the chains: Imperative of security in blockchain applications

Posted by Siren on August 15, 2023

Blockchain applications are an innovative way of maintaining records and accomplishing transactions. Consider it as a numeric ledger allotted throughout many computer systems instead of being saved in a single blockchain applications area. Every transaction is grouped into a block, which is related in a series, forming the “blockchain”. This science received a reputation with […]

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Google is replacing the HTTPS icon because no one knows what it means

Posted by Siren on May 11, 2023

Google hopes to improve users’ security awareness and reduce the risk of online threats by making it easier for people to identify secure websites. Google, the world’s leading search engine, is changing the security icon that appears on websites to make it more understandable for users. The decision comes after a study conducted in 2021, […]

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Cybercriminals are using ChatGPT to create new malware or ransomware

Posted by Siren on February 11, 2023

Check Point Researcher’s (CPR) are diving deep into ChatGPT to see how this AI tool is being used to write malware. OpenAI released ChatGPT to the world at the end of November 2022. It’s a free natural language processing tool that can be used to generate human-sounding essays, emails, code, even things like poems, which […]

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When was the last time you considered your privacy online?

Posted by Siren on June 16, 2019

It seems that hardly a day can pass without a new online privacy-related scandal hitting the headlines; be it Facebook giving shady companies with even shadier political motives access to your intimate data, Yahoo being hacked for a billion user accounts, or companies such as Amazon tracking your every move across the web just so […]

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And once again about internet censorship

Posted by Siren on June 4, 2019

Speaking about Internet censorship, I would immediately like to clarify that censorship by itself is not bad. It bears in itself more of a blessing than harm. Like many other people, I do not want a hostile neighbor to go on the Internet and anonymously order my murder, or get another neighbor involved in ISIS […]

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Why you need a kill switch on your VPN

Posted by Siren on June 3, 2019

Every time you connect to the internet from a computer, tablet, or smartphone, you assume a significant risk of being targeted for attack. Hackers are always looking for ways to steal your data or spy on your activity through malware, data breaches, and other forms of cybercrime. Adding a virtual private network (VPN) client to […]

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Cloud Security Trends in 2019

Posted by David Balaban on February 11, 2019

In this post, I am going to talk about VPNs, SDNs, and other trends in the field of IT security that (according to experts in the industry) will be on the rise this year. The popularity of Software-Defined Networks (SDN) is growing According to Statista, in the next several years, traffic volumes passing through the […]

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Why Are VPNs Banned in China?

Posted by Siren on January 3, 2019

China, or the People’s Republic of China, is known for their strict government censorship. Media is severely suppressed in China, with television shows, movies, magazines, books, and the internet being profoundly affected. It’s no surprise then that the Chinese government would eventually target VPNs. And that’s precisely what happened when a VPN ban went into […]

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Do we Live in a “Post Antivirus” World?

Posted by Siren on November 3, 2017

Ten years ago, many people’s strategy for keeping their computers secure began and ended with installing some antivirus software and ensuring it was kept up to date. As anyone with even a passing interest in cybersecurity now knows, the days where that was wise are long gone. Antivirus software is still extremely important, and not […]

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Avalanche cybercrime ring leader flees after court

Posted by Siren on December 8, 2016

Several days ago, we did a write-up on the international law enforcement effort against a huge online crime network dubbed Avalanche. As a result of this successful global operation, the IT infrastructure of the malware delivery platform in question was shut down. The police were able to seize a total of 39 servers, block at […]

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