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Not All Messaging Is Equally Secure

It’s not recommended to send sensitive information in a message. After all, you never really know who’s on the other end. However, not all messaging is the same: Should you need to message a contact securely, you’ll want to make...

November 1, 2022

Twitter Faces a New Verification Scam

Elon Musk has finally taken control of Twitter. After months of news headlines and speculations, Musk has acquired the social media company and taken the helm as CEO. While there is plenty of discussion about this new leadership, and the...

November 1, 2022

Netflix Is Ending Free Password Sharing

Streaming used to be the answer to cable TV: Customers were fed up with high prices, without any way to pick and choose the channels they wanted to subscribe to. Services like Netflix brought that choice back to the market,...

October 25, 2022

TikTok Allegedly Planned to Spy on American Citizens

For all its rampant growth and success as a social media app, TikTok has landed itself in hot water more than a few times. The US Government has highlighted the app as a potential security risk for US citizens, and...

October 25, 2022

When in Doubt, Play it Safe

It can be difficult these days to quickly identify whether a message is spam or not. Sure, some are dead giveaways: Emails that get your name wrong; texts riddled with typos and grammatical mistakes; calls from services you don't subscribe...

October 18, 2022

Over 400 iPhone & Android Apps Stole Facebook Login Data

Facebook isn't known for its privacy standards. In fact, it's known for the opposite. Facebook takes and sells user data as a business model, and that isn't news to anyone. However, its parent company, Meta, is looking out for the...

October 10, 2022

Google’s Big Privacy Play With the Pixel 7

Last week, Google unveiled its latest two smartphones: the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. These devices offer some modest upgrades over last year’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, including upgraded Tensor processors and improved cameras. But with these...

October 10, 2022

Microsoft Exchange Servers ’Under Active Exploitation’

Zero days are not good days, nor are they days at all. A zero day is a security vulnerability with an active exploit, which means someone, somewhere knows how to use the security flaw against other users. Luckily, most zero...

October 3, 2022

This Insurance Company Wants to Fight Cyberattacks

The battle against cyberattacks isn't easy. It's a hard fought, ever-changing challenge. In order to solve the issue, we need innovative solutions. One insurance company thinks they have the answers. Protocol interviewed Rotem Iram, co-founder and CEO of At-Bay, an...

October 3, 2022

Your Face Is AI Art’s Latest Subject

DALL•E 2 is an impressive piece of technology. At its core, it is an image generator powered by AI, that can create multiple versions of anything you tell it to in an instant. If you ask it to paint you...

September 26, 2022