The James Webb Space Telescope is a feat of modern engineering, and continues to deliver one inspirational view of our universe after another. There is, unfortunately, one side effect of these fantastic, high-quality images, that Webb Telescope engineers likely never imagined: malware delivery. Hackers have decided to use one of the images captured by the James Webb Telescope to trick …
Multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication (MFA or 2FA, respectively), is one of the best ways you can protect your accounts from bad actors and malicious users. Even if hackers get a hold of your username and passwords (sometimes routinely leaked in data breaches online) they won’t be able to get into your account without access to MFA’s secret weapon: the …
While the Google Play Store advertises itself as a safe place to download apps on Android, it isn’t perfect. We learn about apps containing malware all the time, thanks to diligent work from researchers around the globe. It seems nearly every week we hear about these apps being discovered, only for Google to delete them after the fact. This week, …
For developers, GitHub is an essential tool for collaborating on software projects. It allows teams to work together to build new features and address bugs and issues, without affecting the main code until everything is ready to go. While GitHub has security measures in place to keep developers safe, there are new threats that make it all too easy to …
There are a lot of cybersecurity issues facing the tech world, as you no doubt are aware. The rise of cyberattacks against businesses, organizations, and governments is highly concerning, with the answer being less than certain. According to the US government, however, part of the issue is a national shortage of cybersecurity talent. As highlighted by Protocol, the White House …
As the world beings to return to a type of normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic, travel (especially international travel) is starting to pick up. Many people will be flying overseas for the first time in years, ready to see new sights and enjoy unique experiences. Those travels, however, will require money to be spent, something that has been a tricky …