What is GDPR? GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and was introduced by the European Commission in January 2012 as part of the reform of data protection across the EU. When and Why was GDPR Introduced? The agreement as to what was to be enforced as part of GDPR and how was made in […]
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Employee Data Theft & Fraud – Uncovering the evidence
Employment tribunals are expensive and can be risky, if the case is lost then the employer will be responsible for damages to the previous employee(s). It is, therefore, vital that an employer ensures that any supporting evidence of wrongdoing, including employee data theft, is identified and prepared in accordance with relevant guidelines so that it […]
Pornhub Kotver Malware
Pornhub is believed to have been the victim of a malware attack the tricked its users into downloading a virus named Kotver. What did the Pornhub Malware Affect? The Pornhub malware altered the Traffic Junky service that provides advertising on the Pornhub website to display its adverts, and then presented users with a browser update […]
Android vs iOS
Devices containing the Android and Apple iOS operating systems account for almost all mobile phone sales, of the 383 million mobile devices reportedly sold during the first quarter of 2018, 86.2% were Android based and 12.9% on iOS. There are a number of similarities as well as differences between the Android and iOS operating systems […]
Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attacks
Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack – Overview A Man-in-the-Middle attack takes place when communication between to devices is intercepted by a third party. This communication could be email, Internet browsing etc and the attacker not only gains the access to the information being passed, they also are able to target other information contained on the participants. The […]