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Business

Using your own laptop or phone for work? Why it's a security hazard for businesses

Next time you're working in a coffee shop or similar public space, take a moment to look around at your "co-workers" for the day, busy, like you are, with laptops, cellphones and tablets. How many of those devices belong ...

Internet

India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.

Business

Is TikTok's time nearly up? A privacy and cybersecurity law expert explains

The clock appears to be winding down on TikTok's future in the U.S. Beijing-based ByteDance, the firm behind the popular video-sharing website in the U.S., has until Sunday to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or close.

Security

Cyberattack affecting school boards spotlights the need for better EdTech regulation

Issues surrounding students' data and schools' use of educational technology (EdTech) are in the spotlight as school boards in six provinces respond to a "significant cyberattack" on an administration software platform.

Computer Sciences

Study reveals need for better documentation of web crawlers

For the first time, CISPA researcher Aleksei Stafeev presents a study that systematizes the knowledge about tools for the automated analysis of websites, so-called web crawlers, in the field of web security measurement.

Security

Microsoft targets Egyptian linked to DIY phishing kits

Microsoft announced Thursday it has seized 240 fraudulent websites tied to an Egyptian cybercrime operation that sold do-it-yourself phishing kits used to steal user credentials and bypass security measures.

Consumer & Gadgets

Everyday routines as the key to logging in to smart homes

Smart homes are intended to make life easier, but logging into individual devices is often still an onerous task. Researchers from ETH Zurich have investigated how everyday routines could be used for secure and user-friendly ...