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Smart TV security is no longer optional in 2026. The television sitting in your living room is no longer just a screen — it’s a permanently connected computer with a microphone, an app store, advertising software, and in some cases, a camera. Yet for most households, it remains one of the least protected devices on […]

Router Settings That Matter for a Secure Home Wi-Fi Home router security is one of the most important — and most ignored — aspects of cybersecurity at home. Your router controls how every device connects to the internet, yet many people never change its default settings. From a router security perspective, that’s risky. If your

Your kid’s been gaming online for years. They know the rules. They’ve got parental controls set up. So you feel safe, right? That’s what most parents think until sextortion happens. I started researching this because one family in my neighborhood had their child targeted through Discord—a platform millions of kids use every day. Within weeks,

Your WiFi is More Interesting Than You Think Most people imagine “hackers” as someone furiously typing in a dark room, trying to guess their password.In reality, modern attacks are often quiet, automated, and patient. A Pwnagotchi attack is a perfect example of that. It doesn’t smash its way into your WiFi. It hangs out, listens, and waits

Phishing used to be easy to spot: poorly written emails, broken English, and fake links you could catch from a mile away. Now? Not so much. We’ve officially entered the era of deepfake phishing — where scammers don’t just send a suspicious message… they make it look real. Your boss.Your colleague.Your partner.Even your mom. And

AI phishing isn’t just another cybersecurity topic gaining traction; it is a fast-moving threat that is modernising traditional scams and giving cybercriminals an entirely new level of advantage. By leveraging generative AI models such as ChatGPT or what we refer to in this context as PhishGPT attackers can now create highly convincing messages that sound

We all use smartphones as our digital wallets. Our cards are saved on our devices and we pay most of the stuff online—from electricity bills to shopping, gaming subscriptions, or even cryptocurrency purchases. But what if that digital wallet became a target? The Polish Computer Emergency Response Team recently discovered something alarming: NGate malware, a sophisticated

You’ve probably connected to a lot of hotel Wi-Fi networks throughout your life without even thinking twice about it. Unfortunately, one of the most overlooked part of traveling is hotel Wi-Fi security. We think it’s safe to connect to these networks because we suppose that many others are connected at the same time. However, the

Picture this: You wake up one Monday morning, grab your coffee, and open your laptop to check your emails. Your inbox is empty. Your sent folder shows messages you never wrote. Your stomach drops as reality hits: someone else has been inside your email account. It’s a nightmare no one thinks will happen until it

Insider threat prevention plays a critical role in uncovering a sophisticated data espionage operation that rocked Italy, exposing how a private intelligence firm illegally accessed national security databases and stole sensitive information on at least 767 individuals—including the nation’s President, former Prime Minister, and countless business executives.​ What makes this case alarming isn’t just the