AI in antivirus: real protection or marketing? How it actually works
Every antivirus now advertises itself as 'AI-powered'. Here's what machine learning really does for your protection, …
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Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
Yahoo breach 2013: the biggest leak in history, explained
In 2013, hackers compromised all 3 billion Yahoo users. The company only found out years later. How the biggest breach …
Deepfaked celebrities selling investments: why so many people fall for it
Fake videos of news anchors and businessmen promising easy money flood social feeds. Here's how the deepfake investment …
What is ARP Spoofing? How the attack poisons your network
ARP Spoofing redirects the traffic on your local network without you noticing. Here is how ARP Poisoning works and how …
AI agents: the risk of handing your assistant the keys to your PC
AI agents click, buy and touch your files on their own. Here are the real risks — from prompt injection to too much …
Do deepfake detectors work? What AI catches (and what slips through)
Deepfake and AI-text detectors promise a lot and get plenty wrong. Here's what the research shows, where they fail, and …
Get-Acl: audit Windows folder permissions with PowerShell
Learn to use Get-Acl in PowerShell to audit Windows folder permissions, spot improper access and export complete ACL …
How to protect Windows RDP from brute force: 7 steps
RDP is ransomware's favourite way in. More than 3 million servers sit exposed. Seven simple adjustments will harden your …
AI romance scam: how bots keep the fake love story running
Romance scams now run on AI: generated photos, chatbot messages and even deepfake video calls. Here's how the love scam …
Deepfake sextortion: what to do if your image is used
Criminals use AI to build fake nudes from ordinary photos and extort victims. How to react, where to report and what the …