Defend Against Cyber Threats: Top 5 Apps to Fortify Your Online Security
Cybercriminals employ a variety of methods to compromise data, systems, and networks, including phishing, malware, ransomware, denial-of-service, and brute force attacks. Therefore, it’s crucial for individuals to proactively safeguard themselves against cyber threats and enhance their cybersecurity knowledge. Utilizing apps designed to fortify device security and protect online activities is
Read moreIs Your Online Shopping Safe? Stay One Step Ahead of Cybercriminals
The digital age has brought unprecedented convenience, but it has also opened the door to sophisticated cybercriminals who prey on unsuspecting online shoppers. With the potential for hundreds of billions lost to fraud each year, the stakes are high, especially during the holiday season when financial strains are already present.
Read moreBugcrowd snaps up $102M for a ‘bug bounty’ security platform that taps 500K+ hackers
Bugcrowd — the startup that taps into a database of half a million hackers to help organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government set up and run bug bounty programs, cash rewards to freelancers who can identify bugs and vulnerabilities in their code — has picked up a big cash
Read moreKenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services
Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be used to scale operations in the East African country, and to deepen health care access to the masses through the rollout
Read moreKaspersky appoints New Managing Director for the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region
Kaspersky has appointed Toufic Derbass as the Managing Director for the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region. With nearly three decades of experience, Toufic aims to strengthen Kaspersky’s regional presence, which spans over 16 years. The company aims to double its B2B and large enterprises business segment in the
Read moreAvoid Valentine’s Day Debt with Tips from Pearl Cele
As Valentine’s Day approaches, it brings with it the opportunity to express love and affection to our significant others. While spoiling our loved ones can be rewarding, it’s essential to remember that extravagant gestures don’t always equate to genuine displays of affection, especially if they strain our finances. Pearl Cele,
Read moreCyber Security Today, Feb. 12, 2024 – US seizes a website selling the Warzone malware
The U.S. seizes a website selling the Warzone malware. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, February 12th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. American authorities have seized a website and several domains that sold the Warzone remote access trojan to
Read morePeak XV takes startups on a Silicon Valley trip in AI push
Peak XV, the venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year, is taking its portfolio companies from India, Southeast Asia and Australia on an “immersion” trip to Silicon Valley this week to meet several industry titans, the latest in the venture firm’s broadening offerings and networking flex. About
Read moreAI agents will transform AI usage in the coming months: Hashtag Trending for Monday February 12, 2024
Forget about Artificial General Intelligence, AI agents are going to rock your world in the coming weeks and months, if fewer companies are paying ransoms, why has the total amount paid almost doubled over last year, a testing device called Flipper is banned in Canada and a viral story about
Read moreGoogle’s and Microsoft’s chatbots are making up Super Bowl stats
If you needed more evidence that GenAI is prone to making stuff up, Google’s Gemini chatbot, formerly Bard, thinks that the 2024 Super Bowl already happened. It even has the (fictional) statistics to back it up. Per a Reddit thread, Gemini, powered by Google’s GenAI models of the same name,
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