Month: April 2019
New tech can track mobiles in prison to exact jail cell
Prisons are deploying new technology to pinpoint where inmates are using illegal mobile phones down to the exact jail cell. The Government revealed the specialist detection equipment has been introduced as part of efforts to clamp down on illicit handsets, which fuel violence and drug dealing behind bars. For security reasons, only basic details about…
Most hacked passwords revealed in warning over cybersecurity
Easily guessed passwords which are used across multiple accounts pose a massive cybersecurity risk for the UK's internet users, according to a new poll. A survey by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found that many British internet users did not know the best ways to protect themselves from cybercrime. Only 15% said they knew…
4 Most Important SEO Stats In 2019
Search Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing a website’s content to make it rank well on search engines. Every company website will want their site to be shown on the first page of a search engine result, which helps to attract more visitors who end up being customers. To attain such results, SEO is…
NHS ‘hero’ who shutdown WannaCry admits cybercrime charges in US
The British computer expert who helped shut down the WannaCry cyber attack on the NHS has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the United States, court documents show. Marcus Hutchins, 24, from Ilfracombe, Devon, who is also known as Malwaretech, said he had admitted two charges relating to writing malware. The cyber expert was hailed…
1 in 3 parents worried children could become addicted to online porn
A third of parents have expressed concern their children could become addicted to online porn, according to a survey. Parents shared their fears about young people developing distorted views of healthy sex and relationships, with more than half (52%) worried that they may grow up believing online pornography represents typical sex. The results of the…
YouTube to return to Amazon Fire TV devices
YouTube is set to return to Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices in an apparent end to a near two-year spat between the pair of tech giants. The video sharing site’s owner Google and online retail behemoth Amazon first clashed in September 2017, after Google claimed that the way Amazon used the YouTube app on its…
Apple’s recycling robots take 200 iPhones apart EVERY hour
Apple is expanding its environmental programmes by increasing the number of old devices which can be taken apart by its recycling robots as well as opening a new lab to find new recycling methods. The technology giant has said its robots, each known as Daisy, were now capable of taking apart 1.2 million devices a…
Facebook uploaded 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent
Facebook harvested the email contacts of more than 1.5 million new users who joined the site since 2016, without their consent. The social network has said it “unintentionally uploaded” the email contacts after asking some users to email passwords when signing up to the site as a way of verifying their identity – a practice…
Some £1500 Samsung Galaxy Fold phones are already breaking, journalists report
Some Samsung Galaxy Fold phones appear to be breaking after just a couple of days. Journalists who received the phones for review before the public launch said the screen started flickering and turning black before completely fizzling out. Two journalists said they had removed a thin, protective layer from the screens that they thought was…
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft pledges 500,000 Euros to Notre Dame restoration
The company behind the Assassin’s Creed video games has pledged 500,000 euros (£434,000) to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral. French publisher Ubisoft featured a painstaking recreation of the landmark in its 2014 game Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is set in Paris during the French Revolution. Now, after fire ripped through the 850-year-old building earlier this…
