Smart Phone/Tablet
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Virus Total
A free online tool that checks files and web pages for attacks
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Criminals paying browser add-on maintainers
The person who maintains your browser add-on may be doing it for nothing. Criminals may pay them
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Last Pass Security Breach
Password Manager LastPass had several security breaches in 2022/3. Here's what you need to know
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What Parents Need to Know About VPNs
Looking at technical risks and possibility of unsuitable content over Virtual Private Networks
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Everything You Need To Know About VPNs
Virtual Private Networks offer advantages and disadvantages
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What if my Child is Using a VPN?
A VPN masks online activities: you need to ask why your child is using it.
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How to spot an email scam
10 tips to safeguard yourself from fraudsters trying to steal your personal information and bank details.
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BBC OwnIt: What is digital consent
When it comes to saying yes or no to things online, the power lies with you.
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Blacklight: A Real-Time Privacy Inspector
Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies
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What Parents Need to Know About VPNs
Looking at technical risks and possibility of unsuitable content over Virtual Private Networks
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Everything You Need To Know About VPNs
Virtual Private Networks offer advantages and disadvantages
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What if my Child is Using a VPN?
A VPN masks online activities: you need to ask why your child is using it.
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Spot and report scam emails, texts, websites and calls
How to recognise and report emails, texts, websites, adverts or phone calls that you think are trying to scam you.
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AI-generated phishing emails just got much more convincing
GPT-3 language models are being abused, according to WithSecure researchers
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Last Pass Security Breach
Password Manager LastPass had several security breaches in 2022/3. Here's what you need to know
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What to do if your mobile account is hacked or number stolen
Act swiftly and these steps could help mitigate the damage from a sim-swap scam and prevent it happening again
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Sim-swap fraud: how criminals hijack your number to get into your bank accounts
Reports of Sim-swap fraud have gone up by 400% in five years
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What is Stalkerware?
From the Coalition Against Stalkerware, raising awareness about stalkerware
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Your Android phone could have stalkerware - here's how to remove it
Consumer-grade Android spyware apps covertly monitor private messages, photos, phone calls, and real-time location
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Virus Total
A free online tool that checks files and web pages for attacks
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Email trick against bots
Adding a fake email address to your email account could alert you if a bot has access to your account.
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How to spot an email scam
10 tips to safeguard yourself from fraudsters trying to steal your personal information and bank details.
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How to spot an email scam
10 tips to safeguard yourself from fraudsters trying to steal your personal information and bank details.