Jul 21, 2018 | Radio Show, Security
New road signs can detect mobile phones are being used in vehicles Road signs that know when a mobile phone is being used in a moving vehicle are being installed in Norfolk, in a bid to tackle usage behind the wheel. The system, which can tell the difference between...
Jul 21, 2018 | Radio Show, Security, Technology
How to Make Your Wifi Router as Secure as Possible Though more router manufacturers are making routers easier to set up and configure—even via handy little apps instead of annoying web-based interfaces—most people probably don’t tweak many options after purchasing a...
Jul 21, 2018 | Business, Computers, Internet, Radio Show, Security
A Real-Life Hacker Reveals What You Should Stop Doing Online One tip: Before you Insta that photo, pay attention to what’s in the background. Stephanie Carruthers is a “white hat” hacker known as Snow whose clients include both Fortune 100 companies and startups. In...
Jul 21, 2018 | Business, Radio Show, Security, Technology
The SIM Hijackers Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames. Their victims’ weakness? Phone numbers. It seemed like any other warm September night in the suburbs...
Jul 21, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far LOOKING BACK AT the first six months of 2018, there haven’t been as many government leaks and global ransomware attacks as there were by this time last year, but that’s pretty much where the good news ends....
Jul 21, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Technology
On the 10th anniversary of the App store, it’s time to delete most of your apps “This is a catastrophe,” my wife said—slightly horrified—as she swiped through page after page of apps on my phone. “Why do you even have most of these?” It’s a good question. It’s hard to...