Apps that every parent should know about

Beginning of the school year is a delicate time for children and youth. If academic expectations are not…

Instagram: What you need to know – Part 2

This post is in continuation with our previous post on Instagram and will discuss how you can control…

Instagram: What you need to know

In an earlier post we talked about various apps and the risks associated with them. In these subsequent…

Future Watch VII: War-texting threatens the future of Internet of things

At Quick Heal, we persistently look out for potential security threats that can lead to data breaches in…

Security news and updates from the last week

New York Times website breached by Chinese hackers The New York Times recently discovered that their computer systems…

Facebook Graph Search: Useful search engine or phishers dream come true?

Facebook recently launched a notable new feature known as Graph Search. Mark Zuckerberg highlighted this feature as one…

Germans demand anonymous accounts over Facebook: Wise move or not?

German legislators have stoked the fires of Facebook privacy by ordering the social network to allow anonymous accounts…

Future Watch VII: Your Smart TV opens up a new frontier for hacks and spying

Just like smartphones arrived in most markets and obliterated regular feature phones, smart TV’s are expected to change…

How does a hacker crack encrypted password databases?

We recently published a post about the inherent dangers of passwords and how they are increasingly vulnerable thanks…

Future Watch VI: Passwords are on their way out due to their vulnerability

Every individual who is active on the Internet has a secret to protect. This secret is usually just…