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Hidden Spyware: How Apps Abuse Your Permissions

Spyware isn’t just the scary malware you hear about in what feels like semi-daily headlines. In fact, it’s already on your phone—often disguised inside everyday apps. Instead of stealing files, most spyware quietly abuses the permissions you grant. It may track your location, or even tap into your camera and microphone, sending that data back

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The Gmail Security Upgrade You Didn’t Realise You Needed

Do you have a Gmail account?  Google Gmail is a very popular email platform, with approximately 2 billion users sending an estimated 350 billion emails every day!  But, due to Gmail’s popularity, attackers are always dreaming up new improved ways of attacking the platform and the people that use it.  In response, Google has recently

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Do you know the benefits of Cloud-based Email?

The email landscape is changing, as they say the only constant in life is change. Spark’s Xtra email service is now charging users for email and with other ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in New Zealand looking to do the same, is it time to look to “free” international Cloud-based email providers? When it comes to

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Google fixes 8th Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day this year. The 3rd this month.

In the last few days, Google has released a new emergency security update to patch another actively exploited zero-day bug in its Chrome Web Browser. This bug can be tracked under: CVE-2024-5274. This release makes the 3rd emergency zero-day release this month. These releases (for May 2024) are:CVE-2024-4671: a use-after-free issue that resides in the

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