Pagers belonging to Hizbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 2,700 in an apparent sabotage of the low-tech systems the militant group uses to evade Israeli surveillance and assassination attempts. The blasts took place in several areas of Lebanon including the capital Beirut, the southern city […]
Have you recently received a request to update your income information from your bank or credit card issuer? It’s a common occurrence these days. And retired people perhaps have the most difficult time discerning how to respond to this request. They’re left wondering things like: Should I tell them I’m retired? And, if I do, […]
If you’re looking for help with debt, you’re not alone. In 2023, the average non-mortgage debt balance was $23,964, according to Experian. That’s a large chunk of change, especially considering that the median American household only brings in about $74,580 per year. Debt can hurt your financial security and ability to reach your goals. That’s […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Effective January 1, 2020, connected devices sold in California would have built-in security features designed to protect against unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This was among the provisions of Senate Bill No. 327 signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown on September 28, 2018, the first cybersecurity law on the Internet of Things […]
The UK government has unveiled a ‘world first’ Internet of Things (IoT) Code of Practice to ensure the security of connected consumer devices at the design stage. This came on the heels of the introduction of a landmark legislation in the US state of California — the IoT cybersecurity law — that also aims to […]
A 0% introductory APR offer means cardholders don’t pay interest on eligible transactions for a specified period of time. Any remaining balance at the end of the promotional period will accrue interest at the regular APR. Introductory APR offers may apply to purchases, transferred balances or both. Many cards offer periods greater than one year, […]
Building links is one of the most important SEO tactics. When Google’s bots crawl websites, they focus on incoming links to rate a site’s authority. High-quality backlinks drive traffic to your website and often lead to increased revenue. Despite this, more than 55% of websites don’t have any backlinks at all. Of those that do, […]
Japanese cybersecurity firm has uncovered major design flaws and vulnerabilities two popular machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols — Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) and Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP). Trend Micro researchers have identified more than 200 million MQTT messages and more than 19 million CoAP messages being leaked by exposed brokers and servers in the past four […]
As we close 2018, it would do no harm for us to have a peek at what’s coming in 2019 and quite possible in the next couple of years. For business and technology leaders, understand what technology trends may be of consequence to their business may provide some guidance as they lay out their strategic […]
Companies have started sustaining significant monetary losses due to lack of good practices as they incorporate the Internet of Things (IoT) into business models. This was among the findings of a poll conducted by IoT security solutions provider DigiCert. DigiCert’s 2018 State of IoT poll revealed that among companies surveyed that are struggling the most […]