Streaming Services
TuneIn no longer has BBC Radio
From September 20th 2019, the TuneIn service will no longer supply streams from the BBC for any of it’s radio stations
Apps
FaceApp
You can’t have helped but see the FaceApp images appearing on people’s social media, photos edited by AI to make them look older, younger or to swap genders.
You’ve probably also heard that the app is stealing your data in the background and uploading it to Russian servers.
We take a look at the app and dig into what it’s actually doing with your data.
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Data Security
Getting Secure with HTTPS
Google are pushing secure internet (HTTPS) by giving HTTPS websites with valid encryption certificates better SEO ranking and adding a ‘Not Secure’ message to websites with an invalid or nonexistent certificate. So it’s time to check your website security, but getting a valid certificate could be easier than you think with free certificates available in certain circumstances.
Cyber Crime
More attacks targeted towards routers.
FBI say Russia is responsible for another router attack, this time it’s thought the target was the Ukraine, but there may be between 500,000 and 1,000,000 infected devices worldwide. TL;DR: Reboot your router and nas to disrupt the malware.
Cyber Crime
Cyber Security Breaches 2018
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have released their findings from the 2017-2018 Cyber Security Review of UK businesses and charities. We’ve summed up some of the key points in out Inforgraphic.
Web Technology
HSTS Settings, What they are and how to manage them.
HSTS Configuration errors can throw up erroneous error messages such as ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID. Find out how to clear the HSTS Settings in your browser.