Could your social media account be spoofed, why would anybody do it, and what can you do to avoid having a doppelgänger? Social media has some great advantages, such as keeping in touch with loved ones and sharing experiences with friends, but like almost anything on the internet, it can be easily abused. With some … More Attack of the Instagram Clones
After Jeff Bezos’s phone was compromised by a malicious video sent via WhatsApp, it hopefully got all of you thinking about your own phone security and thinking how easily you could be hacked. There are lots of tools, tips and tricks to put in place to best protect WhatsApp’s two billion users from cybercriminals, but the truth … More Hey there! Are you using WhatsApp? Your account may be hackable
On Monday, this was my office for the day. I loved it. No one around, peaceful and I was excited at the prospect of working remotely from wherever I could find a spot in the coming weeks. I live near the beach so if the government ask me to social distance myself, who am I … More An Englishman’s Home Is His Office
We have all heard that our phones could be listening to our everyday conversations in order to then bombard us with targeted adverts. Is there any truth to the matter, though? Have you ever tested this theory and talked about an obscure product with friends and then waited patiently to see whether an advert for … More Is your phone listening to you?
Many people ask me about what it was like working for law enforcement. More often than not, however, they are actually enquiring about how computer crime is truly investigated. Whether it’s questions about how accurately it is portrayed on TV, the constraints felt by the police, the associated myths, or about how to find closely … More How To Catch A Cybercriminal: Tales From The Digital Forensics Lab
