TikTok Challenge, Hoop App, and Other Headlines You May Have Missed
Digital news that affects families seems to be dominating the headlines these days. To keep parents in the know, here are some of the stories you may want to give extra family discussion time to this week. Skull Breaker Challenge Proving Unfunny Apps — video apps especially — can help kids tap into their creativity […] more…Cybersecurity Research During the Coronavirus Outbreak and After
Virus outbreaks are always gruesome: people, animals or computer systems get infected within a short time. Of course, viruses spreading across our physical world always take priority over the virtual world. Nevertheless, everyone should keep doing their job, which includes all kinds of malware researchers, digital forensics experts and incident responders. At times like this, […] more…Consumers want a fully connected life – but at what cost?
Convenience has always, and will always be king. That’s why it’s no surprise that the average person is collecting connected devices left and right and is expected to own 15 connected devices by 2030. While they vary from person to person, recent research shows that the most popular connected devices tend to be smart meters, […] more…Timeless Principles to Help Your Child Develop Social Superpowers
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” ~ Dale Carnegie Each year it’s my tradition to re-read a handful of books that continue to shape my perspective. One of those books is the […] more…An In-Depth Technical Analysis of CurveBall (CVE-2020-0601)
by: John Simpson (Vulnerability Researcher) The first Microsoft patch Tuesday of 2020 contained fixes for CVE-2020-0601, a vulnerability discovered by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) that affects how cryptographic certificates are verified by one of the core cryptography libraries in Windows that make up part of the CryptoAPI system. Dubbed CurveBall or “Chain […] more…Equifax Breach is the Latest of Many Hacks Linked to China
In 2014, the Obama administration accused five Chinese military agents of targeting Pittsburgh-area industrial companies including Westinghouse Electric, Alcoa and U.S. Steel. Since then, the number of companies allegedly targeted by Chinese hackers has only grown. read more more…Safer Internet Day 2020
What Can You Do To Make The Internet a Better Place In 2020, you’d be hard-pressed to find an Aussie teen who doesn’t spend a fair whack of their time online. And while many of us parents don’t always love the time our offspring spend glued to screens, most of us have come to accept […] more…KBOT: sometimes they come back
Although by force of habit many still refer to any malware as a virus, this once extremely common class of threats is gradually becoming a thing of the past. However, there are some interesting exceptions to this trend: we recently discovered malware that spread through injecting malicious code into Windows executable files; in other words, […] more…7 Conversations to Help Build Up Your Family’s Digital Literacy Skills
With the surge of misleading content online, helping your child learn to become an independent thinker is no small task. While schools have been charged with developing students’ digital literacy skills, parents also have a role in consistently sparking deeper thinking when navigating digital environments. The sharper a child’s digital literacy skills, the more quickly he […] more…Dangerous Digital Rituals: Could Your Child be Sleep Deprived?
You’re not wrong if you suspect your kids are spending far more time online than they admit. Where you may be in the dark, however, is that a lot of kids (maybe even yours) are scrolling at night instead of sleeping, a digital ritual that puts their physical and mental health at risk. And, because […] more…What Is the CurveBall Bug? Here’s What You Need to Know
Today, it was announced that researchers published proof of concept code (essentially, an exercise to determine if an idea is a reality) that exploits a recently patched vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS). The vulnerability, named CurveBall, impacts the components that handle the encryption and decryption mechanisms in the Windows OS, which inherently help protect sensitive information. How It Works So how does this vulnerability work, exactly? For starters, unsafe sites or files can disguise themselves as legitimate sites or files in order to take advantage of specific mistakes within […] more…Less is More: 5 Ways to Jumpstart a ‘Digital Minimalist’ Mindset
Editor’s Note: This is part II of a series on Digital Minimalism in 2020. Is this the year you rethink and rebuild your relationship with technology? If so, embracing digital minimalism may be the most powerful way to achieve that goal. We learned last week in our first post on this series tht digital minimalism […] more…Smartphone shopaholic
Have you ever noticed strange reviews of Google Play apps that look totally out of place? Their creators might give it five stars, while dozens of users rate it with just one, and in some cases the reviews seem to be talking about some other program entirely. If so, you may be unknowingly acquainted with […] more…Digital Minimalism: Is It Time to Overhaul Your Relationship with Technology?
Editor’s Note: This is part I of a series on Digital Minimalism in 2020. When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he called it the “best iPod ever,” and said it would be a “very cool way” to make calls and listen to music. Little did he know that it would be the catalyst […] more…Lessons Learned: A Decade of Digital Parenting
Give yourself a high-five, parents. Pour yourself a cup of coffee or your favorite celebratory drink and sip it slow — real slow. Savor the wins. Let go of the misses. Appreciate the lessons learned. You’ve come a long way in the last decade of raising digital kids, and not all of it has been […] more…UN Backs Russia on Internet Convention, Alarming Rights Advocates
The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, alarming rights groups and Western powers that fear a bid to restrict online freedom. The General Assembly approved the resolution sponsored by Russia and backed by China, which would set up a committee of international experts in […] more…More information
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