Physical Security

The Double Agent Charger:Plugged In, Hacked Out!

In an age where technology is seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, even seemingly benign devices can harbor sinister capabilities. Take, for instance, the O.MG Cable – a seemingly ordinary charger with extraordinary potential. At first glance, it’s easy to mistake the O.MG Cable for just another charger, indistinguishable from the myriad cords cluttering our […]

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What Is Deepfake and How Dangerous Is it For You and National Security?

Deepfake is the creative art of replacing someone in a video with the image of someone else usually with the intention of spreading wrong information or giving a false order. For example, a deepfake of President Vladimir Zelensky was created during the Russia-Ukraine war, ordering Ukrainian troops to surrender and return to their families. Deepfake

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What Could Make You Fail a Security Clearance?

There are different types of security clearance such as Security check (SC), Developed vetting (DV), Counter-Terrorism Check (CTC), Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), and a couple more depending on your country/area. The BPSS is recognised in the UK as the baseline security clearance level mandatory for anyone who would be working with or would have

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How Dangerous is your Mobile Phone Radiation and Can It Really Cause Cancer?

Background Your phone, while powered on is always communicating with the network even when you are not active on it, hence a continuous emission of radiation. This is how your phone detects when you have an incoming call or message. Some sources like Berkeley News (2021) and The Guardian (2018) believe that the truth about

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These Simple Errors Make it Easier to Hack You!

Here are 7 common mistakes that make it easier to hack your system, network or online account. Installing pirated software: Looking for a pirated version of a software could lead you to visit malicious websites containing scripts or malware that might automatically infect your PC once you visit them. Moreover, you might end up downloading

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Unhealthy Use of Social Media {Part 1 Cont’d – Negative Implications}

This is a continuation of Unhealthy Use of Social Media and its negative implications. Click here to read the previous part of this article. Let’s dive right in. 5- Information about your family/personal life: did you know you can put your family also at risk by posting on your own social media? Yes, you can! However,

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PARENTS: 4 SIMPLE REASONS YOUR TEEN CHILD SHOULD COME STRAIGHT HOME AFTER SCHOOL

We will be calling our attention to some risks and dangers posed by leaving your teenage child to wander the streets. We are sure you also must have seen the number of teens wandering the streets after school usually still in uniform, the noise making, careless play on the roadside etc.One obvious risk out of

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