Introduction Digital wallets have revolutionized the way we handle transactions, offering convenience and efficiency in our increasingly digital world. However, with the convenience comes the need for heightened security measures to safeguard sensitive financial information.As with any technology, digital wallets come with as many cutting-edge security capabilities as they do risks and pitfalls. Let’s shed…

Introduction Supply chain attacks are not new cyber-threats. For a long time now, cybercriminals have gone after the services that our services rely on instead of spending time targeting each individual. Ultimately, the goal is the same: to steal as much of your personally identifiable information (PII) as is possible.Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the supply…

Introduction TikTok has been in the news a lot since it merged with and took over Musically in 2018. Now boasting 3B downloads and 1B active users every month, the video and social media app has generated a lot of headlines—some which hail its genius, and others which point out the security concerns inherent in…

Introduction Did you know that cybercriminals can impersonate real people’s voices…and then clone them, so you think you’re listening to somebody else?Voice cloning is absolutely real…and uses artificial intelligence to recreate a target’s voice by replicating audio files of the real person.In other words, you may think you’re talking to your boss or local politician…

Introduction Imagine you have a secret message you want to send to your friend, but don’t want anyone else to read it. If they have the “key” to reading it, then only the intended recipient can decipher what you mean.Encryption is like that secret code you and your friend create to lock the message, making…

Introduction The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell the app within six months.So why are people alleging that it’s soon going to be completely defunct? If Chinese owner refuses to sell, that would effectively cause a ban. Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Behind the Scenes of…