You've deleted everything you can think of and still Android says it has "insufficient storage available". We explain how to delete cached files and free up space on Android. So If you've deleted all the files you don't need and you're still receiving the "insufficient storage available" error message, you need to clear out Android's cache. On...
Watch hackers hijack WhatsApp and Telegram accounts using known telecom flaw. WhatsApp and Telegram have both billed themselves as secure alternatives to phone, text or email correspondence. For the most part, that’s true, the two are end-to-end (e2e) encrypted by default and because of this, your conversations are much harder to monitor by outsiders. But, sometimes it’s...
Should I Become an Information Technology Specialist? An information technology (IT) specialist is a computer support and security administrator who assists companies and organizations with managing hardware, software, networking and solving problems. These professionals go by a range of titles, including information security analyst and network administrator. They can find work in a wide variety of industries,...
How to Know If Someone Has Stolen Your Identity or your account! Microsoft Regional Director Troy Hunt runs a website called Have I Been Pwned, which allows people to see if their username or email address has been involved in a known data breach. In this optional (but highly recommended) exercise you will check your accounts. Go to https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Check your...
No one is immune to hacking attacks. Here’s how to protect yourself against them, whether they come from opportunist thieves or state-sponsored spies. 1. Keep up to date – and don’t open up holes yourself When it comes to protecting yourself against hackers, step one is always to install software updates as soon as they...
Funny jokes about IT A conversation by a representative of a personnel search company and a candidate: - So, Mr. Abha, you say that you are a software engineer. Do you know Microsoft Office? - If you give me the address, I will go there, Sir. Jokes about IT - Active life I was once...
Is your Mac acting kind of…weird? Whether you’re seeing adverts you can’t explain, or your system is unreasonably slow, you might think the problem is malware. And you might be right (but probably aren’t). Back in 2009, my co-worker, Jackson asked whether Macs need virus scanners. The common consensus at the time was “no”, but...
While browsing in Webview, you’re vulnerable to a Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS) attack. This means that if you happen to click on a malicious link, an attacker can execute any malicious code he or she wants through JavaScript – completely bypassing the security mechanisms that usually protect you. The attacker can use this vulnerability to...
The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2018-04-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are notified of all issues at least a month before publication. Source code...
We have seen great leaps in digital technology in past the past five years. Smartphones, cloud computing, multi-touch tablets, these are all innovations that revolutionized the way we live and work. However, believe it or not, we are just getting started. Technology will get even better. In the future, we could live like how people in science fiction movies did....
