We’re not talking about your virtue. With Valentine’s Day having recently come around again the desire for romance may be running high, but if you’re searching for amour online, you need to take precautions. A survey by mobile, TV and internet specialists broadbandchoices.co.uk found that one in 10 people who ‘meet’ someone through online dating services […]

Doxing (from dox, abbreviation of documents), or doxxing, is the Internet-based practice of researching and broadcasting personally identifiable information about an individual. The methods employed in pursuit of this information include searching publicly available databases and social media websites (like Facebook), hacking, and social engineering. It is closely related to cyber-vigilantism, hacktivism and cyber-bullying. Well […]

Fraud is one of those things that you probably tell yourself won’t happen to you, however, as it cost the British public more than £600 million in 2013, it’s a serious issue that we should all be aware of. When you think of the term ‘fraud’, your mind may conjure up images of cunning criminals […]

Earlier this year, a friend of mine introduced me to Secret, an anonymous social media app.  I had heard about a few of these and as it was free to download I thought I would give it a try.   What is Whisper and SecretNumber? These platforms, including Whisper and SecretNumber, provide people with a […]

A savvy shoppers’ guide The respective countdowns to the big Black Friday and Cyber Monday pre-Christmas shopping sprees are well and truly on for millions of saving-conscious people here in the UK and all over the world. Scouring the internet for amazing online deals is something that’s likely to become an even more important part […]

Google’s driverless car is pretty smart but your own car is about to get a whole lot smarter too. It’s also going to get a whole lot safer and become incredibly well-informed about the kind of driver you are. How is this going to happen? Because of a revolutionary little black box. If installed in […]

What can you do to identify a genuine request  from a prospective employer for a criminal record check from a fake ? In England and Wales the criminal record checks bureau changed its name from CRB to DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) approximately one year ago; despite this, many fraudsters still ask for money in […]

A data security breach isn’t something that only happens to other businesses: tens of thousands of websites around the world are hacked every day with each breach costing UK SMB’s an estimated £35,000 to £65,000. The tools and equipment available to hackers today is far more powerful and sophisticated than before, massively improving the success […]

While the online world has radically altered the way children learn and interact with their peers, it has also brought anxiety for parents about how best to protect their charges while still allowing them the freedom to explore and develop. At BullGuard we canvassed the opinions of some of our customers (parents) about the approaches […]

We’d like to acknowledge and thank Adam for contributing this blog post. It is technically quite in-depth and we have deliberately left it so to demonstrate the lengths that social engineering scammers will go to to persuade you that they are genuine and part with your money. The key tips to prevention are highlighted on […]