Amer Owaida
Howard University under cyberattack and forced to suspend online classes
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Nearly 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that in a bizarre turn of events the secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication.
Beware of online scams targeting Amazon customers
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.
How to stay cybersecurity safe during vacations
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that from securing your devices to avoiding public Wi-Fi hotspots for logging into apps we look at, are the measures you need to take to remain safe while...
DoubleVPN been pulled down in a global operation
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that recently a global operation successfully takes down the infrastructure of DoubleVPN and seizes all the data of its customers
How to handle trolls without losing your cool
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that you may not be able to escape internet trolls, but you have a choice about how you will deal with them – here’s how you can handle trolls without los...
Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET discusses the latest breach at LinkedIn, where all the information was scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone n...
How to tell if a website is safe?
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that it can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites
How to protect teenagers from 5 common scams
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains in this article that from knock-off designer products to too-good-to-be-true job offers, here are five common schemes fraudsters use to trick teenagers ou...