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Anastasia Starikova

17 articles

Are QR codes dangerous?
  • QR codes

(Un)safe QR codes

Why QR codes can be dangerous, and how not to spend US$20,000 on… bubble tea.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • August 29, 2023

Hijacking a YouTube channel without a password
  • scam

Hacking YouTube channels with stolen cookies

How scammers can hack your YouTube channel without knowing a password and second factor.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • June 6, 2023

How a man-on-the-side attack works
  • man-on-the-side

Man-on-the-side – peculiar attack

What is a man-on-the-side attack, and how does it differ from a man-in-the-middle attack?

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • February 14, 2023

Period-tracking apps share your data
  • privacy

Privacy in reproductive health apps

Why you shouldn’t trust a random period-tracking app, and what to look out for when choosing one.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • December 15, 2022

Top-5 cryptocurrency heists in history (so far)
  • cryptocurrencies

The top-5 biggest cryptocurrency heists ever

Hundreds of millions of dollars stolen: the five biggest heists in cryptocurrency history.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • October 25, 2022

What are the dangers of browser extensions?
  • extensions

Browser extensions: more dangerous than you think

Using the most common families of malicious extensions as an example, we explain what can go wrong after installing a browser plug-in.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • September 9, 2022

How cybercriminals attack companies without using malware.
  • social engineering

Cyberattacks without malware

How cybercriminals attack companies without using malware.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • July 25, 2022

Microsoft back-pedals on blocking macros
  • macros

The return of the macro

Microsoft cancels its decision to block macros by default. We discuss the cybersecurity implications for companies.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • July 13, 2022

Phishing QR-code attack on QQ users
  • QR codes

Phishing QR-code attack on QQ users

How scammers hijacked QQ accounts in a phishing QR-code attack.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • July 1, 2022

Why are interns a cybersecurity threat?
  • Employees

Interns: a hidden cybersecurity threat

How an intern can be a threat to your organization’s cybersecurity and what you can do about it.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • June 14, 2022

We explain how Android users fall victim to Trojan subscribers Jocker, MobOk, Vesub and GriftHorse
  • Android

Meet the Trojan subscribers hungry to sign you up

We explain how Android users fall victim to Trojan subscribers Jocker, MobOk, Vesub and GriftHorse.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • May 6, 2022

7 factors affecting industrial cybersecurity
  • Industrial Cybersecurity

7 factors affecting the level of industrial cybersecurity

What to pay attention to as to minimize the outcome from cyberincidents in an industrial facility.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • April 21, 2022

What is stalkerware, how widespread is the problem, and what is the relationship between domestic and digital abuse
  • stalkerware

Stalkerware — the threat is still there

What is stalkerware, how widespread is the problem, and what is the relationship between domestic and digital abuse.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • April 12, 2022

  • startups

Typical startup cybersecurity mistakes

Cybersecurity flaws typical for young companies

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • February 8, 2022

How to spot fake news on the Internet and understand which information to trust
  • fake news

What can you trust on the Internet?

We present you a simple, but quite versatile algorithm for checking information on the Internet.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • January 26, 2022

How to stay productive while learning from a distance
  • Digital Comfort Zone

How to survive remote learning

How to stay productive while learning from a distance.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • November 23, 2021

Skills children need to survive in the digital world
  • Digital Comfort Zone

Seven digital habits for today’s children

Skills children need to survive in the digital world.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • November 3, 2021

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