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Cyber attacks are a real threat to businesses and individuals alike. Cyber attacks are a real threat to businesses and individuals alike. In 2015, CNN reported that nearly 1 million new malware threats are released daily. In 2017, these types of   cyber attacks   are still a threat. Today, most people spend more time browsing the Internet on their phones than they do on their desktop computers, but many people still fail to secure their mobile devices. Keep your phone safe from hackers and cyberattacks with these six security tips. Keep Your Software Updated Software updates can be a pain, but there’s a good reason to ensure your operating system and apps are all up to date. One of the ways hackers get into mobile devices is through holes or bugs in old software programs. Software updates help patch these holes and make it harder for hackers to get in. To keep your phone’s software up-to-date, enable automatic app updates, and be sure to take advantage of any operati...

The video call is end-to-end encrypted which means other than the sender and receiver no one can access it WhatsApp finally rolled out its  video calling  feature on Monday though slightly late to the party dominated by Facebook's own Messenger, Google's Duo, Skype, and Viber. But with its massive user base of more than one billion, Facebook's backing and other features similar to Snapchat like stories, animations, filters and graphics it can make up for the lost time. WhatsApp has more than 160 million users in India and they don't have to download other apps to make video calls anymore. WhatsApp has even said it has optimised the feature to handle the low-bandwidth internet connectivity and cheap phones used in most parts of India. Since  WhatsApp  chat is based on the phonebook contacts you don't have to deal with annoying call requests from anonymous people. The video call is end-to-end encrypted which means other than the sender and receiver no on...

Apple gears up for technology integration with Cisco Technology giant   Apple   is working on plans to facilitate integration of Cisco's Spark business collaboration service with iPhones in an effort to offer enterprise customers a better calling experience over Internet. Apple chief   Tim Cook   has said the company is making iOS devices to work better on   Cisco technologies than any other mobile platform. "With iOS 10, we are making it easier to make and receive voice and video calls over IP (Internet Protocol). Now, Cisco Spark will integrate with   iPhone   for first-class calling experience. It's a seamless integration," Cook said in a video message at the Cisco Live Conference here. Last year, Cisco had forged a strategic partnership with Apple, under which it optimised its network for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhones with its solutions and providing collaboration capabilities on iPhones and iPads. "Together with Cisco, we...

Apple is bringing Siri to Mac & third-party apps, says WSJ Tech giant  Apple  is likely to bring Siri, its computer programme that works as an intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator, to the Mac. The company will also give developers access to  Siri  so that they can incorporate it into their apps. The announcement is likely to be made during the week-long Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off Monday, the  Verge  quoted the  Wall Street Journal  as saying. Apple introduced Siri as an  iPhone  feature in 2011, creating a way to find information or complete tasks by speaking to the phone instead of typing or tapping. Siri uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Web services. The software, both in its original version and as an  iOS  feature, adapts to the user's individual language usage and ...