The Appy Award acknowledges the creativity and excellence in app design. Every year, the annual Appy Awards is held at the SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. Amongst numerous apps that were nominated this year, Hotspot Shield was chosen to win the Appy Award under the Privacy/Online Security category! Check out other 2013 Appy Award winners from different categories by clicking here.
Different techniques are being used for cybercrime. A relatively concerning example is ransomware, which is a targeted attack that holds data hostage until a ransom is paid. Because this usually involves sensitive information, businesses and individuals will often acquiesce to the demands of the ransom in exchange for the safe return of their data, despite […]